Windows Installation

Internal

• Windows

Installation on VMWare Fusion

Provision the VM

Provision an appropriate VM in VMWare Fusion:

VMware Fusion Virtual Machine Provisioning

If the VM refuses to start with "Cannot find a valid peer process to connect to", allow the vendor in "Security in Privacy". For more details see:

Allow Vendor

Download Window ISO File

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10ISO

Install

Settings -> CD/DVD (SATA)

Select Connect CD/DVD Drive

This CD/DVD is configured to use the following: -> Choose a disk o r disc image.

Select the Windows 10 image.

Post-Install

Install VMware Tools in a Windows Virtual Machine

https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/1003417

On the Mac virtualization host, open a new Finder window and go to the Application folder.

Find "VMware Fusion" and right click on it -> Show Package Contents.

Navigate to Contents -> Library -> isoimages -> windows.iso.

Copy windows.iso on the Mac desktop.

Make sure the Windows VM is shut down.

Go to the Windows VM settings -> CD/DVD. If there's no CD/DVD, go to "Add Device" in the upper right corner of the window and add a CD/DVD drive -> Connect CD/DVD Drive -> Choose a disc or a disc image -> Select "windows.iso" from Desktop.

Restart the Windows VM.

Upon restart, the DVD will be available as "VMware Tools" -> go there -> setup64.

Installation wizard -> Complete -> Next -> Install

Reboot.

Set Up Access to Virtualization Host Storage

Set Up Direct Access to Virtualization Host Storage

Rename the Instance

Apply Windows 10 Change the Machine Name, change to <hostname>WIN10[-<counter>]. Example SWMBP1-WIN10.