can't switch back to windows

bswizzle · bswizzle #1 (**permalink**)

07-21-2011, 09:20 PM

Hi,

I turned on my iMac today and hit option per usual but it's not switching to Windows. I can't seem to find the Bootcamp control panel anywhere. How can I switch back to windows?

chscag · chscag #2 (**permalink**)

07-21-2011, 10:03 PM

The Boot Camp control panel icon can only be viewed when in Windows by opening the Windows control panel application. If you can't see the Boot Camp icon when you hold down the option key upon booting, then it means something is wrong with your Windows boot sector.

Boot to OS X, open Disk Utility from Applications, Utilities. Do you see the Boot Camp partition?

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Member Since: Jan 23, 2008 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 32,032 Mac Specs: 21.5" iMac 2.5 GHz i5, iPad 3rd Gen., 3 iPods	07-21-2011, 10:03 PM The Boot Camp control panel icon can only be viewed when in Windows by opening the Windows control panel application. If you can't see the Boot Camp icon when you hold down the option key upon booting, then it means something is wrong with your Windows boot sector. Boot to OS X, open Disk Utility from Applications, Utilities. Do you see the Boot Camp partition? Community Guidelines
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Member Since: Jul 21, 2011 Posts: 1	07-21-2011, 09:20 PM Hi, I turned on my iMac today and hit option per usual but it's not switching to Windows. I can't seem to find the Bootcamp control panel anywhere. How can I switch back to windows?
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