Macbook Pro 2010 Windows Drivers

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Once the Windows partition is created and your MacBook reboots, quickly power down the MacBook by holding the power key. Insert the Windows 10 DVD and turn back on the MacBook. Windows 10 setup should start and you can install Windows 10 on your BootCamp partition.

This worked for me; it might not work for you. Remember I’m just same random guy on the internet so I take no responsibility for anything that happens to your machine. Okay?

The Problem

As yet (5th Aug 2015) there’s no official support from Apple for Windows 10 running through Boot Camp. So, when I upgraded from Windows 8.1 to 10, I was expecting there to be a couple of issues. One of these was a lack of Bluetooth. Also getting the fn key working.

But, it turns out to be easy to fix.

Get the Driver

The driver for Windows 8.1 works with 10, so you just need to grab that.

Go to https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204048 and find your machine in the list. You want to look for the zip file download of the Boot Camp Assistant software.

For me, it was this one:

Download that file (it’s pretty big – 882Mb for my one) and unzip that once done.

Install the Driver

Inside the unpacked folder, go into the BootCamp folder and then into the $WinPEDriver$ folder under that.

The driver needs to be installed via device manager so just confirm that the AppleBluetoothBroadcom64 folder is there for now.

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In Windows, open up device manager (the easiest way to do this is just hit the Windows key and type ‘device manager’ – it’ll be the first result).

Macbook 2010 Windows 10 Drivers

Expand other devices and you should see an unknown device.

Right click it and select Update driver software.

Chose the second option on the pop up to browse your computer for the driver software.

Browse to the $WinPEDriver$ from your downloads and select that. Make sure Include subfolders is checked and then click Next and Windows will install the Bluetooth driver for your Mac Book.


This guide is useful if you have the following problem

1. You are running Vista or Windows 7 on a Macbook using bootcamp. It can be unibody/ Macbook Pro 13/ Macbook Pro 15 or any other screen size.

2. In windows device manger, you see missing SM Bus driver

Note: I have assumed D: as your CD drive below.

Steps to Follow

When you boot into Windows 7 for the 1st time, insert the 1st of 2 DVDs that came with your MacBook, the one labeled Mac OS X Installation disk. It comes with the Boot Camp 2.1 drivers, but normal installation fails with Windows 7 x64. Do a manual installation by double-clicing the Boot Camp x64 installer:
D:Boot CampDriversAppleBootCamp64.msi

Reboot and most things will be working, except for the SM Bus and Coprocessor driver problems discussed in this thread. The solution is simple. Run this file:
D:Boot CampDriversNVidiaNVidiaChipset64.exe
When it asks you which features you want to install, you only the “NVIDIA SMBus Driver” and “NVIDIA SMU Driver” need to be selected.

32 & 64 bit on unibody macbook pro

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For the windows 7 32 bit version you need is to install the driver for the SM bus and Coprocessor after the regular bootcamp installation from the Mac OS X Installation Disk.

D:Boot CampDriversNVidiaNVidiaChipset.exe

For the windows 7 64 bit version you need to manually execute the bootcamp installation from the Mac OS X Installation Disk.

D:Boot CampDriversAppleBootCamp64.msi

For the SM bus Controller and Coprocessor.

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D:Boot CampDriversNVidiaNVidiaChipset64.exe

After installation, navigating to the “Drivers and Printers” panel should show you that the Exclamation Sign is no longer displayed on your computer without even having to reboot.

The original Boot Camp driver for the MacBook’s Multi-Touch Trackpad is quite buggy. As a final step, upgrade to the latest version.

After performing these steps, everything seems to be working for me, including the function button row. I got an overall Windows Experience Index score of 4.4, determined by the Gaming Graphics sub-score.

The “Disk data transfer rate” determined by the Windows Experience Index was 5.4, and I didn’t have to disable Write Caching as described above to get this result.

After installation, go to Device Manger and you will see the SM Bus installed.

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There are a few other problems which you might encounter during windows installation on a mac. I recommend that you have a look at this section

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If it works for you, pl let us know in comments. If you have any problems, pl explain in comments and we will try to help you. Enjoy your Mac!

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