Как установить на vmware fusion windows

Installing Windows 10 as a Guest Operating System in VMware Fusion

Mac owners often need to run their favorite Windows applications that are not supported on macOS. However, it is possible to do so if Windows is installed on the Mac computer. There are three common methods to run Windows on a Mac computer: use Parallels Desktop, install Windows on the Boot Camp partition, or install Windows on a VirtualBox VM or VMware Fusion VM. This blog post explains how to install Windows 10 as a guest OS on a macOS virtual machine using VMware Fusion and combine the advantages of both Windows and macOS operating systems.

Requirements

Before proceeding with installing VMware Fusion, check system requirements. In this section, I list the requirements for VMware Fusion 12, the latest version at the time of writing this blog post. If your macOS version is older than 10.5 Catalina, install an older VMware Fusion version supported by your macOS.

Requirements for VMware Fusion 12:

• A Mac computer manufactured in 2011 or later (except 2012 Mac Pro Quad Core with the Intel Xeon W3565 Processor); 2010 Mac Pro Six Core, Eight Core, and Twelve Core with a graphics card that supports Metal.
• Processor (CPU) architecture must be Intel x86-64
• 4 GB of memory, but we recommend at least 8 GB of memory to install VMware Fusion on macOS. Keep in mind that you need more RAM to run VMware guest operating systems. Windows 10 running as a guest OS requires at least 4 GB of RAM.
• 750 MB of free disk space to install VMware Fusion and additional disk space to store virtual machine files.
• Your macOS must be compatible with the VMware Fusion version you are going to install. VMware Fusion 12 can be installed on macOS 10.15 Catalina and macOS 11.0 Big Sur.
• The ISO installation image of Windows 10.

Preparing the Environment

I’m using macOS 10.15 Catalina as the host operating system and Windows 10 20H2 Professional x64 as the guest operating system in the tutorial.

What is a guest operating system? The difference between host and guest operating systems is that a host OS is installed on the hardware, and a guest OS is running on a virtual machine that uses virtualized hardware. I’m using VMware Fusion 12.1.0 as a VMware hypervisor to run a Windows 10 VM on macOS.

You can download the VMware Fusion 12 installer from the official VMware website.

You can download the installation ISO image of Windows 10 from the Microsoft website.

In my case, I have a separate disk partition to store installation files and virtual machines on Mac. The name of this disk partition is disk_d. You can create a separate partition or create custom folders in your home user folder to store installation files and virtual machines.

For convenience, I’ve renamed installation files to avoid using long names. In my tutorial, the names of the installation files are:

VMware Fusion: VMwareFusion12-1-0.dmg

Windows 10: windows_10_20h2_x64.iso

Now we are ready to start installation and configuration.

Installing VMware Fusion

Boot macOS on your Mac. Locate the VMware Fusion installation file in Finder, and double click this file to open the installer (in my case – VMwareFusion12-1-0.dmg). Wait until the installer opens.

When you see the VMware Fusion installer window, double click the corresponding icon to install VMware Fusion.

Enter the credentials of your macOS user account to grant administrative privileges to the installer, and hit OK to continue.

Read the End User License Agreement (EULA), and click Agree to continue.

Define the license options to install VMware Fusion on macOS. If you don’t have a license key, select the second option: I want to try VMware Fusion 12 Professional for 30 days.

If you have a license key for VMware Fusion or VMware Fusion Pro, select the option I have a license key for VMware Fusion 12 and enter your license key. If  the key is valid, the corresponding green icon appears. You can also enter a license key after finishing the installation in the graphical VMware Fusion user interface. In my case, I’m using a license key for VMware Fusion Pro.

Click Continue to proceed.

The macOS security notification messages pop up. You have to allow all access needed for macOS VMware Fusion to work properly.

“VMware Fusion” wants access to control “System Events”. Allowing control will provide access to documents and data in “System Events”, and to perform actions with that app.

Click OK.

Unable to access Accessibility. For optimal performance of your keyboard and mouse inside your virtual machine, give VMware Fusion access to your system’s accessibility features. If you do not give this access now, you can go to the Security & Privacy System Preferences later.

Click OK.

“VMware Fusion” would like to control this computer using accessibility features. Grant access to this application in Security & Privacy preferences, located in System Preferences.

Click Open System Preferences.

Once the Security & Privacy window opens, in the Privacy tab you can see that VMware Fusion is not selected in the list of allowed apps and is inactive. You should also see a request to enable VMware Fusion notifications. Click Allow because important information may be displayed in notifications when you work with VMware Fusion. In order to provide VMware Fusion with access, click the lock to make changes in the privacy settings (this icon is located in the bottom left corner of the window).

Now the privacy settings are unlocked. Select VMware Fusion in the list of allowed apps (select the corresponding checkbox). Now you can close the Security & Privacy settings window.

VMware Fusion is now installed, and you can run the application.

Creating a VM and Installing a VM Guest OS

Open VMware Fusion in the Launchpad or click the icon in the Dock. In the main window of VMware Fusion, you can see a big area with the text: Install from disc or image. This is what you need to start creating a virtual machine and installing a guest operating system. Open the folder containing the Windows 10 installation image in Finder, then drag and drop the Windows 10 ISO image to this area of the VMware Fusion window.

Create a New Virtual Machine. A new VM installation wizard opens in VMware Fusion. The ISO installation image is already selected after the drag and drop.

System Extension Blocked. The alert message is displayed.

A program tried to load new system extension(s) signed by “VMware, Inc.”. If you want to enable these extensions, open Security & Privacy System Preferences.

Click Open Security Preferences to allow access for VMware Fusion. Otherwise, you cannot continue the configuration of a new VM.

Click the lock icon to unlock access to the settings just as you did before.

