{"id":7264,"date":"2023-02-05T23:51:17","date_gmt":"2023-02-05T23:51:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geekdecoder.com\/?p=7264"},"modified":"2023-02-05T23:51:17","modified_gmt":"2023-02-05T23:51:17","slug":"create-mac-os-vm-on-windows-vmware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/index.php\/2023\/02\/05\/create-mac-os-vm-on-windows-vmware\/","title":{"rendered":"Create Mac OS VM on Windows Vmware"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Download Unlocker and intall it from GitHub <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/DrDonk\/unlocker\/releases\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unzip the archive<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Open Power Shell as Administrator and navigate to the directory C:\\Users\\yourusername\\Downloads\\unlocker424\\windows<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Run the following:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-syntaxhighlighter-code \"><pre class=\"brush: powershell; title: ; notranslate\" title=\"\">\nc:\\Users\\rogerp\\Downloads\\unlocker424\\windows&gt;unlock.exe\nUnlocker 4.2.4 for VMware Workstation\/Player\n============================================\n\u00a9 2014-2022 David Parsons\n\nVMware is installed at:  C:\\Program Files (x86)\\VMware\\VMware Player\\\nVMware version:  20800274\n\nStopping VMware services and tasks...\nStopping service  VMUSBArbService\nStopping service  VMAuthdService\n\nInstalling unlock patches\nPatching...\nPatching C:\\Program Files (x86)\\VMware\\VMware Player\\vmwarebase.dll\nC:\\Program Files (x86)\\VMware\\VMware Player\\vmwarebase.dll -&gt; c:\\Users\\rogerp\\Downloads\\unlocker424\\backup\\17.0.0.20800274\\vmwarebase.dll\nFlag patched @ offset: 0x004e85e0  Flag: 0x3e -&gt; 0x3f.........\nPress Enter key to continue...\n<\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Download macOS Catalina ISO<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wikigain.com\/download-macos-catalina-iso-image\/\">macOS Catalina 10.15.5 ISO<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Create a New VM. Choose Install Later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_17-54-31.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"733\" height=\"599\" src=\"https:\/\/qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_17-54-31.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_17-54-31.png 733w, https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_17-54-31-300x245.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 733px) 100vw, 733px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Choose Apple Mac OS X, Version 10.15<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_17-55-25.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"734\" height=\"597\" src=\"https:\/\/qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_17-55-25.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_17-55-25.png 734w, https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_17-55-25-300x244.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 734px) 100vw, 734px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Name the virtual machine as you prefer like\u00a0<strong>macOS Catalina.\u00a0<\/strong>Click\u00a0<strong>Browse<\/strong>\u00a0then choose a location to save virtual machine files and click\u00a0<strong>Next,\u00a0<\/strong>or you may let it as default.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_19-48-45.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"415\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_19-48-45.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_19-48-45.png 415w, https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_19-48-45-295x300.png 295w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 415px) 100vw, 415px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Specify the disk size of\u00a0<strong>120 GB\u00a0<\/strong>or more than\u00a0<strong>50 GB<\/strong>. Then\u00a0<strong>select Store virtual disk as a single file<\/strong>\u00a0and click\u00a0<strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_19-50-02.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"423\" height=\"423\" src=\"https:\/\/qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_19-50-02.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_19-50-02.png 423w, https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_19-50-02-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_19-50-02-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 423px) 100vw, 423px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On\u00a0<strong>Ready to Create Virtual Machine<\/strong>, Click\u00a0<strong>Customize Hardware.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Increase the Memory from\u00a0<strong>4 GB<\/strong>\u00a0to\u00a0<strong>8 GB\u00a0<\/strong>or higher for better performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Select&nbsp;<strong>Processor<\/strong>&nbsp;menu then increase the&nbsp;<strong>CPU processor<\/strong>&nbsp;core from&nbsp;<strong>2 cores<\/strong>&nbsp;to&nbsp;<strong>4&nbsp;<\/strong>or Higher&nbsp;cores for better performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note<\/strong>: If you don\u2019t have enough resources then you may not increase the Memory and Processor since the minimum requirement is\u00a0<strong>4 GB<\/strong>\u00a0Memory and\u00a0<strong>2 Cores<\/strong>\u00a0of Processor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Select\u00a0<strong>New CD\/DVD (SATA)<\/strong>\u00a0from the menu then click\u00a0<strong>Use ISO image file:<\/strong>\u00a0and click\u00a0<strong>Browse<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Locate the\u00a0<strong>macOS Catalina 10.15.5 (19F101).iso<\/strong>\u00a0file then click\u00a0<strong>Open<\/strong>. If you don\u2019t have this file then you should download this from\u00a0<em>Step 1: Download the Prerequisites<\/em>\u00a0section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After selecting the macOS Catalina ISO, to save all the changes click\u00a0<strong>Close.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_19-52-00.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"428\" height=\"430\" src=\"https:\/\/qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_19-52-00.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_19-52-00.png 428w, https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_19-52-00-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_19-52-00-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 428px) 100vw, 428px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally on the New Virtual Machine Wizard Window, Click\u00a0<strong>Finish<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Edit macOS Catalina VMX File (Optional)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Do these 2 steps only if you can\u2019t boot into macOS or have other issues.&nbsp;Navigate to the virtual machine folder which you select in step #4.3 of this guide. If you didn\u2019t specify a new location, then the default location is in&nbsp;<strong>Document &gt; Virtual Machine<\/strong>. Right-click on&nbsp;<strong>macOS Catalina.vmx<\/strong>&nbsp;then open it via&nbsp;<strong>Notepad<\/strong>&nbsp;or any third-party text editor of your choice.