Download Center Home Home Product Product Support Support Partners Media Center Articles Articles English Store Store WiseCleaner Think Tank Encounter di[cult computer problems? All about maintenance and optimization of your Windows System. Home > Think Tank > How to Install a macOS in VMware Workstation PRO 17 How to Install a macOS in VMware Workstation PRO 17 Jan 17, 2023 VMware Workstation Pro is a hosted hypervisor that runs on x64 versions of Windows systems. We can use it to set up virtual machines on a single physical machine and use them simultaneously along with the host machine. Setting up a Windows system in VMware Workstation Pro is very easy, whether it's the early Windows XP or the latest Windows 11, except the macOS. In this article, I will show you step by step how to install macOS in VMware Workstation 17. Preparation To install macOS in VMware Workstation, we need to prepare the following tools. A powerful Windows computer. At least 8GB RAM and 80GB storage space for the macOS. VMware Workstation Pro 17. Compatibility patch: VMware Workstation Unlocker. macOS image Ble (CDR or ISO format). ISO format is recommended. 1. Install VMware Workstation Pro 17 Please download VMware Workstation Pro 17 from the o[cial website, then double-click the installation Ble to install it. If you have done the installation, please just skip this step. 2. Install VMware Workstation Unlocker VMware Workstation Pro does not support installing macOS by default, we need to install the compatibility path to unlock it. Before installing the compatibility path, please close VMware Workstation. Here, I take Unlocker Unlocker 4.2.4 4.2.4 as a sample. Step 1. Download and extract Unlocker Unlocker 4.2.4 is a compressed (zipped) folder. Right-click on it and select Extract Extract All… All… Step 2. Run unlock Then open the folder windows windows and Bnd the Ble unlock.exe unlock.exe. Right-click on it and select Run Run as as administrator administrator. Step 3. Install compatibility path It will open the Command Command Prompt Prompt window and install the compatibility patch automatically. When you see "Press "Press Enter Enter key key to to continue…" continue…", that means the installation is completed and you can press Enter Enter key to close this window. 3. Install macOS in VMware Workstation Pro Step 1. Run VMware Workstation Pro Double-click the shortcut of VMware Workstation on the Desktop, then click the button Create a New Virtual Machine on the right. Or you can click File on the top of the window and click New Virtual Machine Machine. The shortcut key to create a new virtual machine is CTRL + N N. Step 2. Choose Typical mode In the New Virtual Machine Wizard window, select Typical (recommended) and click Next Next. Step 3. Choose how to install your guest operating system You will see the following 3 options. Please select the third one II will will install install the the operating operating system system later later. Then click Next Next. Installer disc Installer disc image Ble (iso) I will install the operating system later Note: Note: VMware Workstation Pro can detect the operating system type from a disc or the disc image Ble and automatically apply the correct conBgurations, excluding macOS. If you try to do this, you will receive an error message "Could not detect which operating system is in this disc image. You will need to specify which operating system will be installed". Step 4. Select your macOS version Select Apple Apple Mac Mac OS OS X X, then click the drop-down menu in the Version Version area and select the macOS version you want to install. Then click Next Next. Step 5. Name the virtual machine Customize the name of the virtual machine and the location to save the virtual machine Bles. Then click Next Next. Step 6. Specify disk capacity Set up the virtual machine’s hard disk size. The default value of 80GB is good enough. If you don't need to move the virtual machine to another computer, the Brst option Store Store virtual virtual disk disk as as aa single single Ble Ble is highly recommended. Then click Next Next. Step 7. Customize hardware Click the Customize Customize Hardware Hardware button to change hardware settings for macOS. Select CD/DVD CD/DVD (SATA) (SATA) on the left, then select Use Use ISO ISO image image Ble Ble on the right and click the Browser Browser button to select your macOS image Ble. If your physical computer has 16GB or above physical memory, setting up 8GB for the virtual machine is recommended. Then click OK OK to save changes, and click Finish Finish to complete the wizard setting. Step 8. Power on the virtual machine After clicking the Finish button, all the settings are completed, and then we will see the dashboard of the newly created virtual machine macOS. Click Power Power on on this this virtual virtual machine machine. Top Step 9. Format virtual disk After selecting your macOS language, you will see below four options. Please click the fourth one Disk Disk Utility Utility. Because macOS cannot recognize the newly added hard disk, we need to format it. Right-click on VMware VMware Virtual Virtual SATA SATA Hard Hard Drive Drive Media Media on the left, and select Erase Erase. No need to change anything, just click the button Erase Erase. Step 10. Install macOS After the disk erasing is completed, it will return to the interface of the previous step. Now, you can click the second option Install Install macOS macOS. Step 11. Install VMware Tools After the installation is complete, the system will automatically restart. After entering the desktop, right-click on the DVD icon and select Eject Eject. Then right-click on the macOS tab and select Install Install VMware VMware Tools Tools. At this point, all the installation is complete. 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