Enter your credentials to unlock Security & Privacy preferences, and click Unlock.

The following message is displayed: System software from developer “VMware, Inc.” was blocked from loading. Click the Allow button near this message to unlock VMware Fusion and allow the required access. Then you can close the Security & Privacy window.

Now you can go back to the VMware Fusion window and the new VM installation wizard. By default, VMware Fusion suggests using Easy Install to create a VM and install a guest operating system. Easy Install requires minimum user interaction during the installation process, but in this case, a user has the lowest level of control. You can enter some settings such as a user name, password, the Windows product key, select the needed language. Then the entire process of VM creation and guest operating system installation is completed automatically by VMware Fusion.

In my example, I’m not using Easy Install to fully control the VM creation and guest operating system installation process (and for a better understanding of configuration). Once the needed option is selected (we unselect the Use Easy Install checkbox), click Continue.

If you use Easy Install, then you can select one of the two provided options:

More Seamless. If you use this option, Mac user folders such as Desktop, Documents, and Downloads are shared between the host OS and guest OS with write permissions for guest Windows users. The Seamless option provides more convenience, including the ability to use the Unity mode. You should use antivirus software because if a guest OS is infected, the shared files can be corrupted on the host OS (and vice versa). Read about ransomware to learn more.

More Isolated. This option is better from the security point of view. User folders are not shared automatically, but you can drag and drop files between the host OS and guest OS without violating the isolation.

You can select one of these two options of Mac integration settings only at the step of creating a virtual machine. As I’m not using Easy Install, I explain how to configure a VM created with the More Isolated option.

Choose Firmware Type. Select Legacy BIOS or UEFI depending on your needs. Select BIOS to use MBR (Master Boot Record) or select UEFI to use GPT (GUID Partition Table) for disk partitioning. We use BIOS for our Windows 10 VM we are creating now. Hit Continue.

Finish. The configuration of the virtual machine is now complete. Click Customize settings to define the path to store VM files before you click the Finish button.

Select a folder to store your VM files. In my case, I will store VM files in /Volumes/disk_d/VM/

Note: In VMware Workstation, you can select a folder to store VM configuration files and virtual disk files at different steps of the new VM wizard with the ability to use  different folders to store these files. However, in VMware Fusion, all VM files and virtual disks are automatically stored in one selected folder. The default location to store VM files in macOS is your_home_directory/Virtual Machines/

Hit Save to save VM location, and then click Finish to finish VM creation and close the wizard.

Probably you have noticed that unlike VMware Workstation and VMware ESXi, there were no virtual hardware configuration options in the new VM creation wizard. In order to configure VM settings, including virtual hardware, click Virtual Machine > Settings in VMware Fusion right after creating a new VM and closing the New VM wizard.

VM settings are displayed in a separate window. You can configure the virtual disk size (60 GB are provisioned for a Windows 10 VM by default). Let’s configure processor and memory settings for our Windows 10 VM by clicking the Processors & Memory icon.

Select 4096 MB of memory and 2 processor cores for a VM to run Windows 10 (this configuration may vary). You can expand advanced options to enable nested virtualization and other useful features for your VM. Close the window after finishing configuration.

Once you have finished configuring a virtual machine, including virtual hardware, start the VM, boot from the Windows 10 installation ISO image selected automatically with the current configuration, and install Windows 10 as a guest operating system on the VM. Click the Play button to start a virtual machine.

You can see error messages after an attempt to start a VM.

Could not open /dev/vmmon: Broken pipe. Please make sure that the kernel module ‘vmmon’ is loaded.

Transport (VMDB) error – 14: Pipe connection has been broken.

These errors are displayed due to the security configuration of macOS. Issues related to macOS security settings require manual configuration. In order to fix this issue and avoid these errors when starting a VM, go to Security & Privacy settings once again. Click the Apple button, and click System Preferences.

In the Security & Privacy window, select the Privacy tab, then select Full Disk access in the left pane of the window. Click the lock icon to unlock settings (similarly as you did multiple times before).

Once settings become active, select the checkbox near VMware Fusion to allow full disk access for this virtualization application. If VMware Fusion is running now, a notification message is displayed:

“VMware Fusion” will not have full disk access until it is quit.

You can choose to quit “VMware Fusion” now or do it on your own later.

Click Quit Now to close VMware Fusion and apply security settings when running VMware Fusion next time.

Open VMware Fusion, and start your new VM once again. Now the VM should start correctly without displaying any errors.

Once the VM is booted from the Windows 10 installation ISO image, you should see the Windows setup GUI (graphical user interface). Installation of Windows 10 as a guest operating system on VMware Fusion is similar to the installation of Windows 10 on a physical machine. We disconnect the machine from the internet until finishing the installation of Windows 10.

Select a language to install, time and currency format, and keyboard or input method. We use English (United States) in this example. Click Next at each step to continue.

Activate Windows. If you have bought the Windows 10 license, you can enter the product key now. If you don’t have a license key, click I don’t have a product key to select the trial mode and continue.

Select the Operating system you want to install. Select the needed Windows 10 edition. I select Windows 10 Pro in my case.

There is a difference between Windows 10 editions and Windows 10 N or KN editions (N – Europe, KN — Korea). Due to the European anti-competitive practices, Microsoft released special Windows 10 N editions for Europe marked with the N letter. These Windows 10 N editions don’t include Windows Media Player and related features. Windows 10 editions (without N in the name) include Windows Media Player, Voice Recorder, Music, Video, and Skype.

Windows 10 N and KN editions are provided without media technologies. You can download and install these multimedia components from the Microsoft website manually (a special Media Feature Pack is provided) after installing Windows 10 on your computer or virtual machine.

