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I have been looking for Windows 8 Boot Camp drivers for my first generation MacBook Pro. Where will I be able to find said drivers?

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Apple does not support this officially, but I've used the windows 7 one and installed Windows 8 without any problem.

I can start my Windows bootcamp without any issue and Windows 8 runs like a charm.

According to the official Boot Camp support page:

Boot Camp 5 adds support for Windows 8 (64-bit) and the new drivers support both Windows 7 (64-bit) and Windows 8 (64-bit). Unfortunately, Boot Camp 5 doesn’t support 32-bit Windows 7 and Windows 8.

So, Mac users have no option but to install 64-bit Windows using Boot Camp. However, the previous version (v4.0) of Boot Camp supports 32-bit Windows 7.

The support page also notes that Boot Camp supports upgrading from Windows 7 to Windows 8, provided that you install Boot Camp 5.0 drivers on your Windows 7 machine before upgrading to Windows 8. If your Mac comes with Fusion Drive, it turns out that Boot Camp Assistant will help you install Windows on hard disk drive, not the Flash drive even if you have sufficient free space. Also note that Boot Camp doesn’t support installing Windows on external hard drive.

The download size of Boot Camp drivers (5.0.5033) is 553.62 MB and supports following Mac models:

• MacBook Air, mid 2011 or later
• MacBook Pro, mid 2010 or later (MacBook Pro 13 inch mid 2010 isn’t support)
• Mac Pro, early 2009 or later
• Mac mini, mid 2011 or later
• iMac, mid 2010 or later

Drivers for Boot Camp 5:

Boot Camp 5 Frequently asked questions:

Apple's latest version of Bootcamp 5.0 Clearly states supports for both 64x versions of Windows 7 & 8. I cannot verify this as I am downloading the information now, but this is a change in verbiage. They no longer state that Windows 7 is required to Install Bootcamp.

It's true there's no official support, but good news even for first generation MacBookPro owners:

• 90% of Apple's Windows 7 drivers work on Windows 8. I'm still using Win7drivers on my 2010 MacBookPro and it all works.
• There's a comment trail on cafe-encounter from someone who successfully got Windows 8 working on a first generation MacBookPro:http://www.cafe-encounter.net/p1118/direct-download-of-bootcamp-drivers-further-help/comment-page-1#comment-5544

The approach was: (1) Run BootCamp and install Win7, then (2) one-by-one install the drivers for MacBookPro2,1 (which is the oldest supported model for Win7)

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Weeks after the release of Windows 10, Apple has finally updated Boot Camp Assistant to add support for Windows 10. Yes, the latest version of Boot Camp is fully compatible with Windows 10.

UPDATE on 24/09/2018: If you don’t have access to the macOS or erased macOS from your computer, please refer to our download Boot Camp drivers without Boot Camp Assistant guide.

Mac users who would like to install and enjoy Windows 10 on Mac machines without going through driver issues can now download the newest version of Boot Camp drivers from Apple. The new Boot Camp drivers should address issues with the trackpad on some MacBook Air and MacBook Pro models.

If you have no idea about Boot Camp, it’s an assistant software available on macOS to help users easily partition the hard drive, prepare bootable Windows media, and then install Windows alongside your existing macOS.

Before downloading Boot Camp drivers, we recommend you to make sure that your MacBook computer supports Windows 10. The list of MacBook models that support Windows 10 can be found on the Boot Camp support page.

The support page also notes that Boot Camp supports upgrading from Windows 7/8 to Windows 10, provided that you install latest Boot Camp drivers on your Windows 7/8 machine before upgrading to Windows 10. If your Mac comes with Fusion Drive, it turns out that Boot Camp Assistant will help you install Windows on a hard disk drive, not the Flash drive even if you have sufficient free space. Also, note that Boot Camp doesn’t support installing Windows on the external hard drive.

There are two ways to download Boot Camp drivers for Windows 10.

1. Download Boot Camp drivers via Boot Camp Assistant
2. Download Boot Camp drivers without the Boot Camp Assistant on a Windows 10 PC

Method 1 of 2

Download Boot Camp drivers via Boot Camp Assistant

The built-in Boot Camp Assistant in macOS enables you to download Boot Camp drivers for Windows 10. Here is how to use Boot Camp Assistant to download Boot Camp drivers for Windows 10:

Step 1: Connect a USB drive with at least 8 GB of storage space to your Mac computer.

Step 2: Launch Boot Camp Assistant on your Mac machine. You can either use the spotlight search or navigate to Launchpad > Other to find Boot Camp Assistant.

Step 3: At the introduction screen, click the Continue button.

Step 4: Select Download the latest Windows support software from Apple option. Make sure that other options are not selected and then click on the Continue button.

Step 5: Next, you will get the following window displaying your USB drive as the destination disk to save Boot Camp support software. If you have connected more than one disk, you need to select the correct one here.

Click on the Continue button to begin downloading Boot Camp support software, including Boot Camp drivers to the connected USB disk.

Download Bootcamp Mac

Depending on the speed of your internet connection, it might a few minutes to hours to complete the download.

Step 6: Once downloaded, you can now find all Boot Camp drivers by navigating to the USB drive and then opening the Boot Camp folder.

Method 2 of 2

Download Boot Camp drivers on Windows 10

If you are unable to download Boot Camp drivers on your Mac computer for some reason or want to download Boot Camp on a Windows PC, you can use a third-party tool called Brigadier to download Boot Camp drivers.

Download Boot Camp Drivers For Windows 10

Please refer to our how to download Boot Camp drivers without Boot Camp Assistant guide for step-by-step directions.