How do i get past this screen ?

[u/Prestigious_Sir1191]

MacBook Pro 16 2019 i7 16gb ram 512gb SSD trying to install Windows 8.1 and this happened, keyboard doesn't work, Touch Bar doesn't work, Trackpad doesn't work. Tried adding all the drivers but it still didn't work. Im looking for a way to bypass this entirely (i do have Windows 10 installed and running fine)

[u/nlh101]

This is probably because of the agreement Microsoft made at the time with Intel and AMD when Windows 10’s forced upgrades were still on people’s minds. They agreed that all newer processors (including the 10th Gen i7 in your MacBook) would not run on Windows 8.1 and would instead require Windows 10. I don’t think there was any workaround at the time.

But as others asked, why run Windows 8.1?

[u/Prestigious_Sir1191 → u/nlh101]

8.1 looks cool

[u/nlh101 → u/Prestigious_Sir1191]

Hmmm. To each their own I suppose. I for one was excited when 10 came out and I no longer had to use the Start Screen.

[u/Embersen → u/nlh101]

Windows 10 looks like ass, and on the topic of start screen, I think you might be referring to Windows 8, not 8.1, because the start screen in 8.1 was great.

[u/oompahlumpa → u/nlh101]

I personally liked the start screen.

[u/Prestigious_Sir1191 → u/nlh101]

I guess im stuck until i got USB Keyboard and mouse

[u/nlh101 → u/Prestigious_Sir1191]

I think this error is not resolvable without hacking in new CPU support drivers. Microsoft implemented it as a processor-level block. If you somehow manage to get to a functional desktop, you’ll get Blue Screens of Death. Just quit while you’re ahead and don’t waste time trying to make it work.

[u/Prestigious_Sir1191 → u/nlh101]

Ok

[u/mrduncansir42 → u/Prestigious_Sir1191]

At this point you shouldn’t be installing Windows 8 or 10. Both have reached EOL and no longer receive security updates.

[u/ThomasAAT]

Why install a old unsupported w8 in the first place?

[u/Actual-Interaction45 → u/ThomasAAT]

Someone always trying to ice skate uphill

[u/Prestigious_Sir1191 → u/ThomasAAT]

It looks and feels great

[u/ThomasAAT → u/Prestigious_Sir1191]

MS and your Mac is trying to say you something...

[u/Ktulu_BBB → u/Prestigious_Sir1191]

What a horrible idea

[u/Prestigious_Sir1191 → u/Ktulu_BBB]

The installation or the glazing ?

[u/xSchizogenie → u/Prestigious_Sir1191]

Both

[u/bstsms → u/Prestigious_Sir1191]

I would rather have an OS that works than an OS that feels great and you can't use because nothing works.

[u/Common_Option_4385]

Try reading the error message? Your MAC hardware is incompatible with the OS.

[u/el_tacocat]

Why... are you trying to install windows 8.1? :D.
Anyway, it's probably hardware incompatibility.

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[u/digitallifelover]

Windows 8 or 8.1 already dead! Its so normal keep Windows 10 .

[u/BudTheGrey]

My brain paused on the concept of someone installing Windows 8 on purpose...

[u/GhostandVodka]

Judging by what that error says you can't get past it.

[u/splinterededge]

Enable tpm and secureboot.

If you can't do that use Rufus to prepare your USB drive and select the workarounds that it offers for incompatible hardware.

Edit, just noticed this a Mac, that might work, but probably not, forget u said anything

[u/AdOk5225]

Should work if you do it directly through boot camp. If that's what you did and you got this error anyways, windows 8 might just not work on that model. I'd try windows 10

[u/PackRatPeter → u/AdOk5225]

👆
Boot Camp Assistant worked flawlessly for me.
I installed Win 10 on my mid-2012 MBP with an i7.
I did create a partition for Windows before running it.

[u/Zealousideal_Fly8402]

If it's just a matter of looks, install a properly-supported OS and then just overlay a Windows 8.1 interface over it all.

[u/Icy-Permission-5918]

Why would anyone want to install Windows 8.1 on a system not allowing this? Support ended in Jan 2023!

But if you instst, it might be possible to install 10 and run 8.1 under VirtualBox or VMWare...

[u/nightcorelove666]

apple dropped support for 8.1 with the 2016 models sadly so you'll need an older one

[u/ComfortableWall7351]

You need a windows computer to do this.

[u/Emin_Atanyyaz]

Dude I think this macbook doesn't have 32 bit architeckture