bootcamp – Error code 0xD000A000 – 0x40031 when installing Windows 11 25H2

December 8, 2025

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TL;DR

There are setup information (.inf) files that need to be removed or renamed. With respect to the Boot Camp Support Software 5.1.5621 files copied to the flash drive, this can be done by entering the following commands.

dot_clean -m /Volumes/Win11_25H2
pushd /Volumes/Win11_25H2/\$WinPEDriver\$/IntelHDGraphics64
mv autorun.inf autorun.infbad
popd

A More Detailed Explanation

When the Windows installer boots, a search is made in the root directory of all drives that have been assigned a drive letter for a $WinPEDriver$ subdirectory. When a $WinPEDriver$ subdirectory is found, a recursive search is made in this subdirectory for each setup information (.inf) file. If the contents of a found setup information (.inf) file are not compatible with Windows 11, then the window shown in the posted question will appear.

The following sections explain how to remove or rename setup information (.inf) files that are not compatible with Windows 11.

Remove All Dot Underscore files

When the Finder application copies files to ExFAT-formatted volumes, hidden dot underscore files (._) can be created. Any files starting with ._ and ending with .inf will not be compatible with Windows 11. The command below can be used to find such files in the $WinPEDriver$ subdirectory.

find /Volumes/Win11_25H2/\$WinPEDriver\$ -iname '._*.inf'

For the flash drive created in the question, executing the above command produces the following output.

/Volumes/Win11_25H2/$WinPEDriver$/AppleBluetoothBroadcom64/._AppleBTBC64.inf
/Volumes/Win11_25H2/$WinPEDriver$/IntelHDGraphics64/._autorun.inf
/Volumes/Win11_25H2/$WinPEDriver$/IntelHDGraphics64/DisplayAudio/._IntcDAud.inf
/Volumes/Win11_25H2/$WinPEDriver$/IntelHDGraphics64/Graphics/._igdlh64.inf

Since none of the dot underscore files (._) on the USB flash are needed to install Windows 11, the simplest solution is to remove all dot underscore files (._) from the volume labeled Win11_25H2 on the USB flash drive. The command to do so is given below.

dot_clean -m /Volumes/Win11_25H2

Rename Incompatible Setup Information Files

If the problem still persists after entering the dot_clean -m /Volumes/Win11_25H2 command, then you can use one of the methods given below to find additional incompatible setup information (.inf) files in the $WinPEDriver$ folder.

Method 1: Use a virtual machine.

I have VirtualBox Version 6.1.34 r150636 (Qt5.6.3) installed on my 2011 iMac.

The steps are given below.

Enter the commands given below to create a UDF formatting ISO file
named BootCamp5.1.5621.iso containing the contents of the BootCamp5.1.5621 folder.
```
pushd ~/Downloads
hdiutil makehybrid -udf -o BootCamp5.1.5621 BootCamp5.1.5621
popd
```

Create a new Windows 11 (64-bit) VirtualBox virtual machine. I used the default settings except for the following customizations.

Setting	Default	Custom
Base Memory	4096 MB	2048 MB
Chipset	PIIX3	ICH9
Enable EFI (special OSes only)	Checked	Unchecked
Processors(s)	2	1
Optical Drive	Empty	`Win11_25H2_English_x64.iso`

Start the virtual machine. Open a Command Prompt window by making the choices given in the table below.

Title	Type	Choice
Select language settings	Button	Next
Select keyboard settings	Button	Next
Select setup option	Radio Button	Repair my PC
Select setup option	Button	Next
Choose your keyboard layout	Collection	US
Choose an option	Collection	Troubleshoot
Advanced options	Collection	Command Prompt

Enter the commands given below to determine which (if any) setup information (.inf) files are not compatible with Windows 11. Start by entering the following commands.

diskpart
select disk 0
clean
create partition primary
format fs=NTFS label=BOOTCAMP quick
assign letter=c
exit
copy d:\sources\boot.wim c:\

In the settings for this virtual machine, change file for the optical drive to BootCamp5.1.5621.iso. Afterwards, enter the following commands.

md c:\mountboot
dism /mount-image /imagefile:c:\boot.wim /name:"Microsoft Windows Setup (amd64)" /mountdir:c:\mountboot
dism /image:c:\mountboot /add-driver /driver:d:\$WinPEDriver$ /recurse
dism /unmount-image /mountdir:c:\mountboot /discard
rd c:\mountboot

See the section titled “Appendix” for the output from these commands. Amongst this output was the following error message.

There was a problem opening the INF file. 
d:\$WinPEDriver$\IntelHDGraphics64\autorun.inf Error: 0xE0000100.

The message means autorun.inf is incompatible with Windows 11.

With the flash drive inserted in a USB port, enter the following commands in a macOS Terminal application window to rename the autorun.inf file.
```
pushd /Volumes/Win11_25H2/\$WinPEDriver\$/IntelHDGraphics64
mv autorun.inf autorun.infbad
popd
```
Shutdown the virtual machine by closing the Command Prompt window, then selecting “Turn off your PC”.

Method 2: Use a computer running Windows 11.

