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Ok, my virtual machine has booted, I’ve seen the screen to install macOS. If you get the same error, you can fix this by adding the line “ smc.version = “0”” to the “ %ProgramData%\VMware\VMware Workstation\config.ini” file. The easiest way is to run Command Prompt under Admin (find cmd.exe, then right-click and select Run as Administrator), then run the following two commands: echo.>"%ProgramData%\VMware\VMware Workstation\config.ini"Įcho smc.version = "0">"%ProgramData%\VMware\VMware Workstation\config.ini" I encountered an error when I clicked the Power on this virtual machine button: VMware Workstation unrecoverable error: (vcpu-0) Now you can boot the virtual machine to install macOS Mojave.

Click Finish, then click OK in the Virtual Machine Settings window.

In the Select an Existing Disk window, click Browse… to select the OSX_10.14.0_Installer.vmdk file that you downloaded in step 1.

Select Use an existing virtual disk in the Select a Disk window and click Next to continue.

In the Select a Disk Type window, click Next.

Click Add…, then select Hard Disk and click Next.

I increased it to 4096MB (4GB) but macOS still runs very slowly.

In the Memory section, you can increase the value to make the virtual machine run faster.

Select the virtual machine just created, click on Edit virtual machine settings.

You do not need to use the Hackintosh ISO. This is an installation image of macOS Mojave.

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Download the OSX_10.14.0_Installer.vmdk file.

Now we just need to add a new virtual disk containing the macOS installer. You can also create a macOS bootable USB, then boot USB in VMware Workstation to install but using a virtual hard disk will be a lot simpler.

Select the size for the new virtual disk in the Specify Disk Capacity window. This is the virtual disk to be installed macOS. Click Next and then Finish.Īfter creating the virtual machine, we have a virtual disk to install macOS Mojave.

In the Name the Virtual Machine window, name the virtual machine and virtual machine directory. I personally would put it on a different drive than the system drive.

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Select Apple Mac OS X in the Guest operating system section and select macOS 10.14 in the Version section.

Select I will install the operating system later.

Select Typical (recommended) and click Next.

Click File, select New Virtual Machine….

After the unlock process is complete, run VMware to create the macOS virtual machine.Ĭreating a macOS virtual machine is very simple, here are the steps to create a virtual machine on VMware Workstation:.

On Windows, right-click on the win-install.cmd file and select Run as Administrator to unlock. For Linux and macOS, run the lnx-install.sh or osx-install.sh files under root (not tested).

Power off all virtual machines running and exit VMware.

Go to the VMware macOS Unlocker page to download. Click the Clone or download button, then click Download ZIP.

I tested on VirtualBox and it does not work.īy default, VMware does not provide the option to create macOS and Mac OS X machines. Fortunately there is a tool that helps me unlock this option, this tool is VMware macOS Unlocker. It supports Windows, Linux and MacOS. Skip this step if you were able to create a macOS virtual machine.

I created a virtual disk containing the macOS installer, you just downloaded it, attached it to the virtual machine, and installed it. I’m not sure if VMware Workstation 12 supports macOS 10.14 virtual machines, but version 14 and 15 has support.

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This article will guide you how to install macOS Mojave on VMware Workstation. From Windows, you can use Clover Boot Disk to create macOS Mojave bootable USB with just a few clicks. But not all hardware is supported, and you also need to refer to a lot of documentation so that macOS can be installed and running on your computer.Īn easier way to experience macOS right on a computer running Windows or Linux is to install macOS on VMware Workstation. The advantage of this is that you will be familiar with the installation and use without affecting the settings on the computer. By using virtual machines, you can use macOS and Windows or Linux simultaneously. Using virtual disks ensures that all data on the real disks will not be affected. But I noticed running macOS on the VM is very slow, although I set it up to 4GB of RAM.

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MacOS is a proprietary operating system that runs on Apple Macs. There are now many techniques you can use to install macOS on your Intel PC (Hackintosh). MacOS Mojave is the latest version of the macOS operating system, you can easily install macOS Mojave on VMware Workstation.