Windows 10 bootcamp, had to format to ntfs
Hi.
During install of Windows 10 I had to select partition I wanted to install it on.
I selected the BOOTCAMP partition, but bootcamp hadn´t formated it to NTFS. Therefore Windows installation let me format BOOTCAMP to NTFS.
Why didn´t bootcamp fix this automatically? Did I loose something? Why don´t it copy drivers for the wifi card? WIll the light on the keyboard still work?
macbook air mid 2013, 256gb ssd etc.
BigDrago wrote:
Why don´t it copy drivers for the wifi card? WIll the light on the keyboard still work?
You need to install Bootcamp drivers which support Apple hardware on your specific Mac, if they were not automatically/silently installed during Windows installation.
Please also see https://help.apple.com/bootcamp/mac/5.0/help/#/bcmp173b3bf2.
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