Windows 10: Apple MBP: UEFI installation won't boot after image apply

Hi, last few hours I spent trying to manually deploy Windows 10 on clean GPT disk but after applying image and rebooting I always end in unbootable state.

I manually setup drive like this:
Code: select disk 0 clean convert gpt create partition primary size 350 #RE tools won't fit 300MB anymore format quick fs ntfs label "Windows RE tools" assign letter t set id de94bba4-06d1-4d40-a16a-bfd50179d6ac gpt attributes 0x8000000000000001 create partition efi size 100 format quick fs fat32 label System assign letter s create partition msr size 128 create partition primary format quick fs ntfs label Windows assign letter w list volume exit #no recovery image partition as per documentation it is no longer needed[/quote] and followed by pretty common deployment:
Code: dism /apply-image /imagefile:g:\Sources\install.wim /index:1 /applydir:w:\ dism /image:w:\ /set-Timezone:"Central Europe Standard Time" md T:\Recovery\WindowsRE attrib w:\Windows\System32\Recovery\Winre.wim -h -s -r copy w:\Windows\System32\Recovery\Winre.wim T:\Recovery\WindowsRE\winre.wim bcdboot w:\windows /s s: /f UEFI w:\Windows\System32\reagentc /setreimage /path T:\Recovery\WindowsRE /target w:\Windows[/quote] After reboot I always end unbootable (as we talk Apple computer it means 1) no partition on Option or 2) folder with ? or 3) just gray screen, make your pick). There's a chance that Windows rely on some UEFI 2.0 feature, which is not available as the old guy has 1.2 only. Or maybe I missed some step somewhere. Any ideas?

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Windows 10 USB 3.0 error 0xc0000225 won't work!

Since it's a new build it will definitely be UEFI so the media has to be booted as UEFI flash stick or it won't install.

 

SSD not recognized in bios (laptop)

In most UEFI firmware when you correctly install by booting the media as a UEFI device, delete all partitions to assure GPT formatting, then click Next to install to make sure the needed partitions are correctly created and formatted automatically, it will
set the Windows Boot Manager first to boot. The hard drive or SSD it's installed upon is not set first except in a Legacy MBR install.

What happens if you try to start the PC with Windows Boot Manager set first as it must always be in a UEFI install?

If it still won't boot then I'd do the install over following the illustrated steps in

Clean Install Windows 10, booting the media as a UEFI device only, during Custom install delete all partitions down to Unallocated Space to clear the formatting and assure it's being correctly installed to UEFI on a GPT disk format.

If you're using Hirens to boot it then it may not have the necessary boot files, or you chose the installer in legacy mode instead of UEFI. The difference is shown in this example:





If it still won't function correctly then it goes to the UEFI firmware settings, which need to have UEFI enabled; Legacy BIOS, CSM or Compatibility disabled; Secure Boot on. However normally if these were not set correctly the Windows Boot manager wouldn't
appear at all, so the problem is most likely that the install was done incorrectly or its boot files are malfunctioning or EFI System partition misconfigured.

Feel free to ask back any questions and let us know how it goes.

 

Only macs with PCIe SSD support UEFI. For MBP that is only retina versions from late 2013 or more recent (your 5.1 is 2009 I think). Even if you can get UEFI to boot you'll get no sound etc as there aren't any drivers.

You'd want to use BIOS emulation. Method is (actually simpler):

diskpart
list disk
Take note of the disk you want to select
select disk 1 (if your disk is Disk 1)
clean
convert mbr
create partition primary
format fs=ntfs quick label=Whatever
assign letter=E
exit

Open up File Explorer. In your C drive, create a new folder named WIN2GO.
Put the install.wim file in this folder

Back in cmd.exe:
dism /apply-image /imagefile:C:\WIN2GO\install.wim /index:1 /applydir:E:\ (this process will take quite a while)
E:\Windows\System32\bcdboot E:\Windows /s E: /f ALL

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halasz: Actually, that's not true at all. If you don't mind MBR (BIOS emulation), you just pop Windows DVD into drive and install them like on any other laptop. All drivers are available in Windows Update immediately (chipset is nForce, audio is generic Realtek, etc..), I was running that MBP5.1 with Win 8.1 for the whole last year. Now I even have Windows 10 there, again, fully working, all devices installed, but only MBR. All those extra steps are required only in case you want to run UEFI, not legacy (or when you do not have optical drive and your MBP is too old to be able to boot from USB). Appatly, I'm just missing some step to have it running from UEFI from GPT and that's why I asked here. (overly simplified but let's pretend MBR='BIOS Emulation'=legacy and GPT=UEFI, even though they are diffet things, in this context I mean it the same)
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For those who would ever think about doing the same as me, running MacBook with Windows only, the less known fact is that all you need from bootcamp is \Drivers\Apple\(x64)\bootcamp(x64).msi. You need:
bootcamp 4.x for Win 7
bootcamp 5.x for Win 8(.1)
and now
bootcamp 6.x for Win 10.
As Apple do not freely distribute bootcamp package anymore (from 6.x up), you need to get your hands on any Mac, run BCA and let it create USB with drivers from Apple update (hefty 3GB download just for 5MB of bootcamp.msi). While setup.exe won't let you run it on unsupported hw, you do not want to run setup.exe anyway. In elevated command prompt you run 'msiexec /i bootcamp.msi' and your BC control panel is installed, providing you with:
Keyboard backlight
Choice between F1-12 and function keys
Touchpad controls (like right click with double touch)
OSD for function keys
and a few other small things.
In all the other aspects it behaves like generic laptop (no UEFI user iface etc, but you've got the idea).

TL;DR: You can install Windows on any MBP like on common laptop, you don't even need OSX for that. Just install correct \Drivers\Apple\(x64)\bootcamp(x64).msi after installing Windows to have it fully working.

I would turn this into some kind of guide but dunno where and how. Hopefully it will help to someone who runs over it incidentally.