The product keys for Windows 10 Pro and Windows 10 Pro N are different (this rule is true for other Windows 10 and Windows 10 N editions).

Applicable notices and license terms. Read the license agreement and select the I accept the license terms checkbox.

Which type of installation do you want? Select Custom: Install Windows only (advanced) to perform a clean installation.

Where do you want to install Windows? Now you should create a partition table with the configuration that is suitable for you. You can see the 60 GB empty virtual hard disk (or another size virtual disk if you configured that in VM settings). Click New to create a new partition and enter the partition size, then click Apply. Windows automatically creates the first 50 MB service partition prior to your custom partition. If you don’t want to have this additional service partition on your disk, you can delete the service partition. It is especially useful when you use the MBR partition table with a limit of four partitions, but you need to use the same amount for your work without wasting one as the service partition. However, you cannot simply select the 50 MB partition and click Delete.

In order to delete the 50 MB partition, first, delete your custom partition (the size of my partition to install Windows 10 is 59.9 GB). The name of my custom partition is Drive 0 Partition 2.

Then select the service partition (Drive 0 Partition 1: System Reserved) and click Extend. We extend the first partition to the maximum possible size. Click Apply to save settings.

Now we have one 60 GB partition on our virtual disk to install Windows 10. Later you can create new virtual disks for a VM in VMware Fusion, create partitions, and format them in a guest operating system after finishing Windows 10 installation. Select the partition where Windows 10 must be installed, and hit Next. Wait until the installer copies all the needed files and installs Windows.

Let’s start with region. Select your location. I choose the United States.

Is this the right keyboard layout? Select the needed keyboard layout. I use the US keyboard layout for my Windows 10 installation.

Let’s connect you to a network. I disable the internet connection until I finish Windows 10 installation and click I don’t have internet. We can configure the internet connection and download needed updates later after completing the installation.

There’s more to discover when you connect to the internet. Windows 10 persistently asks you to enable an internet connection. However, we are not going to turn on the internet until finishing installing the VMware guest operating system. Click Continue with limited setup.

Who’s going to use this PC? Enter a name for your local user account on the Windows machine, for example, user1. We disconnected the internet and are not using the Microsoft account.

Create a super memorable password. Enter a strong password and remember the password. It is recommended that you use a password that contains at least 8 characters, including uppercase, lowercase letters, digits, and special characters.

Confirm your password. Enter your password once again. Then Windows 10 asks you to create three security questions for the user account.

Choose privacy settings for your device. Deselect all settings that collect your data and send the data to Microsoft.

Let Cortana help you get things done. Select Not now to disable Cortana.

Windows 10 is now installed as the VMware guest operating system. You can see Windows desktop and other elements of the graphical user interface of Windows 10 in the window of VMware Fusion running on macOS. Now you have to install VMware Tools for higher performance and better guest OS user experience.

Installing VMware Tools

VMware Tools is a set of drivers and tools developed to improve VM performance and provide better user experience. Read more about VMware Tools in this blog post.

While the VM is powered on and Windows 10  is running as a guest OS in VMware Fusion, click Virtual Machine > Install VMware Tools.

The following message is displayed: Click Install to connect the VMware Tools installer CD to this virtual machine.

Click Install.

A virtual ISO CD image is mounted in a guest OS. Open the autorun or run setup64.exe on a virtual CD to launch the VMware Tools installer.

The installation wizard for VMware Tools opens. The welcome screen is displayed first. Hit Next at each step of the wizard to continue.

Choose Setup Type. Select Typical (the default option) that is suitable for most cases. You can perform the complete installation to install all program features of VMware Tools.

Ready to install VMware Tools. Click Install to start the process of VMware Tools installation.

Completed the VMware Tools Setup Wizard. You must restart your system for the VMware Tools configuration changes made to take effect. Click Finish, then click Yes to restart your Windows 10 guest OS now.

Configuring Shared Folders

Let’s configure Shared Folders to better integrate a host OS and guest OS in case we use the More Seamless mode of Easy Install. Shared Folders allow you to copy files from a host OS to a guest OS and vice versa more conveniently. In addition, you can use drag and drop without the need to share folders and configure permissions manually in the operating system.

In VMware Fusion, go to Virtual Machine > Settings, then click Sharing to open the configuration of Shared Folders.

Select the Enable Shared Folders checkbox. Click + and select a folder that is accessible from your Mac and that you want to share with your Windows guest. In the bottom of the window, go to a Mirrored Folders section. Here select the checkboxes near macOS user folders that you want to share and provide write access in your guest Windows system.

After configuring Shared Folders, you can see a shortcut to the VMware Shared Folders directory created on the Windows desktop of the guest operating system. The folders stored on the Mac desktop are now displayed on the Windows desktop of the guest OS.

You can expand the guest OS window to the Full Screen mode (View > Full Screen) or enter the Unity mode (View > Unity) to see Windows 10 application windows in the macOS GUI as if you were using one common desktop environment. Suspend or shut down a VM when you want to close the VM and VMware Fusion. VMware Fusion is a powerful virtualization application. It also supports running Windows 10 installed on a Boot Camp partition as a virtual machine when you work in macOS as a host OS. VMware Fusion supports nested virtualization allowing you to run a VM inside a VM. Another advantage of VMs in VMware Fusion is the ability to copy VM files and run VMs on other Mac computers with VMware Fusion; Windows and Linux computers – with VMware Workstation or Player installed. With VM snapshots, you can test applications and roll back changes to one of the previous snapshots. You can use VMware Fusion to connect to ESXi hosts and vCenter Servers by clicking File > Connect to Server. VMware Fusion supports many guest operating systems, including different versions of Windows, Linux, and FreeBSD.

