Questions tagged [windows]
For questions about using Apple products and services with a computer running the Microsoft Windows operating system in its various versions. Other questions about Windows are off-topic and can be asked on Super User instead.
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Missing photos when accessing iPhone via Windows Explorer
I always transferred photos from an iPhone to a Windows PC via Windows Explorer, simply by entering the DCIM folder on the phone, navigating to the month folder and copying the files.
Some weeks ago ...
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Installing the font from Windows [closed]
All,
Is it possible to install the font from Windows on OSX and then use it in my program?
TIA!!
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Cannot Download BootCamp Support Driver on Windows 10 because of the Unsuitable Model
I currently downloaded Windows 10 on Mac, but it doesn't allow me to download the Boot Camp Support Software. I also tried to format Boot Camp Driver and reinstall, same result. So, I downloaded the ...
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Disabling MacOS Ventura Shortcut to Move Window to the Bottom or Top
Since updating to MacOS Ventura, I cannot find any way to disable some keyboard shortcuts. The 'move window' shortcuts appear to work now but I cannot find where to modify or disable these in the ...
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Where does the Windows for Arm build downloaded by Parallels desktop on Macs with Apple silicon come from?
When you install Windows 11 through Parallels 18 on a Mac with Apple silicon, it downloads a Windows 11 image that contains a build of Windows for Arm CPUs. Last time I did this, it downloaded and ...
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Screen Sharing from Mac (vnc client) into PC (vnc server) on local network
On my iMac (running 10.13.6) I would like to view the desktop of my PC (running Win10 & tightvnc server).
Here is what i tried;
Finder > Go > Connect to Server > "vnc://AsusRog:6666&...
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Connect a Magic Keyboard to a Windows 10 PC with a Logitech Unifying Receiver?
I hope someone can help me with this. I have a user at work that wants to connect her Apple Magic Keyboard to her Windows 10 work PC (she just likes the way the keys are).
The PCs don’t actually have ...
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How can I clone my internal BOOTCAMP to a bootable USB?
I have problems with a windows game on Bootcamp that used to work fine, and now doesn't. So I tried making a bootable bootcamp on a USB. Bootcamp runs on the USB but I would say it doesn't run as well ...
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Restoring MacBook Pro 9.1 (2012) Firmware to versions as shipped with Lion
I was hoping to get a second life out a set of 2012 MacBook Pros (MacBook Pro 9.1, A1286, MD104) using Linux or booting into Windows for retro activities. However, later versions of the firmware (...
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Install Windows 10 on MacBook Pro early 2011 with faulty AMD video card
I have a MacBook Pro early 2011 which suffers the well known problem with the AMD discrete graphic card. There were artifacts on the screen, therefore I decided to disable it by entering some commands ...
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Sharing External Drive with Windows with no Security on OSX Ventura
I have a Mac Mini M1 (2020) that I do some backup development on, but like it for the low power draw since it's ARM. I have an external RAID Device via USB that has 5 drives (exFAT) in it that I want ...
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Bootcamp + Win10 + Win11
I have a 16" 2019 MBP with MacOS Ventura. I installed Windows 11 using Bootcamp and a Win11 ISO, modified to bypass the boot security check. This worked fine.
I then manually created a third ...
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MBP 2012 stuck with Windows 10 bootup
I recently loaded Windows 10 (upgraded from Windows 7) on my MBP 2012 model.
As for the boot manager, I installed rEFInd (installed on Apple OS X) shown below
Unfortunately, the computer is now stuck ...
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What would cause a bootable USB for Yosemite created in Windows to shut the laptop off less than 30 seconds into booting?
I've followed this guide and everything looks to be correct. I'm using this to restore an old Macbook Pro Unibody (2008) that was using Yosemite previously. When I go to restore the laptop, I get the ...
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Scroll inactive window with keyboard
It's well known that you can do this with the mouse wheel, but is there any option to do it with the keyboard?
I've been searching without luck. Neither in the Karabiner repo.
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Cannot recover freed disk space after Bootcamp disk recovery
My MacBookPro16,1 was running Windows 10Pro via Bootcamp and after an update I could no longer boot into Windows. So I spent 2 days backing up my data and trying to run Windows recovery tools to no ...
