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

Install Updates

Windows 10 Apply Updates

Rename the Instance

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