- #Set up windows vm on mac mac os x
- #Set up windows vm on mac install
- #Set up windows vm on mac Patch
It took a little while but it installed and worked without any problems.īeamOff is optional and works mainly to improve website performance.
#Set up windows vm on mac mac os x
When I installed Mac OS X using this method I was prompted to upgrade to El Capitan. If you are prompted by OS X to perform updates, it is safe to do so. If this article has been published for a while, it may be something else completely. Depending on what file has been uploaded as the Mac OS X source, you may be running Yosemite or El Capitan. Your Hackintosh should now be fully functional.
Select the small ‘+’ icon in the left and select BeamOff. Select your account and then Login Items. In Mac OS X navigate to System Preferences and Users and Groups. Navigate to CD/DVD and browse to the BeamOff.iso file from within the Mac OS X folder. #Set up windows vm on mac install
Install VMware Tools when prompted and reboot again. Go back to Mac OS X and you should see a popup for VMware Tools. Check the box next to Connected at the top. Navigate to CD/DVD and browse to the darwin.iso file from within the Mac OS X folder you downloaded. Go back to VMware Workstation and select Settings. Follow the Mac OS X installation wizard that will appear. Select Power and Start Up Guest when you’re ready. Change any other options you see fit such as memory, disk space and so on. Select Options and Version and set it to Mac OS X 10.7. 
Select Edit virtual machine settings within VMware Workstation.Select the Mac OS X VMX file you downloaded and open it.
Open VMware Workstation and select Open a Virtual Machine.Open your Mac OS X folder and run both win-install.cmd and win-update-tools.cmd as an administrator.
#Set up windows vm on mac Patch
It will patch VMware Workstation so it will load Mac OS X.
Download VMware Unlocker, extract it somewhere and install it. Install 7-Zip or other free archiving tool if you don’t already have it. Different manufacturers put it in different places so explore to find yours. Navigate to wherever Virtualization is within your BIOS and enable it. Hit Delete when your keyboard lights up to access this. Reboot your computer and load into the UEFI/BIOS. Once you’re ready, it’s time to get going. The Mac OS X download is around 6GB so if you haven’t gotten it already, you might want to start the download ahead of time. If you have an Intel PC and have downloaded the files above, we can get started. This version of Mac OS X is Yosemite and comes with VMware OS X files for use with VMware Unlocker. If you want to use another, as long as it’s compatible with VMware and Hackintosh setups you’re all good. There are lots of sources of Mac OS X and I only link to one. You will need virtualization enabled in your UEFI/BIOS, a copy of VMware Unlocker, 7-Zip and Mac OS X for VMware. You will need an Intel-based computer running Windows 10. As long as you follow these instructions exactly, you should notice no difference in terms of usability and utility between a genuine Mac and a Hackintosh. The OS will work much the same as on an Apple but within a virtual machine. A Hackintosh is the popular term for installing Mac OS X onto a non-Apple device such as a normal PC.
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