- Download & Install VMWare Workstation.
- Download & Extract VMWare Auto Unlocker.
- Download one of the Mac ISO's.
[!NOTE]
VMWare Auto Unlocker support macOS up to version 14.
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Close any VMWare Workstation instances.
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Open VMWare Auto Unlocker
Unlocker.exeas Administrator. -
Because of the bug in the unlocker program (paolo-projects/auto-unlocker#125), you've to do this:
[!IMPORTANT]
If you've already patched the VMWare Workstation before, uninstall the patch first in the unlocker program.- Download both
darwin.iso&darwinPre15.isoin https://packages.vmware.com/tools/frozen/darwin/ and put them in a folder. - In the unlocker program, uncheck
Download toolsand browse the directory containing the files you've downloaded.
- Download both
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Patch the VMWare Workstation!
- Open VMWare Workstation and click continue as free non-commercial use.
- Create a VM:
- Configuration: Custom
- Hardware Compatibility: Default (Workstation 17.5.x)
- Image File: Point to the ISO file you've downloaded
- OS: Apple Mac OS X
- Version: Depend on what Mac OS version you've downloaded
- Name & Location: Whatever you like. Remember the name & the path!
- Processors: Default or more (Depend on your system)
- RAM: 2 GB or more (Depend on your system)
- Network: Default (NAT)
- I/O: Default (LSI Logic)
- Virtual Disk: Default (SATA)
- Disk: Create New. 35 GB or more. Split Virtual Disk. Default Name.
- 🤜 Finish it!
- Remember the location of your VM that you've just created?
Open{Your VM Name}.vmxin a text editor:- Set
board-id.reflectHost = "FALSE". - Set
ethernet0.virtualDev = "vmxnet3". - Add:
board-id = "Mac-AA95B1DDAB278B95" hw.model.reflectHost = "FALSE" hw.model = "MacBookPro19,1" serialNumber.reflectHost = "FALSE" serialNumber = "C01234567890"
- Set
- 💾 Save it.
- Power On your VM!
- Wait until all initialization is complete.
- Select your language.
- Select Disk Utility.
- Select the
VMware Virtual SATA Hard Drive Media> Click Erase. - Name the drive > Format to APFS > Erase.
- Click Done > Close ❌ the Disk Utility.
- Install macOS. The VM will be rebooted several times.
- Follow the typical OS installation. (Basically Not Now or Skip)
- You're done! Enjoy ;)