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How to create a bootable Windows 11 installation USB drive (for a PC) on macOS and avoid the error "media driver on your computer is missing"? [duplicate]
I bought a PC without OS and I want to install Windows 11 on it. But I only have a Mac and a flash drive at hand. Neither my Mac nor the PC have a DVD drive.
I cannot use Microsoft's official Media ...
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How to burn iso to usb stick on Mac? [duplicate]
I did check this search result but would like to bring this up in a new question since it has been at least 6-7 years since the latest question in a similar category: How can I burn the Windows 11 iso ...
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Windows Explorer is not showing all of the photos on my iPhone
I am trying to transfer all the photos/videos on my iPhone 14 Pro (running iOS 16.2) to my Windows 10 PC.
Here is what my iPhone 14 Pro tells me:
the "Recents" album has 2883 items
under ...
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Force download ALL my photos on PC (iCloud for Windows)
So I got the iCloud for Windows app in order to download all my photos from iCloud to my hard drive. This app is basically required for this because you can only download 1000 photos at a time from ...
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My late 2009 MacBook 6,1 windows 10 is corrupted
I have a late 2009 MacBook 6,1 just for gaming purposes. I tried rolling back my system using system restore but unfortunately, my machine went off in the middle of the process. I got error code: ...
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Accessing Windows from MacOS (or not)
We just inherited my mother-in-law's Windows 7 HP laptop. Last time I used Windows was before I retired in 2014 and that was Windows 10.
My MacBook and the HP are on the same 192.168.1.x WiFi and the ...
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Restore partitions table
Just tried to install Windows on an external SSD, but mistakenly deleted partitions on a Mac SSD from the Windows installer. I had 2 partitions:
Macintosh HD (APFS)
MacData (ExFat, ~108 GB)
So I ...
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how to transfer a directory from a macbook using rsync to a windows wsl ubuntu directory
I have an updated copy of my home directory on my Macbook that I would like to replicate in my Windows 11 WSL Ubuntu machine (in its ext4 file system). I would like to use rsync to do so, if possible....
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How to delete (leftover) Windows partition on macOS Catalina?
I just bought a MacBook Pro Mid 2012 Unibody.
It seems to run a fresh Catalina install though I encountered a Bluetooth issue the other day (wouldn't find the Bluetooth device) and decided to clear ...
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Installing Windows to Mac External Drive - WinToUSB Problem
I followed this tutorial on YouTube (How to install Windows 10 "Boot Camp" on a Mac External Drive the EASY way! (2020 edition)), up to the part where I had to use WintoUSB to install ...
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Transfer files with special characters from Windows to MacOS
I am in the process of migrating from Windows to Mac.
To transfer all my files from an old Windows laptop to a new Macbook I am using an external SSD (formatted as exFAT).
I copied all my files to the ...
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Macbook Pro 15" Mid-2015 with Windows 11: USB Ethernet slowness
Incorrect speed with USB to Gigabit Ethernet adapters in Macbook Pro 15" Mid-2015 with Windows 11:
Tried two adapters based on Realtek and Asix and the USB 3.0 ports, under Windows 11 do not go ...
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Target Display Mode with PC [duplicate]
I have a 21-inch late 2013 iMac that I want to use as a monitor for my Windows Laptop. I am trying to use target display mode. My Laptop has thunderbolt 3 and HDMI outputs. What adapter can I get to ...
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How is HEIC image decoding very fast in iOS?
I used libheic c++ library to decode heic image files, but it is extremely slow. It takes about 1 - 2 seconds to decode an image. Same is the case in windows photo viewer too. But how can I swipe ...
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How can I use Windows to create a High Sierra USB flash drive installer from the disk image (.dmg) file not downloaded from Apple?
I have tried methods from previous OSes. My Mac will recognize my USB stick, but I get the error message "The path /System/Installation/Packages/OSInstall.mpkg appears to be missing or damaged&...
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How to move ALL windows from external display to the main laptop display?
Is there a simple keyboard shortcut, or setting to enable a shortcut, or anything, that. would allow me to quickly move ALL open windows from the external display to the main laptop display?
The ...
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I can no longer access my macOS partition after downloading Windows on my MacBook Air (2019) 13-inch
I recently downloaded Windows 10 on my MacBook Air (2019) using Boot Camp. But after this installation was finished I'm only able to boot my Windows partition, the macOS partition is there and I can ...
