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

In my tutorial, the names of the installation files are:. 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 — VMwareFusion Wait until the installer opens. Enter the credentials of your macOS user account to grant administrative privileges to the installer, and hit OK to continue. 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. The macOS security notification messages pop up. Unable to access Accessibility. 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. 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. Create a New Virtual Machine. The ISO installation image is already selected after the drag and drop.

Otherwise, you cannot continue the configuration of a new VM. Click the Allow button near this message to unlock VMware Fusion and allow the required access. 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. Once the needed option is selected we unselect the Use Easy Install checkbox , click Continue. 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. Choose Firmware Type. Hit Continue. 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. 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. VM settings are displayed in a separate window. Select 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. These errors are displayed due to the security configuration of macOS. Issues related to macOS security settings require manual configuration. Click the Apple button , and click System Preferences. 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:. Now the VM should start correctly without displaying any errors. 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 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. Select the Operating system you want to install. 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. Step 3. 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. 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. Step 7. This way you will be able to see your VM as an additional computer in your local network.

Step 8. Step 9. Step Select the Windows 7 x64 Ultimate ISO image you downloaded to your computer from the table below the article and click the Open button.

To use USB 3. To improve system performance in the advanced settings of the virtual machine, change the Troubleshooting property to None and disable Side Channel Mitigations. 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. Select your system language, keyboard layout, and time format in the Windows 7 setup wizard and click Next.

In this window, you can repair your system or click the Install Now button to start the Windows installation. Continue after reading and accepting the license terms of the Windows 7 Ultimate Service Pack 1 operating system. In the installation type selection window, click Custom as you will perform a clean system installation. 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. Wait while expanding Windows files for installation. At this stage, your virtual system may restart several times, so do not shut down your system. Type a different user and computer name to distinguish your guest machine from other computers in your local network.

If you do not want unwanted users to access your virtual system, create a strong and memorable password. 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. If you want to automatically install important and recommended updates, click on Use Recommended Settings. Configure the time zone according to where you live and click Next after checking the system time.

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

If you plan to use your Windows 7 virtual computer in other VMware products in the future, select Complete and click Next. If we have any changes to make, you can go back or click the Install button to start the installation.

After installing VMware Tools on Windows 7, do not restart your virtual system and close your virtual system completely from the Start menu. Therefore, you need to edit the VMX file of the guest operating system to manually configure the automatic update process.

You can see multiple virtual disk files and configuration files in the content of the guest machine.