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With the Boot Camp tools installed on Windows, there's an option for rebooting directly to Mac OS ('Restart in Mac OS X' from Boot Camp system tray item).
But is this possible in the opposite direction? In other words, instead of the procedure 1) 'Restart', 2) wait for OS X to shut down, 3) hold Option key (⌥), and 4) select the Windows partition, can I tell my Mac to restart so that Windows is selected on the next boot? Something like 'Restart in Windows' which would let me bypass steps 2-4.
NB: I want to keep Mac OS X as the default OS; I'm just looking for a convenient shortcut when normally running OS X and occasionally wanting to boot to Windows.
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The fastest way is to use Bootchamp. It adds an option in the Mac menu bar where you can just click and choose 'Restart in Windows'. Q.E.D.
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Alternatively:
(Edit: 10.9 requires sudo for shutdown, but this can also be used on previous versions.)
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The simple way is to use the Startup Disk preference pane in System Preferences. If you want to make it easier to get to you can find the preference pane at /System/Library/PreferencePanes/StartupDisk.prefPane. Note that this method won't work if you install NTFS-3G.
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I'm not sure if you've already found an optimal solution to this problem, but what I've done is created an AppleScript:
where
<Windows_Partition>
is the name of your Windows volume. Also ensure that the Windows volume is at disk0s3 by issuing a diskutil list
command in the Terminal.If you want to make it even fancier, you can use QuickSilver so that a simple hotkey combination will allow you to reboot to Windows quickly. See http://lifehacker.com/5718979/reboot-your-mac-into-windows-with-quicksilver-and-an-applescript. The script they use is slightly different from the one above and has some disadvantages, mainly that you can't use it if you have NTFS-3G enabled, and the shutdown sequence is not as safe. My script allows you to unmount the Windows partition before blessing it and then telling the Finder to reboot.
You can also bypass the password prompt by including your password in the second line of the script (replace xxxxxxx with your password):
However, it's potentially insecure since your password is plainly visible to anyone who views the script file.
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There is no way to this with only BootCamp installed as it is controlled by OSX.
rEFIt is a boot manager that will allow you to select which OS to boot at startup, and also has some very handy extra features.
It replaces the normal OSX Boot Manager and when you switch on your Mac or restart your Mac it displays a list of all the installed operating systems on your machine, which then allows you to choose which one to boot.
Therefore with BootCamp installed it will show the Windows Partition as an Icon along with the Mac Partition and you can also set a default time-out for your preferred OS.
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Issue the command:
diskutil list
Then:
Important make sure that
BOOTCAMP
and disk0s4
are your actual windows partition. Sudo commands are dangerous, I take no responsibility if you use any of this commands. It works for me though.Vitim.usVitim.us
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Hello,
Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community forum.
I suggest you to follow the steps listed below and check if it works:
- Right click on the Windows icon on the taskbar and select ‘Device manager’.
- Open Device Manager, expand the Bluetooth Radios subtree.
- Right-click on ‘Apple Broadcom Built-in Bluetooth’ and choose ‘Update Driver Software’.
- Select ‘Browse my computer for driver software’ and click on ‘Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer’.
- Choose ‘Apple Inc.’ for Manufacturer, and ‘Apple Built-in Bluetooth’ for Model, and install it.
Close device manager, disconnect the device and reconnect.
Hope it helps.
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Hi Junaid
Thanks for your reply. As you can see, ive expanded the bluetooth tree and i cant see the “apple broadcom built in bluetooth” option there...
Could this be the problem? Where do i go from here? Thanks again!
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Hi,
You may try the steps listed below and check if it works:
- Boot into your Mac OS partition.
- Plug in a USB drive and open ‘Disk Utility’.
- Download Boot Camp drivers for Windows.
- Boot back into Windows, run the setup.exe file off the USB (Let it run through the driver installation process again).
- Once completed, reboot the machine and check if Bluetooth works fine.
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My printer has been working fine up until about 2 days ago. After troubleshooting I found out that it has an error code that won't go away , and it no longer prints via bluetooth.
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Didn't work unfortunately....After reconnecting the bluetooth devices (keyboard and trackpad), they stay functioning for a very short period of time, say 30 seconds.
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Hi,
Seems like an issue with the power management.
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Try the steps listed below and let us know if it works:
- Open ‘Device Manager’.
- Right click on the ‘Bluetooth device’ and select ‘Properties’.
- Click on the ‘Power Management’ tab and uncheck ‘Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power’.
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Hi Junaid. Thanks for your ongoing support. As you can see, i do not have a power management tab. I am running windows 10 if that helps.
the devices (trackpad, keyboard) work for a short time after adding the devices, then stop working, but still say they are connected in “Settings- bluetooth and orher devices”
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Hi,
You may try the following methods and check if it works:
Method 1:
Download the latest Apple drivers using Boot Camp Assistant under OS X. The Boot Camp Assistant wizard allows you to save the latest Apple drivers to a FAT32 formatted USB stick.
Once you download the latest drivers, navigate to BootcampDriversBroadcom
Find the Bluetooth drivers, install them.
Method 2:
- Open ‘Device Manager’ and expand ‘Network Adapters’.
- Right click ‘Broadcom 802.11n network Adapter’ and choose ‘Properties’.
- Under the ‘Advanced’ tab, highlight the setting ‘Bluetooth Collaboration’ and Enable it.
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