Can A Macbook Pro Run Windows
Managed to update from Windows 8.1 to Windows 10 on my MacBook Pro 17' from mid 2009.
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First, here are the Macs that can run Windows 10: MacBook – 2015 or newer; MacBook Air – 2012 or newer; MacBook Pro – 2012 or newer; Mac mini – 2012 or newer; iMac – 2012 or newer; iMac.
This is a tutorial with a few steps to follow in order to make Win 10 to run without any problems and smoothly.
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Here is the solution to installing Windows 10 on a mid 2009 Macbook Pro:
1. In Windows 8.1 mode on the MBP get the Windows 10 update ISO and mount it as a DVD (I used Gizmo ISO mounter).
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2.Go through the update process which takes some time.
3. When Windows 10 finally has set in you would notice that the keyboard extra function keys do not work, the display has a generic Microsoft driver, the trackpad has basic functionality as well.
4.First off unpack 'BootCamp 4.0.4033' and install 'BootCamp4.0.4033.zipBootCampDriversAppleAppleKeyboardInstaller64.exe'
5.Install the 'AppleMultiTouchTrackPadInstaller64.exe' from the same directory as well
6.Then the display adapter needs to be fixed.
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7.Go to 'Device Manager/Display adapters' right click
8.Update driver/Browse my computer/locate to 'BootCamp 4.0.4033'
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9.Go to 'Co-processor' line right click
10.Update driver/Browse my computer/locate to 'BootCamp 4.0.4033'
Can A Macbook Pro Run Windows
11.Restart
12.It may happen that the Display resolution is at 1920x1200 but seem a bit too big. This is why Windows zooms in the appearance of the elements by 25%. In order to fix this issue do the following:
Desktop/right click/Display settings/Advanced display settings/Advanced sizing of text and other items/Change size of items/set custom scaling level/Scale to this percentage of normal size --- set to 100%
After these steps all issues should have been solved and Windows 10 working smooth
Hope those steps would be of help!
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