The steps are given below.
1. Insert the flash drive into a USB port on a computer running Windows 11.
2. Open an Administrator Command Prompt window.
3. Enter the command given below to determine the drive letter
  assigned to the volume labeled Win11_25H2.
```
echo list volume | diskpart
```
  Note: If your drive letter is not e:, then make the appropriate drive letter substitutions when entering the commands given in the remaining steps.
4. Enter the commands given below to determine which (if any) setup information (.inf) files are not compatible with Windows 11.
```
md c:\mountboot
dism /mount-image /imagefile:e:\sources\boot.wim /name:"Microsoft Windows Setup (amd64)" /mountdir:c:\mountboot
dism /image:c:\mountboot /add-driver /driver:e:\$WinPEDriver$ /recurse
dism /unmount-image /mountdir:c:\mountboot /discard
rd c:\mountboot
```
  See the “Appendix” section of this answer for the output from these commands. Amongst this output was the following error message.
```
There was a problem opening the INF file. 
d:\$WinPEDriver$\IntelHDGraphics64\autorun.inf Error: 0xE0000100.
```
  The message means autorun.inf is incompatible with Windows 11.
5. Enter the following command to rename the autorun.inf file.
```
ren e:\$WinPEDriver$/IntelHDGraphics64/autorun.inf autorun.infbad
```
6. Close the Administrator Command Prompt window.

Appendix

Below is the output from running the commands in “Method 1: Use a virtual machine.”

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.26100.6584]
(c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

X:\sources>diskpart

Microsoft DiskPart version 10.0.26100.1150

Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation.
On computer: MININT-726JATF

DISKPART> select disk 0

Disk 0 is now the selected disk.

DISKPART> clean

DiskPart succeeded in cleaning the disk.

DISKPART> create partition primary

DiskPart succeeded in creating the specified partition.

DISKPART> format fs=NTFS label=BOOTCAMP quick

  100 percent completed

DiskPart successfully formatted the volume.

DISKPART> assign letter=c

DiskPart successfully assigned the drive letter or mount point.

DISKPART> exit

Leaving DiskPart...

X:\sources>copy d:\sources\boot.wim c:\
        1 file(s) copied.

X:\sources>md c:\mountboot

X:\sources>dism /mount-image /imagefile:c:\boot.wim /name:"Microsoft Windows Setup (amd64)" /mountdir:c:\mountboot

Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 10.0.26100.2454

Mounting image
[==========================100.0%==========================]
The operation completed successfully.

X:\sources>dism /image:c:\mountboot /add-driver /driver:d:\$WinPEDriver$ /recurse

Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 10.0.26100.2454

Image Version: 10.0.26100.6584

Searching for driver packages to install...
There was a problem opening the INF file. d:\$WinPEDriver$\IntelHDGraphics64\autorun.inf Error: 0xE0000100.
Found 3 driver package(s) to install.
Installing 1 of 3 - d:\$WinPEDriver$\AppleBluetoothBroadcom64\AppleBTBC64.inf: The driver package was successfully installed.
Installing 2 of 3 - d:\$WinPEDriver$\IntelHDGraphics64\DisplayAudio\IntcDAud.inf: The driver package was successfully installed.
Installing 3 of 3 - d:\$WinPEDriver$\IntelHDGraphics64\Graphics\igdlh64.inf: The driver package was successfully installed.
The operation completed successfully.

X:\sources>dism /unmount-image /mountdir:c:\mountboot /discard

Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 10.0.26100.2454

Unmounting image
[==========================100.0%==========================]
The operation completed successfully.

X:\sources>rd c:\mountboot

X:\sources>

Below is the output from running the commands in “Method 2: Use a computer running Windows 11″.

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.26200.6584]
(c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Windows\System32>echo list volume | diskpart

Microsoft DiskPart version 10.0.26100.1150

Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation.
On computer: WINDOWS11-25H2

DISKPART>
  Volume ###  Ltr  Label        Fs     Type        Size     Status     Info
  ----------  ---  -----------  -----  ----------  -------  ---------  --------
  Volume 0     D                       DVD-ROM         0 B  No Media
  Volume 1     C                NTFS   Partition    249 GB  Healthy    Boot
  Volume 2                      FAT32  Partition    100 MB  Healthy    System
  Volume 3                      NTFS   Partition    674 MB  Healthy    Hidden
  Volume 4     E   Win11_25H2   exFAT  Removable     28 GB  Healthy

DISKPART>
C:\Windows\System32>md c:\mountboot

C:\Windows\System32>dism /mount-image /imagefile:e:\sources\boot.wim /name:"Microsoft Windows Setup (amd64)" /mountdir:c:\mountboot

Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 10.0.26100.5074

Mounting image
[==========================100.0%==========================]
The operation completed successfully.

C:\Windows\System32>dism /image:c:\mountboot /add-driver /driver:e:\$WinPEDriver$ /recurse

Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 10.0.26100.5074

Image Version: 10.0.26100.6584

Searching for driver packages to install...
There was a problem opening the INF file. e:\$WinPEDriver$\IntelHDGraphics64\autorun.inf Error: 0xE0000100.
Found 3 driver package(s) to install.
Installing 1 of 3 - e:\$WinPEDriver$\AppleBluetoothBroadcom64\AppleBTBC64.inf: The driver package was successfully installed.
Installing 2 of 3 - e:\$WinPEDriver$\IntelHDGraphics64\DisplayAudio\IntcDAud.inf: The driver package was successfully installed.
Installing 3 of 3 - e:\$WinPEDriver$\IntelHDGraphics64\Graphics\igdlh64.inf: The driver package was successfully installed.
The operation completed successfully.

C:\Windows\System32>dism /unmount-image /mountdir:c:\mountboot /discard

Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 10.0.26100.5074

Unmounting image
[==========================100.0%==========================]
The operation completed successfully.

C:\Windows\System32>rd c:\mountboot

C:\Windows\System32>

bootcamp – Error code 0xD000A000 – 0x40031 when installing Windows 11 25H2

A More Detailed Explanation

Remove All Dot Underscore files

Rename Incompatible Setup Information Files

Appendix

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