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scroll down to the bottom of texts and add the following code; then click on&nbsp;<strong>File<\/strong>&nbsp;&gt;&nbsp;<strong>Save<\/strong>. After that, you may close it as you don\u2019t need it anymore.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-syntaxhighlighter-code \"><pre class=\"brush: plain; title: ; notranslate\" title=\"\">\nsmbios.reflectHost = &quot;TRUE&quot;\nhw.model = &quot;MacBookPro14,3&quot;\nboard-id = &quot;Mac-551B86E5744E2388&quot;\nsmc.version = &quot;0&quot;\n<\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;Install macOS Catalina as VM on VMware<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open VMware and on the macOS Catalina VM window Click&nbsp;<strong>Power on this Virtual Machine.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_19-53-37.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"823\" src=\"https:\/\/qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_19-53-37-1024x823.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_19-53-37-1024x823.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_19-53-37-300x241.png 300w, https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_19-53-37-768x618.png 768w, https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_19-53-37.png 1026w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Select\u00a0<strong>English<\/strong>\u00a0on the language page then click\u00a0<strong>Continue\u00a0<\/strong>Arrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_19-54-57.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"794\" height=\"637\" src=\"https:\/\/qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_19-54-57.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_19-54-57.png 794w, https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_19-54-57-300x241.png 300w, https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_19-54-57-768x616.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 794px) 100vw, 794px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, you\u2019ll see\u00a0<strong>macOS Utilities<\/strong>\u00a0Window. From the list, select\u00a0<strong>Disk Utility<\/strong>\u00a0and click\u00a0<strong>Continue<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_19-56-41.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"823\" src=\"https:\/\/qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_19-56-41-1024x823.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_19-56-41-1024x823.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_19-56-41-300x241.png 300w, https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_19-56-41-768x618.png 768w, https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_19-56-41.png 1026w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Select&nbsp;<strong>VMware Virtual SATA Hard Drive Media<\/strong>&nbsp;then click&nbsp;<strong>Erase<\/strong>. Choose the following options and again click&nbsp;<strong>Erase<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Name<\/strong>: Catalina HD (You can type any name you want)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Format<\/strong>: APFS (If you get an error, select Mac OS X Extended Journaled)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Scheme<\/strong>: GUID Partition MAP<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_19-59-23.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_19-59-23.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_19-59-23.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_19-59-23-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_19-59-23-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-00-52.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-00-52.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-00-52.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-00-52-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-00-52-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>From\u00a0<strong>Disk Utility<\/strong>\u00a0Tab, click\u00a0<strong>Quit Disk Utility<br><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-02-12.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"767\" src=\"https:\/\/qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-02-12.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-02-12.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-02-12-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-02-12-768x575.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>From macOS Utilities, select\u00a0<strong>Install macOS<\/strong>\u00a0and click\u00a0<strong>Continue<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-03-43.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"767\" src=\"https:\/\/qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-03-43.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-03-43.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-03-43-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-03-43-768x575.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Click\u00a0<strong>Continue<\/strong>\u00a0on Install macOS Catalina screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-04-39.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"767\" src=\"https:\/\/qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-04-39.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-04-39.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-04-39-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-04-39-768x575.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Agree<\/strong>\u00a0to the macOS Catalina License agreement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-05-37.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"767\" src=\"https:\/\/qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-05-37.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-05-37.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-05-37-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-05-37-768x575.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Select\u00a0<strong>Catalina HD<\/strong>\u00a0and click\u00a0<strong>Install<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-06-26.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"767\" src=\"https:\/\/qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-06-26.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-06-26.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-06-26-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-06-26-768x575.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Wait for macOS Catalina will restart 2\/3 times to complete the installation itself without you touching anything. It will take roughly 15-20 minutes depending on your system, be patient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-07-38.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"767\" src=\"https:\/\/qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-07-38.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-07-38.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-07-38-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-07-38-768x575.