Bootcamp – Down Arrow Key Not Working in Bootcamp

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So I decided to use my old MacBook Air 2012 as a Windows laptop. I installed Windows 10 Anniversary using boot camp. Everything went well and I've installed a bunch of programs, Visual Studio, etc. It builds perfectly and everything works great.

Except for one thing: the down arrow key does not work!

I've installed the latest driver updates using the pre-installed apple update software. For some reason there is no boot camp control panel installed.

Not sure how to fix/debug this!

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Try booting into the recovery mode (Hold CMD + R at boot) and test wether it works there, if it does then is a software issues and a full bootcamp reinstall may be required if it doesn't then its likely a hardware issue in which case a repair would be your best bet. Also the absence of BootCamp Control Panel points to it being a software issue/driver, attempt the above and if it works try a reinstall following Apples tutorial to the letter! Good luck

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You can resolve this issue by using the latest drivers from Apple. If not resolved using the latest update try installing the missing drivers manually and locate the folder where the Apple drivers are put. Hope it helps.

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MacBook – Keyboard Not Working in Bootcamp

Before you do any of the steps mentioned below the line-break, check the bootcamp control panel first!!!

When in Windows, after everything is installed and done, do the following:

Click 'Start ' (the windows logo-button in the bottom left corner)
Type 'bootcamp'
Open the bootcamp control panel. It will ask for administrator privileges, say 'yes' or 'ok' or whatever
Configure the necessary settings for your startup disk, remote, keyboard and trackpad - these are the four tabs you should expect to see when the bootcamp control panel opens.

Your keyboard and trackpad should work (almost) perfectly. If not, read the answer that follows.

When you installed Windows the specific bootcamp drivers should have been installed automatically from your Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) DVD or 10.7 (Lion) DMG in the process. I would recommend trying to:

Remove/Delete the drivers in Windows Device Manager
Insert or mount the OSX DVD or DMG
Restart your system (booting into Windows).

The correct bootcamp drivers should then be installed automatically from the OSX DVD. If the drivers were not installed, browse for them on the OSX DVD.

If all else fails you can always try re-installing Windows, and from there should be able to determine during the process if you have keyboard functionality.

★ The key to having the correct drivers working in bootcamp is installing them specifically from the OSX DVD or DMG.

The Mac OS X 10.6 and 10.7 Boot Camp Software includes these Mac drivers for Windows:

Apple Bluetooth
Apple Keyboard Support
Apple Remote Driver
Apple Trackpad
Atheros 802.11 Wireless
ATI Graphics
Boot Camp control panel for Microsoft Windows
Boot Camp System Task Notification item (System Tray)
Broadcom Wireless
Intel Chipset Software
Intel Integrated Graphics
iSight Camera
Marvel Yukon Ethernet
nVidia Graphics
Cirrus Logic Audio
Realtek Audio
SigmaTel Audio
Startup Disk control panel for Microsoft Windows

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