Although it only works on Intel-based Macs, Apple has released a new version of Boot Camp with improved Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connections.
For years, macOS has had the Boot Camp tool, thanks to which it is possible to install Windows on any compatible Mac computer. With the advent of Apple Silicon chips and ARM architecture, it stopped working, but users who still have a Mac with an Intel processor still have the option of installing the Microsoft operating system on their computers.
Despite the lack of progress to make Boot Camp compatible with Mac computers that include either of the M1 chips or the new M2 chip, Apple recently released a new Boot Camp update for Windows.making the operating system compatible with the WPA3 standard for Wi-Fi and improving the computer’s Bluetooth connectivity.
Boot Camp updates on Windows despite not supporting Apple Silicon processors
As we mentioned, despite the incompatibility with Apple Silicon processorsthose in Cupertino took the opportunity to launch a new version of Boot Camp software that allows Windows to be installed on older Mac computers with Intel processors. Boot Camp 6.1.16 is now available for all users with Windows installed through this tool.
Thanks to Boot Camp, it is possible to use Windows on a Mac, but only on those with an Intel processor
The update in question introduces the compatibility with the WPA3 standard used by more and more Wi-Fi networks to encrypt network passwords and keep the information encrypted, through the corresponding update of the driver used to be able to use said service.
Moreover, it also seems that they were introduced improvements and bug fixes in Bluetooth connectionswhich seemed to cause issues in some cases once the Mac went to sleep.
The update in question will be version 6.1.16, although Boot Camp 6.1.17 was released some time ago exclusively for those who had the Studio Display. If you have a Mac with an Intel processor and Windows installed on a disk partition through Boot Camp, from Windows itself you can install the update using the tool Apple software updatewhich you should be able to find already installed in your team.