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How can I enable cross-OS cut-and-paste in Windows 11 with VMWare Fusion 13 on M1?
I just set up a new MBP with M1 Pro.
macOS: Ventura 13.0.1
VMWare Fusion: 13.0 (Pro license)
I installed Windows 11 into a VM based on this guide. I installed VMWare Tools and they appear to be ...
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How do I download the iPhone User Guide as a standard file to a non-Apple computer?
I just bought a used iPhone 8, my first Apple product.
There is an iPhone User Guide from Apple. My normal practice with user manuals in electronic form is to download them in a standard, widely ...
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Multi-Monitor Support for incoming Remote Connections (Windows to Mac)
I've currently got a Windows PC, and use it to RDP to a Windows laptop. When I do this, it passes through the multiple monitors from the host and lets me use them within the RDP session. In this way, ...
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Apple Magic Mouse 2 scrolling with Windows 11 PC [duplicate]
Apple Magic Mouse 2 scrolling does not work with Windows 11. The machine is not a Mac.
I've tried the Magic Mouse drivers from the Bootcamp package, as referenced in other questions. Bootcamp itself ...
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Wine or Wineskin on Ventura
Everything I can find for Wine or Wineskin is either long untouched or appears to be maintained but says "up to 10.15"
A possible exception is the one installed by brew, which doesn't say ...
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How to export iOS/macOS/icloud Notes [duplicate]
Does anyone know how to export all my Notes in one go?
I have replaced my Macbook Pro with a Windows laptop.
It would be handy to be able to view my notes in Outlook Notes or OneNote or any other note ...
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L2TP VPN Tunnel from Mac to Windows
I want to connect from my Mac to Windows VPN server. VPN server requires EAP-MSCHAP v2 authentication protocol (Windows proprietary) but I didn't found this protocol in MacOS VPN settings. Is there ...
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iCloud Mail now defaults to conversation view?
The web based app for iCloud Mail for Windows in Edge, Beta Nov 2022– is now grouping emails by conversation. I can’t see how to turn that off. I work with straight chrono Inbox. I would like to ...
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Why can't I Install windows 7 correctly on MacBook Pro (Late 2013 Retina model)
Asking this question here is my final resort. I have been trying for a long time to get my late 2013 Macbook pro running windows 7 and it has never been able to install.
Why has it not been able to ...
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iCloud Notes show Apple Pencil notes as blank attachments
Any guesses if this is possible to overcome. This changed only recently. The notes are showing fine on iPad and iPhone. The browser is Chrome and OS is Windows 11.
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iPhone backup is too small even though iCloud is disabled
I am trying to help my mom.
I am aware that iPhone local backups can be smaller due to some photos and whatnot being stored in iCloud. However, that doesn't seem to be the case here. iCloud photo ...
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Change AirPods Pro microphone level on Windows
I have factory new AirPods Pro (1st Generation) and use them with an iPhone, which works perfectly fine. Audio quality is good as expected. On Windows 10, this is different. Audio output is good as ...
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Parallels 18 already supports Windows x64 on M1?
I downloaded parallels 18 today on my MBP M1 PRO, to my surprise I found that I can run X64/X86 programs directly on the Windows 11 ARM VM, which I don't understand how they do it.
I can run Intellij ...
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How can I use Apple/IOS with this image/video workflow (on Windows 10)
For years I've had an image import/editing workflow that I've been happy with. I'll describe it next.
My question is What tools do I need to use with my Apple/IOS iPhone 14 to get this to work? My ...
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stop asking I trust this computer
My OS version 12.5.6, and my windows 10
Can I really trust my computer so I do not get the message each time I plug it ??
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Using Windows 10 as only operating system on MacBook Air
I recently installed Windows 10 on my MacBook Air (early 2015) with Boot Camp, and Windows lags a lot on it.
I thought of deleting macOS completely to see if Windows will run smoothly, is it a good ...
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How can I quickly make display switch between a MacBook and a Windows laptop?
I originally had my work Dell laptop connected to 2 x monitors via a USB-C into one and the Display Port from monitor 1 to the other. This set up was fine for 1 x laptop but I bought a new MacBook Pro ...