If you use Windows or Linux as a host OS, you can use VirtualBox or VMware Workstation to run macOS as a VM on your computer. Read another blog post to learn how to run macOS on VMware ESXi as a VM and blog posts about VMware Workstation and VMware vs VirtualBox comparison. If you run virtual machines on VMware ESXi, don’t forget to back them up. To ensure comprehensive protection for your VMware vSphere VMs, download the Free Edition of NAKIVO Backup & Replication that includes licenses for 10 workloads and 5 Microsoft 365 accounts and is absolutely FREE for one year!

Conclusion

This blog post covers the installation of Windows 10 as a guest operating system running in VMware Fusion on Mac OS X. For this, you have to check system requirements, download installation images of VMware Fusion and Windows 10, install VMware Fusion, create a virtual machine, and install Windows 10 as a guest OS in VMware Fusion. If you want to use the default VM configuration for a Windows 10 VM, you can use Easy Install, which requires minimum user interaction, and automatically installs a guest OS. If you want full control over the installation process and to be able to configure everything manually, don’t use Easy Install. VMware Fusion is a powerful virtualization application that provides you with a lot of configurable features.

VMware ― это программное обеспечение для виртуализации. Прежде чем рассказать о VMware и показать процесс установки, разберёмся, что такое виртуализация.

Виртуализация — это создание изолированного окружения внутри одного физического устройства. То есть с помощью виртуализации можно создать на одном физическом устройстве (компьютере или сервере) несколько изолированных операционных систем. Подробнее о виртуализации читайте в статье Что такое виртуальная машина.

Использовать технологию виртуализации помогает виртуальная машина. Эту программу нужно установить на устройство перед настройкой виртуализации. С её помощью также можно управлять виртуализацией. ОС, на базе которой создаётся новая среда, называется хостовой системой, а дополнительная среда — гостевой.

Для чего используют виртуализацию и виртуальные машины

Современные ВМ просты в установке и эксплуатации, поэтому их используют не только в профессиональной деятельности, но и для бытовых нужд. Для чего используют ВМ:

• Для запуска программ, которые созданы для других операционных систем. Например, у вас macOS, а вы хотите использовать программу для Windows.
• Для создания резервных копий. Недоработанные программы могут нарушать работу системы. Если вы используете новые программы, позаботьтесь о том, чтобы у вас была возможность быстро вернуть все данные в то состояние, в котором они были до её использования. Резервную копию виртуальной машины сделать легко. Нужно только скопировать папку с её файлами.
• Для тестирования новых программ. Виртуальные машины работают изолированно от хостовой ОС. Это позволяет защитить основную систему от поломок, которые могут вызвать недоработанные программы. То есть, если вы загрузили на гостевую систему программу с ошибками, хостовая не пострадает. А так как резервные копии с виртуальных машин делаются легко, можно будет откатить гостевую систему до состояний, которое было до загрузки некачественной программы. Тоже самое происходит и с программами, которые заражены вирусом. Так как операционные системы изолированы, вирус не сможет выйти за рамки гостевой системы.
• Для тестирования разработанной программы на других операционных системах. Так как разные ОС отличаются по своим техническим характеристикам, при создании программного продукта разработчики тестируют его на разных системах. Это позволяет обнаружить возможные ошибки и проблемы для всех ОС и доработать продукт до выпуска.
• Для запуска игр, которые предназначены для других ОС и их старых версий. Например, вы захотели поиграть в игру десятилетней давности, а у вас Windows 10. Многие старые игры не идут на новых версиях ОС. В этой ситуации можно установить на виртуальную машину Windows более ранней версии и играть на ней.

Несмотря на преимущества использования этой технологии, есть несколько минусов:

1. Программа требует много аппаратных ресурсов, чтобы одновременно запускать несколько OS. Гостевая система использует ресурсы устройства, на котором она установлена (процессор, память). Перед установкой виртуальной машины проверьте, что ресурсов основной системы хватит на обе ОС.
2. ОС в виртуальных машинах могут работать медленнее. Разработчики стараются решить эту проблему с помощью новых современных программ, но разница в производительности между основной и гостевой системой есть до сих пор.

Первым продуктом для виртуализации стала программа VMware Workstation. Она позволяла любому пользователю установить на своём ПК одну или несколько виртуальных машин. Позже, для более требовательных проектов, появилась версия VMware Workstation Pro. Обе этих версии были предназначена для Windows и Linux.

Со временем всё больше пользователей стали использовать ПК на macOS. Для них подходила только программа для виртуализации Parallels Desktop. Создатели VMware не могли упустить растущий рынок. Чтобы удовлетворить потребности пользователей macOS, они разработали специальную программу для виртуализации — VMware Fusion.

Возможности VMware Fusion

1. Поддерживает 32- и 64-битную гостевую систему.
2. Поддерживает все версии Windows (с версии 3.11) и большинство распространённых дистрибутивов Linux и Solaris.
3. Поддерживает высокоскоростной интерфейс USB 2.0.
4. Поддерживает Drag&Drop файлов между хостовой и гостевой операционной системой (включая Linux). Можно создавать общие папки с основной ОС.
5. Можно создавать снимки состояния виртуальной машины (снапшоты).
6. Может отображать Windows-приложения как окна в основной системе macOS.
7. Поддерживает механизм Boot Camp.
8. Можно играть в 3D-игры для Windows с поддержкой DirectX 8.1.
9. Поддерживает соединение AirPort и Wi-Fi. Каждая виртуальная машина может иметь до десяти виртуальных сетевых адаптеров.

