Oct 16, 2016 - Some of the process is similar, but I'll walk you through installing MacOS Sierra on Windows using VMware Workstation 12 Player in this article.
MacOS Mojave is the latest version of the macOS operating system, you can easily install macOS Mojave on VMware Workstation. Introduction macOS is a proprietary operating system that runs on Apple Macs. There are now many techniques you can use to install macOS on your Intel PC (Hackintosh).
From Windows, you can use Clover Boot Disk to with just a few clicks. But not all hardware is supported, and you also need to refer to a lot of documentation so that macOS can be installed and running on your computer. An easier way to experience macOS right on a computer running Windows or Linux is to install macOS on VMware Workstation. The advantage of this is that you will be familiar with the installation and use without affecting the settings on the computer. By using virtual machines, you can use macOS and Windows or Linux simultaneously. Using virtual disks ensures that all data on the real disks will not be affected. But I noticed running macOS on the VM is very slow, although I set it up to 4GB of RAM. This article will guide you how to install macOS Mojave on VMware Workstation. I created a virtual disk containing the macOS installer, you just downloaded it, attached it to the virtual machine, and installed it. I’m not sure if VMware Workstation 12 supports macOS 10.14 virtual machines, but version 14 and 15 has support. I tested on VirtualBox and it does not work.
VMware macOS Unlocker By default, VMware does not provide the option to create macOS and Mac OS X machines. Fortunately there is a tool that helps me unlock this option, this tool is VMware macOS Unlocker. It supports Windows, Linux and MacOS. Skip this step if you were able to create a macOS virtual machine. Go to the page to download. Click the Clone or download button, then click Download ZIP. Power off all virtual machines running and exit VMware. Extract the downloaded.zip file in step 1. On Windows, right-click on the win-install.cmd file and select Run as Administrator to unlock. For Linux and macOS, run the lnx-install.sh or osx-install.sh files under root (not tested).
After the unlock process is complete, run VMware to create the macOS virtual machine. Create macOS virtual machine Creating a macOS virtual machine is very simple, here are the steps to create a virtual machine on VMware Workstation:. Click File, select New Virtual Machine. Select Typical (recommended) and click Next.
Select I will install the operating system later. And click Next. Select Apple Mac OS X in the Guest operating system section and select macOS 10.14 in the Version section. In the Name the Virtual Machine window, name the virtual machine and virtual machine directory. I personally would put it on a different drive than the system drive. Select the size for the new virtual disk in the Specify Disk Capacity window. This is the virtual disk to be installed macOS. Click Next and then Finish. Add macOS image After creating the virtual machine, we have a virtual disk to install macOS Mojave. Now we just need to add a new virtual disk containing the macOS installer. You can also create a macOS bootable USB, then to install but using a virtual hard disk will be a lot simpler.
Download the file. This is an installation image of macOS Mojave. You do not need to use the Hackintosh ISO. Select the virtual machine just created, click on Edit virtual machine settings.
In the Memory section, you can increase the value to make the virtual machine run faster. I increased it to 4096MB (4GB) but macOS still runs very slowly. Click Add, then select Hard Disk and click Next. In the Select a Disk Type window, click Next. Select Use an existing virtual disk in the Select a Disk window and click Next to continue.
In the Select an Existing Disk window, click Browse to select the OSX10.14.0Installer.vmdk file that you downloaded in step 1. Click Finish, then click OK in the Virtual Machine Settings window. Install macOS Now you can boot the virtual machine to install macOS Mojave. VMware Workstation Pro 15 Pro Version: 15.0.2 build-10952284 Host OS Version: Windows 10, 64-bit (Build 17763) 10.0.17763 Guest OS: macOS Mojave 10.14.4 Beta (18E205e) Memory: 8GB Thank you for your instructions. Everything works great until it comes to installing the VMware Tools.
When I try to install it comes up with this error: “Could not find component on update server. Contact VMware Support or your system administrator.” I had accidentally turned on the updates for developer versions but the error was before, and after, the update. I run a lot of windows and Linux (mainly CentOS for work) VM’s and this is the first Mac VM. Am I just out of luck for VMware tools unless I am running a MAC as my Host OS with VMware Fusion? BTW, Thank you for these instructions, they are the only ones on the web I could find that worked.
Hello, I was ready to post to say how everything went well, butsomething is not ok. However thanks a lot for the whole process described here, it is great. So I have all installed and after installing VMWare Tools, I got on the desktop with a full resolution (1920 x 1080). But it did not last long and the resolution is going back automatically to the other option: 960 x 540 (HiDPI). Default option gives the same result than “scaled”. I restarted but no change.
Does someone have a solution for that? Thanks again ? Olivier. Excellent TU NGUYEN! I have been trying to get a macOS VM working for some time but your instructions and the links to the resources made it very easy. I followed the instructions and all worked fine. A couple of prompts were different but nothing particularly noteworthy, (e.g. There was a warning about a sata0:1 device but I cancelled that after the install).
