Apple on Monday released an update to Boot Camp Utility, the company’s tool that allows Intel Mac users to run Windows natively on their Apple computers. Today’s update brings Wi-Fi improvements, adding support for the WPA3 standard.
For those unfamiliar, WPA3 is a new Wi-Fi protocol that makes the network more secure against brute force attacks. The new standard also adds more protection to public Wi-Fi networks, and works better with IoT (Internet of Things). Boot Camp version 6.1.16 allows Mac users to connect to WPA3 Wi-Fi networks when using Windows.
But that’s not the only change that comes with this update. As noted before Mac rumorsThe latest Boot Camp Utility update also fixes a Bluetooth driver issue that may occur after waking the computer from sleep or hibernation.
Earlier this year, Apple released Boot Camp 6.1.17 with studio screen drivers. This allowed the new Apple external display to also work with Windows. However, Boot Camp 6.1.17 is not available for users without Studio Display (so this might explain why today’s update contains 6.1.16).
To update Boot Camp drivers on your Mac, click the Start menu when you start Windows and then open the Apple Software Update tool.
Boot Camp for Apple Silicon Macs
It’s worth noting that, at least for now, Boot Camp remains only available for Macs with Intel processors. Macs with an Apple Silicon chip (M1 and M2) can only run Windows with virtual machines with software like Parallels.
Apple’s vice president of software engineering, Craig Federighi, once suggested that “it’s really up to Microsoft” to make Windows compatible with M1 and M2 Macs. The exclusive deal between Microsoft and Qualcomm, which is nearing completion, will be one reason why commercial versions of Windows are not available for ARM-based PCs.
However, there are some ways that allow users to install Linux on Apple Silicon Macs without Boot Camp, but there are still some compatibility issues.
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