В 2020 году вышла новая версия VMware Fusion 12. В отличие от старых версий, она включает в себя следующие возможности:

1. Поддержка macOS Big Sur и Catalina.
2. Для macOS Big Sur теперь не нужно устанавливать kernel extensions. Контейнеры и кластеры Kubernetes сразу находятся в Apple API.
3. Улучшена работа с контейнерами и движком Kubernetes.
4. Поддержка DirectX 11 и OpenGL 4.1.
5. Работает с eGPU. Fusion 12 Player и Fusion 12 Pro поддерживают устройства eGPU.Теперь требовательные к графике задачи можно перенести с интегрированного или дискретного GPU на внешнюю графическую карту.
6. Совместимость с vSphere 7.
7. Поддержка USB 3.1 и прочие улучшения. В Fusion поддерживаются виртуальные устройства USB 3.1, их можно пробрасывать в виртуальные машины с полной поддержкой драйверов.

Чаще всего VMware Fusion используют для установки Windows. Ниже мы расскажем, как установить VMware Fusion на macOS и как развернуть на этой виртуальной машине Windows 10.

Как установить VMware Fusion

Готово, вы установили VMware Fusion 12 на свой компьютер.

Как установить Windows 10 на VMware Fusion 12

In this article, we will examine how to run Windows 7 on a new virtual machine using VMware Fusion 12 Pro on macOS operating system on a Mac computer.

How to Set Up Windows 7 on a Virtual Machine on Mac using VMware Fusion 12 Pro

The operating system that has left the biggest impression on users from past to present is Windows 7. This operating system, which Microsoft released on October 22, 2009, was quite ambitious compared to previous systems in terms of both performance and security.

With the increase of emerging system vulnerabilities and malicious software, Microsoft always offered new updates to keep its users safe. However, it ended the Windows 7 version on January 14, 2020, as it started developing Windows 8x versions.

Users who still use Windows 7 on their physical computers should update their systems to newer versions for safer computing.

Users who are curious about Microsoft’s old versions or want to experience nostalgia can run Windows 7 on virtual machines. Thus, they can achieve a more secure experience by isolating the VM’s Internet connection and its connection to the host.

If you have an Apple Mac computer and you plan to use this system in a VM, you can use the VMware Fusion virtualization program. Any operations you do on a Windows operating system that you run in a virtual machine on your Mac will not affect your host system.

So when you want to experience old versions of Windows or Linux, you can run them in virtual machines and delete them whenever you want with peace of mind.

You can also use the Boot Camp software, an integrated feature of the macOS operating system, to install Windows 7. However, when you want to switch to a system you have installed with Boot Camp, you will always have to restart your system.

We recommend using VMware Fusion software, which makes it easy for you to run a virtual operating system in a VM without rebooting.

How to Create a New VM for Windows 7

After installing VMware Fusion on your Mac, you can drag and drop the ISO file onto the program to quickly create a virtual computer. But it is recommended to use the custom option to create a more professional virtual PC.

   Step 1

After running Fusion Pro, select Create a custom virtual machine in the installation method selection window, and then click the Continue button.

   Step 2

In the operating system selection window, you need to select the platform and version of the virtual operating system you will run on macOS. If you are going to run the x64 architecture of Windows 7, select Microsoft Windows / Windows 7 x64 and click Continue.

   Step 3

Configure the virtual computer’s firmware type as Legacy BIOS and continue.

   Step 4

If you have a disk of a virtual operating system that you have installed before in the virtual disk selection window, you can add it with the Add an existing disk option. Or you can create a new virtual disk and continue to install Windows 7 from scratch.

   Step 5

In the summary window that shows the configuration information of the virtual machine, click Customize Settings to better edit the virtual hardware settings and click the Save button to confirm the default installation location of the VM.

   Step 6

Click Processors & Memory in the settings of the Windows 7 guest machine and increase the number of virtual processors depending on the hardware performance of your host computer. Also, configure the virtual memory size in accordance with the RAM capacity of your host so that it does not force your system.

In addition, if you are going to use hypervisor virtualization software on your virtual computer, tick the Enable hypervisor applications option. You can also tick IOMMU for a better system experience by converting virtual memory addresses to physical addresses in the VM.

   Step 7

In Network Adapter hardware settings, select Ethernet to connect your VM to your host’s local network. When you choose Ethernet, your virtual PC will get an IP address from the local DHCP server. This way you will be able to see your VM as an additional computer in your local network.

   Step 8

The bus type of the virtual disk of the Windows 7 guest machine is SCSI by default. You can choose to use the SCSI or SATA bus type according to your personal purposes. If you are going to use SATA, you can select SATA instead of SCSI in the pop-up window from the Bus Type section and click the Apply button.

   Step 9

To add the ISO image to the Windows 7 machine, click the CD/DVD (SATA) device and click Choose a disc or disc image from the pop-up window.

   Step 10

Select the Windows 7 x64 Ultimate ISO image you downloaded to your computer from the table below the article and click the Open button.

   Step 11

To use USB 3.0/3.1 devices in the virtual machine, open the USB & Bluetooth settings and click Advanced USB Options and change the USB Compatibility value to USB 3.1.

   Step 12

If you are not going to use a printer on your Windows 7 machine, click the Printer device and then click Remove Printer Port / Remove.

   Step 13

To improve system performance in the advanced settings of the virtual machine, change the Troubleshooting property to None and disable Side Channel Mitigations.

   Step 14

Run the virtual computer that you prepared to start the Windows 7 installation.

How to Install Windows 7

After you create a virtual machine with Fusion on your Mac computer, run it and open the Windows wizard, you can continue as if you were installing on a physical PC.

   Step 1

Select your system language, keyboard layout, and time format in the Windows 7 setup wizard and click Next.

   Step 2

In this window, you can repair your system or click the Install Now button to start the Windows installation.

   Step 3

Continue after reading and accepting the license terms of the Windows 7 Ultimate Service Pack 1 operating system.