After install the first reboot and 100% progress bar nothing seemed to be happening for some time so I restarted the VM and all was then OK. Performance seems better than I expected but I have not tested anything heavy yet (, host: Windows 10, Intel Core i7-4500U @1.8GHz, 8GB RAM, SSD). Updates to macOS 10.13.6 worked fine. Working config: Windows 10 Pro, Version 1083, OS Build 17134.112 VMware® Workstation 14 Player, 14.1.2 build-8497320 VM settings:4GB RAM, 2vCPUs Thanks for the great post!
Hey, here’s how to install macOS High Sierra 10.13 step by step recently published, which might be coolest, check out this or you’ll realize!! The new MacOS Sierra is out and has been installed on almost all of the Mac’s because it’s new features going to get better and better.
While it has spirit everywhere, especially, Siri which is more compatible and smart and finds the best results for you. Moreover, you have the universal clipboard, auto unlocks with Apple Watch and much more. Sounds exciting? Do you think it’s only for Mac users or you can’t install it? Ha, of course, no, because you can do them all just in Windows using VMware within some easy steps.
However, as we have covered the previous OS X El Capitan installation on VMware, this time again we’re having a surprising gift for our users means we’ve covered this too, so let’s get started. Hey, check out this fantastic latest macOS High Sierra installation guide. Install MacOS Sierra 10.12 on VMware Step by Step Guide Hey, before beginning the installation you need to take care them in order to install it fully on your computer. Minimum system requirements. 2GB Memory(RAM). Number of Processors: 2. Hard Disk: 80GB.
Graphics memory: 256 MB Now download the Winrar files from below you need:- Latest preview: 10.12 Final (16A323). September 20, 2016. Google Drive (6 Parts): (Final Version, no beta). Google Drive (one full):. Unlocker208:. VMware Workstation:. Important Note: Before begin installing MacOS Sierra, make sure you have enabled Virtualization on your PC and VMware too.
Here’s how to do it:-. Step 1# Create a New Virtual Machine After finishing the steps above, now it’s time to begin start virtualizing and installing Mac OS Sierra. Let’s get started. #1. Open File Explorer and navigate to unlocker208 extracted files and right click on win-install and select Run as administrator, when the windows ask your permission click Yes. This will unlock or start VMware services of Mac so that you can choose and install Mac on VMware. Notepad Stuck booting up or can’t change the screen or do you have another problem?
No matter, here’s the solution, click the link below and try one the solution methods from the list. Step #4 Install macOS Sierra 10.12 on VMware All right and now what you’re going to do next is power on the VM by clicking on the button above Power on this virtual machine. When the VM powered on, on the first screen you’ll see the welcome page, choose your country then click Continue. This installation is similar to other OS X installation, so just enjoy. MacOS Sierra Installed. See Next:- Ok, fine that’s it, can’t install or got confused, check out our video below based on install MacOS Sierra on VMware step by step.
Notice that if you face boot manager problem or any other problems, check out the step #3 and use the code without quotation marks or you can try the whole tutorial once again if again not succeed, then try to check your laptop/PC if it’s not AMD, if it is then you can’t do it or if your system is Intel then go and check the steps clearly and check once again or do it on another computer. And don’t forget to install VMware tools when the installation has finished, go now:-. When the VMware tools installed, now step through setting up your mac which is essential after installation.
Click the link below and follow the steps. Check out the video tutorial. Will this work using VMware Player 7.1.3?
I started trying to follow your guide but didn’t have the option to choose OSX 10.11 as my operating system (the most recent on the list is OSX 10.10). When I got to the end of step #2 I was unable to specify the disc image – got this error: – “The selected virtual disk is incompatible with this Workstation 11.0 virtual machine.
Adding this disk would make this virtual machine incompatible with older VMware products.” It wouldn’t let me finish & proceed. Am I right in assuming I’ll need to upgrade & get myself a fully fledged version of Workstation Pro 12 in order to get any further? Somewhere after updating VMWare WS 12.5.2 to 12.5.6 and OSX from 10.12 to 10.12.5, I lost the ability to boot OSX on my PC: during startup the VM just reboots repeatably with error code traces. I reverted to WMWare WS 12.5.2 and problem persists.
I can run a snapshot, but the restored VM with OSX 10.12.5 just reboots ad infinitum. The log file indicates W115: DarwinPanic: panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff7fa4dc9a70): “DSMOS: SMC read error K0. Apparently In Sierra 10.12.4, Apple added some extra copy protection which is able to tell that the SMC emulation is not a real Mac! Has anyone been able to successfully shutdown and restart OSX 10.12.4+? I tried one trick mentioned on YouTube: I edited macosx.vmx file to change line smc.present = “TRUE” to smc.present = “FALSE”, but this just resulted in a black screen!