How to Install VMware Fusion 8.5 to Run Virtual Windows on Mac

In this article, we will examine how to use VMware Fusion 8.5 to run Windows, Linux on virtual machines on Mac computers.

How to Install VMware Fusion Software to Run Virtual Windows on Mac

To run a virtual machine on operating systems such as Windows and Linux / Ubuntu is often used VMware Workstation virtualization program. However, you need to use VMware Fusion to run virtual computers such as Windows and Linux on Apple macOS operating systems.

VM Fusion is a virtualization program developed by VMware for macOS systems and allows you to use Windows and Linux based operating systems on macOS systems.

In addition, this virtualization program is more useful and efficient than Apple’s Boot Camp program.

In this article, instead of using VMware Workstation, we will setup the VM Fusion 8.5 virtualization program to run Windows on Mac.

How to Setup VMware Fusion 8.5 on macOS

To use Windows 10 on macOS High Sierra 10.13, first, download the required program here.

   Step 1

Double-click on the .dmg file to start the setup.

   Step 2

Wait while the .dmg file opens.

   Step 3

Double-click the icon to start it.

   Step 4

Write your Root password to start the installation.

   Step 5

Starting VM Fusion 8.5 Pro.

   Step 6

Accept the software license agreement.

   Step 7

If you want to buy this program, you can browse the VMware site. For a 30-day trial period, select I want to try VM Fusion 8 for 30 days and click Continue.

   Step 8

To resolve the System Extension Blocked problem, go to the settings in the macOS menu.

   Step 9

In the Security & Privacy settings, click the Allow button.

   Step 10

Click OK and close the system message window.

   Step 11

Write your Root password to continue installation on macOS High Sierra.

   Step 12

After completing the installation of the program, click Done to close the window.

   Step 13

The first view of the virtualization software is as follows.

   Step 14

Open the macOS Application and run the program.

   Step 15

The virtual machine screen is as follows.

   Step 16

You can check the version of the virtualization program.

How to Setup Fusion Virtual Machine Software ⇒ Video

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How to Configure a Virtual Windows on Mac

After installing VMware Fusion, click on the image below to install Windows 10 on your Mac!

   Final Word

In this article, we have installed the Fusion program to run a Windows operating system on Apple macOS operating systems. In our next articles, we will build Windows and Linux operating systems by creating various machines with this virtualization software. Thanks for following us!

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