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I have a 2014 iMac with a Bootcamp version 6.0 installed. I want to use it as a display for a MacBook Pro running windows 10 via thunderbolt to thunderbolt cable. Is that possible? or only works from OS-X to OS-X? Can someone refer me to a official documentation that states that this is supported or has done it themselves?

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Nope, this is not possible. Target display mode only works if both machine are in macOS, as mentioned in the Apple KB article Use your iMac as a display with Target Display Mode.

If your iMac is currently started up in Windows, it won't enter Target Display Mode. Target Display Mode isn't supported in Boot Camp.

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  • the iMac will start in OS-X, it's the MacBook Pro the one that is running windows and I want that uses the IMac as a display
    – FrankS101
    Nov 9, 2016 at 12:52
  • @FrankS101 I tried that one as well myself, it also doesn't work. You needs both machines to be in macOS for it to work.
    – Tom Shen
    Nov 9, 2016 at 12:56
  • Did you try with a thunderbolt - thunderbolt connection or what cable did you use to connect them both?
    – FrankS101
    Nov 9, 2016 at 13:48
  • @FrankS101 Yes, I used a Thunderbolt cable to join my MacBook Pro (Mid-2012) and iMac (Late 2013). It work when both are in macOS but doesn't when one of them is in Windows.
    – Tom Shen
    Nov 9, 2016 at 13:49

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