Macbook 2012 / Audio / MacHALDriver.sys replacement / updates

[fishburgertech]

So far very happy with the tool, able to get audio working, and got past the WDF violation bluescreen error using a Macbook Pro 2012 (mid/i7) with Windows 11 22H2

Just wondering if there's any patches possible to keep this system updated - i.e.

• Update Windows 11 with all current patches
• Update to Intel 4000 graphics driver
• Update to Bootcamp 4.0

Watermark - is there a way to not have to keep the Windows Test watermark on the desktop, it's a small thing, but a bit annoying to look at. (I can disable it messing with the bcdedit.exe -set TESTSIGNING OFF, but I am not sure this is a good idea, maybe there's a better way that won't cause instability or other issues.

[vinaypundith]

So far very happy with the tool, able to get audio working, and got past the WDF violation bluescreen error using a Macbook Pro 2012 (mid/i7) with Windows 11 22H2

Just wondering if there's any patches possible to keep this system updated - i.e.

• Update Windows 11 with all current patches
• Update to Intel 4000 graphics driver
• Update to Bootcamp 4.0

Watermark - is there a way to not have to keep the Windows Test watermark on the desktop, it's a small thing, but a bit annoying to look at. (I can disable it messing with the bcdedit.exe -set TESTSIGNING OFF, but I am not sure this is a good idea, maybe there's a better way that won't cause instability or other issues.

Hi! I'm glad the tool (mostly) worked. To answer your questions:

• Windows 11 patches: Just use Windows Update, it should work just as normal. I'm not aware of it installing some updates that breaks anything on the Mac. I used 11 just like that on my 2009 MacBook Pro 5,5 for a while.

• Update to Intel 4000 graphics driver: Download the latest that's available from Intel's website and run it. The driver itself doesn't need any patches, especially on your model Mac. I'll add an auto-downloader to the tool when I get the time (hopefully soon, along with other tweaks+features).

• Boot Camp driver version: I'm pretty sure the Mid 2012 MacBook Pro already uses at least version 5.1.5621? If bettercamp installed an older one, that's a bug, and it shouldn't have. What version did it download?

As for the watermark, I don't know of a way to remove it (yet). I think there's a way to do it, but I'm not sure what it is. Do not turn TESTSIGNING off - that has to be disabled to allow the audio driver patch to install!

--Vinay

[wiktor990]

How does the tool work?

[vinaypundith]

@wiktor990 hey! sorry I didn't respond sooner. All the tool does is download Apple's Boot Camp driver pack, install it, then replace device drivers from the pack that are either woefully out of date (like GPU drivers) or do not work on newer operating systems (like the HAL driver). It also adds tweaks required for "unsupported" configurations to work, like setting compatibility mode for 64 bit Windows on older white MacBooks and configuring ACPI tables for audio to work in UEFI mode on 2011/2012 models.