Hi, I successfully wiped the SSD and loaded Windows 10 on my MacBook Pro Retina 2012, but now I can't find the drivers anywhere. Where can I get these drivers and why do you make it so difficult for your customers? any other make/model I go to the site, type in my model name/number and boom all drivers available. Pay a lot more for a macbook and get nothing.
so many threads asking the same question and always pointed to bootcamp assistant in osx. I don't have or want osx, just windows on this awesome retina screen.
As usual, launch Boot Camp Assistant app on your Mac and click Action tab on menu bar, where you can see an option named Download Windows Support Software. Now, choose your Windows Installer USB as the target location to store the driver files. Mar 14, 2013 Boot Camp Support Software 4.0.4255. This download contains the Windows Support Software (Windows Drivers) you will need to support Windows 7 on your Mac. The download file is a.zip file. Double click it to uncompress it. Double-click the Boot Camp disk image. Copy the entire contents of the.zip file to the root level of a USB flash drive.
MacBook Pro (Retina, Mid 2012), OS X El Capitan (10.11.1)
Posted on Jul 29, 2016 7:06 PM
— updated after BootCamp 5 release June 2013 —
Where can you get a direct download of Windows drivers for Macs if BootCamp is stuck, and says 'could not continue' or you have some other problem downloading the drivers?
The brute force solution: it’s a darned large download, so physically take your machine to somewhere with a very fast internet connection that can download 600MB – 1GB in a couple of minutes. There, you’re done. Especially if you have a laptop, this would be the simplest solution - even take it to an Apple Store.
For the rest of us:
Then, search for your ModelIdentifier in the table below. Click the link to get the download package. Be patient as they are 600MB to over 1GB. It will be much simpler if you do the download in OS X, because OS X can open the downloaded file and also open the dmg file inside it.
Still in Mac OS X, once your pkg is downloaded, double click it and install to a folder on your hard drive so you know where to find it. During the Installation, click the 'Change Location' option so that you can choose where it gets installed.
If you must do the download in Windows instead OS X, it's harder. You will need the help on http://www.cafe-encounter.net/p860/opening-a-bootcamp-driver-download-on-windows-7-or-8-with-7-zip to open the pkg file and the dmg file inside it.
Most of these driver downloads work for both Windows 7 and Windows 8. Windows 8 on 32-bit is not officially supported, but almost everything seems to works on fine on not-officially supported models: the only specific shortcoming I'm aware of is that the screen brightness buttons don't work on all models.
Model Identifier | Size & driver release date | Direct Download Link |
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Macmini6,1 Macmini6,2 MacBookPro10,2 iMac13,1 iMac13,2 | 438MB, 3 Dec 2012 | http://swcdn.apple.com/content/downloads/54/18/041-8805/9tglhtxadqtnrro79rsdy4f0mkgu7wg6or/BootCampESD.pkg |
MacBookPro9,1 MacBookPro9,2 | 1,058MB, 15 June 2012 | http://swcdn.apple.com/content/downloads/11/05/041-0925/g27es04pw9re5ggrfp3vuf8ew6r53asfz8/BootCampESD.pkg |
MacBookPro10,1 MacBookAir5,1 MacBookAir5,2 | 942MB, 15 June 2012 | hhttp://swcdn.apple.com/content/downloads/55/51/041-3891/se4uhpqng48t842cdsosqh28lft54fmswl/BootCampESD.pkg |
MacBookAir4,1 MacBookAir4,2 Macmini5,1 Macmini5,2 Macmini5,3 | 676MB, 23 May 2012 | hhttp://swcdn.apple.com/content/downloads/32/33/041-2303/W5jKtsQhhMgMXs3TKhPDqLXrpXyY2HdXMN/BootCampESD.pkg |
MacBook2,1 MacBook3,1 MacBook4,1 MacBook5,1 MacBook5,2 MacBook5,3 MacBook6,1 MacBook7,1 MacBookAir1,1 MacBookAir2,1 MacBookAir3,1 MacBookAir3,2 MacBookPro2,1 MacBookPro2,2 MacBookPro3,1 MacBookPro4,1 MacBookPro5,1 MacBookPro5,2 MacBookPro5,3 MacBookPro5,4 MacBookPro5,5 MacBookPro6,1 MacBookPro6,2 MacBookPro7,1 MacBookPro8,1 MacBookPro8,2 MacBookPro8,3 MacPro1,1 MacPro2,1 MacPro3,1 MacPro4,1 MacPro5,1 Macmini2,1 Macmini3,1 Macmini4,1 iMac5,1 iMac6,1 iMac7,1 iMac8,1 iMac9,1 iMac10,1 iMac11,1 iMac11,2 iMac11,3 iMac12,1 iMac12,2 | 632MB, 23 May 2012 | http://swcdn.apple.com/content/downloads/33/54/041-2011/pRtCDYcWShMLxFggy3TzFzmfnnWQNFQBfJ/BootCampESD.pkg |
If you're struggling to find your ModelIdentifier then you want the brilliant page at everymac.com which can tell you what model Mac you have based on serial number. On the result page after you submit, look carefully and you'll the ModelIdentifier.
If you're still stuck, then:
See BootCampESD.pkg download instructions for references and for the DIY instructions to work out these links yourself.