   Step 4

In the installation type selection window, click Custom as you will perform a clean system installation.

   Step 5

You need to edit the virtual disk for installation, so click Drive Options.

   Step 6

Click New to configure the unallocated disk space on the guest machine, and then click the Apply button to confirm the automatically determined disk size. Click OK in the window informing you that additional fields will be created for Windows features to work correctly.

   Step 7

After partitioning the virtual disk, select the Primary partition and click Next.

   Step 8

Wait while expanding Windows files for installation. At this stage, your virtual system may restart several times, so do not shut down your system.

   Step 9

Type a different user and computer name to distinguish your guest machine from other computers in your local network.

   Step 10

If you do not want unwanted users to access your virtual system, create a strong and memorable password.

   Step 11

Type your Windows 7 x64 Ultimate product key and continue. If you do not have a product key, leave the relevant field blank and click Next.

   Step 12

If you want to automatically install important and recommended updates, click on Use Recommended Settings.

   Step 13

Configure the time zone according to where you live and click Next after checking the system time.

   Step 14

Configure the current location of the guest machine as Home, Work, or Public network.

   Step 15

Wait while your Windows 7 desktop environment and required system settings are configured.

   Step 16

After installation, the Windows 7 desktop screen will be in the default view as below.

How to Install VMware Tools

After installing Windows 7 with VMware Fusion on macOS, you need to install VMware Tools in order to use the virtual computer with better performance or to transfer files between the host and the VM.

However, when you try to install the latest version of VMware Tools on the Win7 guest machine you installed with Fusion 12 Pro, you will get the following errors and the installation will not complete. So you can fix these problems by installing version 11 of VM Tools.

• Setup failed to install the Memory Control driver automatically. This driver will have to be installed manually.
• Setup failed to install the VSock Virtual Machine Communication Interface Sockets driver automatically. This driver will have to be installed manually.
• Setup failed to install the Host-Guest Shared Folders driver automatically. This driver will have to be installed manually.

   Step 1

Click on https://packages.vmware.com/tools/releases/11.0.0/windows/VMware-tools-windows-11.0.0-14549434.iso to download VMware Tools 11. Then, click Virtual Machine / CD/DVD (SATA) / Choose Disc or Disc Image in the tool menu to add the downloaded ISO file to the virtual machine.

   Step 2

Select the VMware-tools-windows-11.0.0-14549434.iso file and click Open.

   Step 3

If the installation wizard does not start automatically, open My Computer and double-click the VMware Tools image file.

   Step 4

Click Next to continue in the VMware Tools setup wizard.

   Step 5

If you plan to use your Windows 7 virtual computer in other VMware products in the future, select Complete and click Next.

   Step 6

If we have any changes to make, you can go back or click the Install button to start the installation.

   Step 7

After installing VMware Tools on Windows 7, do not restart your virtual system and close your virtual system completely from the Start menu.

   Step 8

When you restart your virtual computer after installing the old version of VM Tools, the Fusion software will try to install your virtual system’s tools automatically. Therefore, you need to edit the VMX file of the guest operating system to manually configure the automatic update process.

If you have installed your VM in the default location, click Home / Virtual Machines in the Finder and right-click / Show Package Contents on the guest machine.

You can see multiple virtual disk files and configuration files in the content of the guest machine. Right-click / Open With / TextEdit on the Windows 7 x64.vmx file.

   Step 9

When you open the Windows 7 x64.vmx file, you can see that the tools.upgrade.policy value is upgradeAtPowerCycle. If you do not change this option, the Fusion software will automatically update VMware Tools when you start your virtual system.

   Step 10

Change the tools.upgrade.policy value to manual in the VMX file and close the text editor. Then run your virtual computer and check that the VM Tools update wizard is not started.

   Step 11

After successfully installing VMware Tools, you can transfer files between your Mac and guest machine by drag and drop.

   Step 12

You can also click View / Full Screen to use the virtual machine in full-screen resolution.

How to Install USB 3.0/3.1 Driver

You can transfer files faster using your USB 3.0/3.1 devices in a Windows 7 VM. If you have changed the USB compatibility to 3.1 from the USB & Bluetooth settings of the Virtual PC, you need to install the USB drivers.

   Step 1

After downloading the USB 3.0/3.1 drivers for Windows 7 x64 from the table at the bottom of the article to your computer, right-click My Computer and click Manage.

Click Device Manager in the Computer Management window and check the Universal Serial Bus (USB) Controller device under Other Devices, and you can see that the drivers are not installed automatically.

Double-click the USB device and click the Update Driver button from the pop-up window. In the Update Driver Software window, click Browse my computer for driver software.

   Step 2

To specify the location of the USB driver folder, click Browse, select the USB 3.0 Driver folder, and click OK.

   Step 3

After clicking Next to install the USB drivers from the specified location, you can see the Intel(R) USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller installed successfully.

   Step 4

In Device Manager, Unknown Device appears because the USB Root Hub driver is not installed. To install the Root Hub driver, select the USB 3.0 Root Hub in the folder and click OK.

   Step 5

After installing the Root Hub driver, you can start using your USB 3.0/3.1 devices on the Windows 7 guest machine.

How to Use USB Flash Memory

You may want to consider transferring files on your Mac using a USB 3.0 supported flash drive in your Windows 7 virtual system.

   Step 1

After enabling USB 3.0/3.1 support, plug your flash disk into your Mac. When the Fusion program asks you where you want to connect your USB stick, connect it to your Mac first.

   Step 2

Before you can use your USB device on macOS, you need to change the file format. After opening Disk Utility, right-click on your device and then click Erase.

   Step 3

Click the Erase button again to format your USB 3.0 flash memory with ExFAT file format.

