In this step, we create the virtual machine to install Windows 10 on VMware Fusion on the Mac machine.
You can follow How To Create Windows 10 ISO File to obtain the ISO file. We need the ISO file of 64-bit Windows 10 to continue the tutorial. You can also follow How To Install VMware Fusion On Mac. It also assumes that you have a digital license or a 25-character product key to activate Windows, though you can also install Windows 10 to try out without the activation key. I have used macOS High Sierra and VMware Fusion 11.5 while writing this tutorial. This tutorial assumes that you have access to a Mac machine with at least 8 GB of memory and VMware Fusion is already installed on it. If you have already created the Virtual Machine and installed Windows 10 on it, Click Here to continue this tutorial to install VMware Tools on Windows. This is Part 1 of this tutorial and provides the steps to create the Virtual Machine using VMware Fusion and install Windows 10 as a guest operating system on it. Notes: Make sure that you have at least 8GB of memory on the system for optimal performance to install Windows On VMWare Fusion. This tutorial provides all the steps required to install Windows 10 as a guest operating system on macOS including Sierra, Mojave, Catalina, etc using the VMware Fusion. We can run it as a guest operating system on macOS using the VMware Fusion without actually installing it on dedicated hardware. In several cases, it might be required to try it out or run in the dual-mode without allocating dedicated hardware to it. Microsoft also provides the server version of Windows for production usage. Click on Select Edition and select Windows 10.Windows Operating System, developed by Microsoft Corporation is among the popular operating systems used for personal computers.Navigate to the Microsoft Windows 10 ISO download page from your web browser.VMWare requires that you have a copy on a disk, drive, or an ISO image file (opens in new tab) in order to run it on your Mac.
You might already have a full copy or you might need to buy a copy.
If you have an older version of Fusion, you can upgrade for less. You can buy the full license right now or download a free 30-day trial and make your full purchase later. For example, if you to be able to create linked clones on different Macs or if you need to network your computers together. The Pro version includes extra features specific for multiple-computer use. The main differences between them is in the advanced features. Fusion 11.5 costs $79.99 and the pro version costs $159.99. You'll need a copy of Fusion 11.5 or Fusion 11.5 Pro in order to install it on your Mac. How to back up your Mac How to run Windows 10 on Mac using Fusion 11.5 First off, you should be backing up your Mac on a regular basis, but even if you don't do so multiple times per day, you should definitely do so right now, before you continue with this guide. This is one of those awful mistakes that people make, thinking that they don't need to back up their Mac before doing something big. Minimum requirements for Metal support (opens in new tab).Recommended graphics hardware for Windows DirectX 10 or OpenGL 3.3 support:.
Microsoft Windows is not included with VMware Fusion.Operating system installation media (disk or disk image) for virtual machines.750MB free disk space for VMware Fusion and at least 5GB for each virtual machine.Also supports the 2010 Mac Pro "Six Core", "Eight Core" and "Twelve Core" models.All Macs launched in 2011 or later are supported (except the 2012 Mac Pro "Quad Core" using the Intel Xeon W3565 Processor.The minimum system requirements for installing and using VMware Fusion 11.5 are: Hardware How to run Windows 10 on Mac using Fusion 11.5Ĭheck your system and hardware requirementsīefore you get started with installation of Fusion 11.5, make sure your Mac meets the minimum system requirements for both hardware and software.Check your system and hardware requirements.