MacBook Air mid 2013 6.2 Windows 10 and ACPI Compliant Control Method Battery

I'm trying to install windows on new ssd 1TB . (macOS work perfect)

The only way to get to updated windows was to install the original version of windows 10 1507 and from there to upgrade.

Always with the charger connected.

I've checked the windows drivers( with windows verifire) and I don't see any problem.

Many people have issues when they change ssds like here.. Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Method Control B… - Apple Community

Does anyone have any idea?

From what I've searched, Apple doesn't offer any drivers for Bootcamp for this specific case( ACPI Compliant Control Method Battery) it installs the Microsoft driver.


Thanks in advance

Manos




Posted on Sep 5, 2025 12:52 PM

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Posted on Oct 10, 2025 12:44 AM

That battery driver issue is pretty common on older MacBooks after swapping SSDs. The “Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Control Method Battery” driver often misbehaves because Apple’s SMC and power management aren’t fully supported under Windows.


Usually the best path is:


  • Install Windows 10 (1507 or 1511) as you did.
  • Run the latest Boot Camp 6.1 drivers manually — especially the AppleSMC.inf and AppleControlPanel.exe from the BootCamp/Drivers/Apple folder.
  • If the battery still doesn’t show or charges only with the adapter, uninstall the Microsoft ACPI battery device in Device Manager and scan for hardware changes.


It’s not the SSD itself — it’s Windows not communicating properly with the Mac’s SMC after the clean install.

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Oct 10, 2025 12:44 AM in response to manolischania

That battery driver issue is pretty common on older MacBooks after swapping SSDs. The “Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Control Method Battery” driver often misbehaves because Apple’s SMC and power management aren’t fully supported under Windows.


Usually the best path is:


  • Install Windows 10 (1507 or 1511) as you did.
  • Run the latest Boot Camp 6.1 drivers manually — especially the AppleSMC.inf and AppleControlPanel.exe from the BootCamp/Drivers/Apple folder.
  • If the battery still doesn’t show or charges only with the adapter, uninstall the Microsoft ACPI battery device in Device Manager and scan for hardware changes.


It’s not the SSD itself — it’s Windows not communicating properly with the Mac’s SMC after the clean install.

Sep 8, 2025 12:10 PM in response to Allan Jones

as I wrote in the original post, the only way to install windows is to install the first version of windows 10 1507 with bootcamp and from there to upgrade it.. but to avoid getting an error message and the laptop shutting down when I unplug its power supply, I must disable the driver for checking the battery. ps. to see if the problem was the battery I bought a new battery.. so far it has had 10 charge cycles



Sep 8, 2025 11:47 AM in response to manolischania

Can you load Microsoft Windows as a guest in a virtual machine?


That’s the current path for most things Windows on Apple hardware.


Microsoft doesn’t support Windows natively on current Apple Mac hardware.


On recent Mac hardware, Microsoft only supports Windows booted as a guest in Parallels.


And more recently, Windows 11 requires a TPM, which Apple doesn’t support.


Pragmatically, a twelve year old Mac is obsolete. And Windows 10 mainline support is ending in a month, too.

MacBook Air mid 2013 6.2 Windows 10 and ACPI Compliant Control Method Battery

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