   Step 4

On your Mac, create a new folder called Backup on your flash drive.

   Step 5

Click Virtual Machine / USB & Bluetooth / Connect (Name of Your USB) in the tool menu to connect your USB stick to the guest machine.

   Step 6

You can now use your USB 3.0 flash disk on your Windows 7 machine without any problems.

How to Configure Shared Folder

Another method of file transfer between your Mac and your virtual machine is the Shared Folders feature. Thanks to this feature, you can use a folder that you specify or create as a shared folder between the host and the VM.

   Step 1

After opening the settings of the Windows 7 guest machine, click Sharing.

   Step 2

Enable Shared Folders and then click the + button. After selecting the relevant option, you can see that the VMware Shared Folders shortcut has been created on the desktop of your virtual system.

   Step 3

Create a folder named Win7VM in the desktop location of your macOS system.

   Step 4

Create a new folder in the Win7VM folder and check that you can access that folder on a Mac and guest machine.

How to Check Internet Connection

After installing a Windows or Linux operating system in the virtual machine, it is useful to check that your network connection is OK. Therefore, on Windows guest machines, you can test your connection by pinging any Internet site using the CMD command prompt.

   Step 1

After pressing the Windows Key + R, execute the cmd command in the Run window. Test your connection by pinging the Google homepage using the ping 8.8.8.8 command at the command prompt.

   Step 2

Also, check your connection by visiting Google using Internet Explorer or another web browser.

How to Connect to a Guest Machine from a Mac using Microsoft Remote Desktop

You can manage your work over LAN or WAN by making a remote desktop connection from your macOS computer to the VM. On Mac systems, you can configure remote connections using the Microsoft Remote Desktop application.

   Step 1

After downloading the Microsoft Remote Desktop software from the App Store, double-click the setup file.

   Step 2

Read and accept the license terms of the remote desktop application.

   Step 3

In the window that states that the program will use 145 MB of disk space on your virtual computer, click Install to start the installation.

   Step 4

To continue the installation, type your user account password and click Install Software.

   Step 5

After installing the Microsoft Remote Desktop program on your macOS system, close the wizard.

   Step 6

Open Applications in Finder and find and run Microsoft Remote Desktop.

   Step 7

After running the program, allow access to use your computer’s camera and microphone device for remote connections.

   Step 8

Open Computer Management on your Windows 7 machine and click Local Users and Groups / Users, then right-click / Set Password on User from the listed user accounts.

Click the Proceed button in the warning window that informs you to log in to your system with the password you created in the next session.

   Step 9

In the password creation window, type the same password in both text boxes and click OK.

   Step 10

To allow remote connections in Windows 7, open My Computer properties and click Remote Settings, then select Allow connections from computers running any version of the Remote Desktop option and click OK.

   Step 11

Click the Add PC button in the Remote Desktop application.

   Step 12

Type the IP address of your virtual computer in the PC name field and view the options in the User Account section and click Add User Account.

   Step 13

Type your Windows 7 system login credentials and click the Add button.

   Step 14

Right-click / Connect on the virtual system you have added to the Remote Desktop application. Click Continue when you receive a certificate error while connecting to the remote machine.

   Step 15

After establishing a remote connection from your Mac to the Windows 7 VM, you can continue with your work.

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Состоялся релиз Windows 10 Technical Preview, который явно будет интересен для тестирования не только любителям редмондовской платформы, но и поклонникам Mac. Оценить новые возможности, опробовать голосовой помощник Cortana, протестировать улучшенную многозадачность и многое другое можно при помощи виртуальной машины VMware Fusion.

В этом руководстве мы расскажем как от «А» до «Я» установить Windows 10 Technical Preview на Mac при помощи виртуальной машины VMware Fusion, тем более это не замёт много времени.

Что необходимо скачать:

1. iOS-образ Windows 10 Technical Preview. Для этого пройдите на официальную страничку Microsoft, зарегистрируйтесь в программе Windows Insider Program (это легко и бесплатно) и скачайте 32- или 64-битный образ в зависимости от разрядности вашей системы. В среднем, размер iOS-файла будет равен 3—4 ГБ. Присутствует русскоязычная версия!

2. DMG-файл виртуальной машины VMWare Fusion.

Предварительные шаги

1. Смонтируйте DMG-образ VMWare Fusion и двойным щелчком мыши кликните по иконке программы.

2. Так как эта программа из интернета, то во всплывающем окне нажмите «Открыть», после чего введите имя пользователя и пароль администратора Mac.

3. После инициализации согласитесь с пользовательским соглашением нажатием кнопки «Agree«.

4. Воспользуйтесь бесплатной 30-дневной trial-версией программы, поставив точку напротив «I want to try VMware Fusion 7 for 30 days«.

5. Введите свой E-mail (если не хотите, чтобы к вам приходила надоедливая рассылка, то впишите любой сторонний адрес почты) и выберите версию для домашних пользователей, далее нажмите «Continue» и введите логин и пароль ещё раз.

6. После того, как вы решите, хотите помогать разработчикам VMWare или нет нажмите «Done«.

Установка Windows 10 Technical Preview на виртуальную машину VMware Fusion 7

1. Выберите пункт «Install from disc or image» и нажмите «Continue«.

2. Кликните по «Use another disc or disc image…» и укажите путь к скачанному образу Windows 10 —> Continue.

3. Нажмите «Customize Settings» и сохраните *.vmwarevm-файл в папку ~/Documents/Virtual Machines.

4. После старта виртуальной машины откройте в разделе «System Settings» пункт «Processors & Memory«. Укажите количество процессоров на вашем Mac и количество оперативной памяти как минимум вдвое меньшее, чем стоит на компьютере.