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Complete Basic macOS Account Settings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Once the installation part complete, the VM will reboot, and after the reboot, you should see macOS Catalina Welcome page. Complete the setup as needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-24-15.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-24-15.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-24-15.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-24-15-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-24-15-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-25-10.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-25-10.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-25-10.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-25-10-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-25-10-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Continue the setup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-29-27.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-29-27.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-29-27.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-29-27-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-29-27-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Install VMware Tools (Optional)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;Download VMware Tools ISO<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Click the link below to download the VMware tools for macOS Catalina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mediafire.com\/file\/79je1z8ew6jdwbl\/VMware_Tools.iso\/file\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Download VMware Tools (Mediafire Direct link)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step #2. Attach the ISO to macOS Catalina<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>First, Start Vmware Player. Choose the MacOS VM. Click Settings. Change the CDROM to load the Vmware tools ISO. Click OK. Power on the macOS Catalina. Once logged in Open the Vmware Tool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-37-22.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-37-22.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-37-22.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-37-22-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-37-22-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Choose Install<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-38-57.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-38-57.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-38-57.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-38-57-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-38-57-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-40-17.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-40-17.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-40-17.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-40-17-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-40-17-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-40-48.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-40-48.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-40-48.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-40-48-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-40-48-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-41-53.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-41-53.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-41-53.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-41-53-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-41-53-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0You will a pop-up\u00a0<strong>System Extension Blocked.<\/strong>\u00a0After the pop-up appears, click\u00a0<strong>Open Security Preferences<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-44-58.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-44-58.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-44-58.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-44-58-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-44-58-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Click on the\u00a0<strong>Padlock<\/strong>\u00a0icon then type your\u00a0<strong>password<\/strong>. It allows you to make changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-46-24-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-46-24-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-46-24-2.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-46-24-2-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-46-24-2-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Click\u00a0<strong>Allow<\/strong>\u00a0to enable the VMware tools extension to be installed from\u00a0the security &amp; privacy window.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-48-55.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-48-55.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-48-55.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-48-55-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023-02-05_20-48-55-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On the Legacy system Extension, click\u00a0<strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click on\u00a0<strong>OK<\/strong>\u00a0again on the Security and Privacy windows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0Once the installation is successfully done, click the\u00a0<strong>Restart\u00a0<\/strong>button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>macOS Catalina VM will restart and after the restart login with your Username and Password.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You may see the same\u00a0<strong>System Extension Blocked<\/strong>\u00a0pop-up again. Click\u00a0<strong>Open Security Preferences<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0Click\u00a0<strong>Allow<\/strong>\u00a0again from the Security &amp; Privacy window.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Restart your VM and test the enhanced features are working.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Download Unlocker and intall it from GitHub HERE Unzip the archive Open Power Shell as Administrator and navigate to the directory C:\\Users\\yourusername\\Downloads\\unlocker424\\windows Run the following: Create a New VM. Choose Install Later. Choose Apple Mac OS X, Version 10.15 Name the virtual machine as you prefer like\u00a0macOS Catalina.\u00a0Click\u00a0Browse\u00a0then choose a location to save virtual machine &#8230; <a title=\"Create Mac OS VM on Windows Vmware\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/index.php\/2023\/02\/05\/create-mac-os-vm-on-windows-vmware\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Create Mac OS VM on Windows Vmware\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[120],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7264","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-vmware"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7264","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7264"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7264\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7264"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7264"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.qbytes.cloud\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7264"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}