All that is needed to get the applicable driver file for any Intel MAC.
Boot Camp Assistant, a utility included with your Mac, adds a new partition to your Mac's startup drive to install and run Windows in an actual Windows environment (not emulated or virtualized).
Boot Camp Assistant also provides the Windows drivers needed to use Apple hardware, including camera, audio, networking, keyboard, mouse, trackpad, and video. Without these drivers, Windows functions, but you can't change video resolution, listen to audio, or connect to a network. While the keyboard and mouse or trackpad work, these only provide simple capabilities.
With the Apple drivers that Boot Camp Assistant provides, you may discover that Windows and your Mac hardware are one of the best combinations for running Windows.
This information applies to Boot Camp Assistant 6, which is required to install Windows 10. It is included in macOS Big Sur (11) through macOS Sierra (10.12). Although the exact text and menu names may differ, Boot Camp Assistant 5 and 4 for Windows 8 and 7 are similar enough that you can use this guide with those earlier versions.
Boot Camp Assistant's Three Tasks
Boot Camp Assistant can perform three basic tasks to help you get Windows running on your Mac or uninstall it from your Mac. Depending on what you want to accomplish, you may not need to use all three tasks. We would use only the second step in order to get the driver files needed for Windows PE.
- Create a Windows 10 install disk: Boot Camp Assistant can use a USB flash drive or an external USB drive to create an install disk from a Windows 10 ISO image file. There are various ways to acquire the ISO image file of Windows, but the easiest is to download the image file from Microsoft.
- Download the latest Windows support software from Apple: With this option, your Mac downloads the latest Windows 10 drivers and supporting software that allows Windows to work with your Mac's hardware. The support software is copied to the USB flash drive you are using for the Windows 10 install disk.
- Install Windows 10: This option either creates a Windows partition on your Mac's startup drive or removes a Windows partition if one is present. The name of this option changes if you have a Windows partition on your Mac to Remove Windows 10.