5. Нажмите «Show All» и выберите раздел «Hard Disk«. Рекомендуемый размер виртуального жёсткого диска — 60 ГБ, но допустимый минимум 40 ГБ (на самом деле вся установленная операционная система с утилитами займёт около 12 ГБ).

6. Закройте окно настроек нажав на крестик.

7. Нажмите кнопку воспроизведения для начала установки Windows 10.

8. В параметрах выбора языка щёлкните «Далее».

9. Нажмите «Установить».

10. Согласитесь с условиями лицензионного соглашения.

11. Тип установки —> выборочная.

12. Устанавливаем Windows в незанятое пространство — «Далее».

13. Начнётся процесс установки Windows: копирование файлов, подготовка к инсталляции, установка компонентов и обновлений.

14. После перезагрузки продолжится установка и подготовка устройств.

15. Детальную настройку можно пропустить нажав кнопку «Использовать стандартные параметры».

16. Введите данные учётной записи и нажмите «Далее».

17. Повторите ввод электронной почты и введите полученный на почтовый ящик код протекции.

Установка инструментов VMware Tools

Завершающим этапом настройки виртуальной машины под Windows 10 станет установка инструментов VMware Tools. Они содержат все необходимые драйвера и настройки, обеспечивающие максимальную оптимизацию и производительность в зависимости от имеющегося оборудования.

1. Для установки VMware Tools нажмите Virtual Machine —> Install VMware Tools —> Install.

2. Откройте Проводник Windows —> DVD-дисковод и запустите файл установки «setup64«.

3. В появившемся окне Контроля учётных записей пользователей разрешите вносить изменения нажатием кнопки «Да».

4. В инсталляторе VMware Tools Setup нажмите «Next«.

5. Тип установки «Typical» —> Next.

6. Кликните по «Install«. По окончанию установки — «Finish«.

7. Перезагрузите компьютер нажатием кнопки «Yes» в появившемся запросе.

Вся установка длится 15—20 минут. Чиcтая Windows 10 Technical Preview занимает около 12 ГБ свободного места на жёстком диске. Даже на стоковом MacBook Air 13″ система работает довольно шустро.

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If you own an Intel-based Macintosh, there are a number of ways you can run Windows 10 on your computer. Here’s how to use VMware Fusion 8 to run it.

If you own an Intel-based Macintosh, there are many ways you can run Windows 10 on it. We previously looked at setting up Windows 10 using Apple’s Boot Camp. It’s perfect for scenarios where you want the raw performance from your device’s hardware. A Boot Camp configuration has its trade-offs, though. Still, Boot Camp remains the best choice in regards to utilizing the full hardware experience of your Mac.

If you need to use a select group of apps, maybe an in-house line of the business app (LOB) or light productivity applications such as Microsoft Office or Adobe Photoshop, you can get away with using a Virtual Machine (VM). One leading solution in this category is VMware Fusion, which was among the first vendors to bring Windows virtualization to Intel Macs nearly 10 years ago.

I decided on trying out VMware Fusion, because of my great experience with the Windows version. I liked it so much, in fact, that I wrote an article on using VMware Workstation to install Windows 10. Before settling on VMware Fusion for my Mac, I tried out free solutions, but as you will find out, VMware is an entirely different experience; it is almost like having the near Boot Camp experience from within OS X.

Create Windows 10 Virtual Machine using VMware Fusion 8 Pro

There are few things you will need:

• VMware Fusion 8 Pro license, you can download a 30-day trial to give it a spin. There is an even cheaper VMware Fusion 8 license which should be more than suitable for most person’s needs.
• Compatible Intel Apple Macintosh computer
• Windows 10 license, see instructions on how to download a disc image.

Install VMware Fusion 8 Pro for Mac

Before you begin, you need to install the software, after downloading, double-click the DMG image. When the DMG is mounted, double-click VMware Fusion to start the installation.

Enter your password and accept the license agreement.

After that, enter your product key or try it out for free for 30 days.

Launch and Install VMware Fusion

On your Mac keyboard hit Command + Spacebar and type: VMware and press Enter.

You have a few choices when it comes to selecting the install method. Since this article focuses on installing Windows 10, go with Install from a disc or image which should be the default selection.

 

If you have your Windows Disc image ready, drag and drop it into the window and click Continue.

Click Finish if you’re satisfied with the Virtual Machine configuration. If not, click Customize Settings to go back and make adjustments.

Customize your Virtual Machine Configuration

If you want to modify the virtual hardware configuration of your virtual machine, you can use the System Preferences-like interface to do so. Common areas of the system you should consider adjusting include Processors & Memory, Hard Disk, and Network.

Depending on what you plan to use the Virtual Machine for, you can increase the amount of memory and hard disk for satisfactory performance.

Hard disk settings in VMware Fusion 8

RAM and processor settings in VMware Fusion 8

Installing Windows 10

When you are ready to begin the installation, click the Play button in the Virtual Machine window.

Windows 10 setup will now begin. For instructions on how to perform a clean install, review our article here.

Installing VMware Tools

After installing Windows 10, the performance might be noticeably weak. One of the first pop-ups you will see within Windows is the need for a Display Driver, and this is where VMware Tools come in.

VMware Tools will install necessary software drivers that will take advantage of the hardware such as CPU and graphics enhancing the performance and experience of the virtual machine.

Click the Virtual Machine menu then click Install VMware Tools and kick off the installer.

When AutoPlay comes up, select the option to run the tools.

Follow the on-screen instructions to install VMware Tools, items might appear small on screen. You can resize the VM window to scale them. The size discrepancy is only temporary, after installation and restart, items will automatically appear larger based on the resolution you set.

In our next article, we look at setting up a custom virtual machine, recommended if you want to install an alternative such as Linux or an older version of Windows.