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How to Run Ubuntu Linux on Apple Silicon Mac

Jul 8, 2024 - Leave a Comment

Want to try running Ubuntu Linux on your Apple Silicon Mac? You can do that easily, running Ubuntu right alongside MacOS, and without having to deal with any partitioning, installation headaches, dual booting, or loss of the Mac operating system itself. This is possible with the help of virtual machines, which allow you to run … Read More

Fix “A software update is required to install macOS in a virtual machine” Error on Mac

Jun 20, 2024 - Leave a Comment
Fix the Software update required to install macOS in virtual machine error

Some Mac users who are attempting to install MacOS Sequoia beta into a virtual machine may run into an error message that states “A software update is required to install macOS in a virtual machine.”

Can’t Upgrade a Sonoma VM to MacOS Sequoia Beta? Try This

Jun 12, 2024 - 2 Comments
MacOS Sequoia in a VM upgraded from MacOS Sonoma

If you already have a MacOS Sonoma virtual machine setup in UTM, Parallels, VMWare, VirtualBuddy, or otherwise, you may be interested in upgrading the MacOS Sonoma VM to a MacOS Sequoia Beta VM. One simple way to accomplish this, one might think, is to use a developer Apple ID within your Virtual Machine, and install … Read More

How to Download & Install Windows 11 LTSC ISO

Jun 7, 2024 - Leave a Comment
Windows 11 LTSC installing into a virtual machine on Mac

Some advanced users, IT staff, and enterprise users may have a need to download, install, and use Windows 11 LTSC, whether that’s for installing into a virtual machine environment running on a Mac or PC, a dual boot situation with an Intel Mac using Boot Camp, or even installing directly onto a PC, medical device, … Read More

How to Share Folder from Windows in VMWare Fusion to Mac

Jun 5, 2024 - 2 Comments
Create a Shared Folder in Windows for VMWare to share to Mac 1

If you are running Windows 11 in VMWare Fusion on a Mac, you might want to setup a shared folder to easily transfer data from the Mac to the Windows virtual machine. There are a few ways to accomplish this, from using VMWare Tools, to using a networking approach, and we’ll cover the latter here.

How to Install VMWare Tools in Windows on VMWare Fusion for Mac

May 27, 2024 - 3 Comments
VMWare Tools installing

VMWare Tools is an optional toolkit to install into a Windows virtual machine in VMWare that allows you to have easier sharing of files between the host Mac operating system and the Windows virtual machine, as well as some other useful features like time syncing between host and client, being able to pass data back … Read More

How to Install & Run Windows 11 in VMware Fusion Pro on Mac

May 20, 2024 - 13 Comments
How to install and run Windows 11 on VMWare Fusion Pro on Mac

There are numerous options to run Windows 11 simultaneously with MacOS, and one great app option that is newly free is VMware Fusion Pro 13. VMWare Fusion Pro makes it particularly simple to download, install, and setup Windows 11 in a virtual machine on the Mac, but if you’re new to virtualization and virtual machines, … Read More

How to Download & Install VMware Fusion Pro for Mac for Free

May 15, 2024 - 19 Comments
Launch the installer for VMWare Fusion Pro

VMware Fusion Pro is now available for free for personal use, according to a blog post on the developers website. VMware Fusion Pro is powerful hypervisor software that allows you to create and run virtual machines on your Mac, enabling the capability to do things like run a virtualized Windows installation atop MacOS, or run … Read More

How to Boot Into MacOS Recovery in UTM on Apple Silicon Mac

Jan 17, 2024 - 1 Comment
Recovery Mode booted in UTM on Apple Silicon Mac

If you’ve installed macOS Sonoma into a UTM virtual machine you may get into a situation where you’d either like to restore the VM from a Time Machine backup, or even reinstall Sonoma in the VM, or perform other actions on the virtual machine from Recovery Mode. But, as you likely have noticed by now, … Read More

How to Install macOS Sonoma in a Virtual Machine with UTM

Jan 9, 2024 - 8 Comments
How to install macOS Sonoma in a virtual machine with UTM

You can install and run macOS Sonoma in a virtual machine, for free, with the use of UTM. UTM runs on Macs, iPhones, and iPads, but we’re going to focus specifically on installing macOS Sonoma in a UTM virtual machine running on a Mac. Yes this means you can run a virtualized macOS Sonoma installation … Read More

Experiment & Explore Fedora Linux on Mac with UTM

Dec 30, 2023 - 1 Comment
Run Linux on a Mac with UTM

Running Linux on a Mac can be a big ordeal, but not with virtualization. By using UTM, you can run Linux in a virtual machine atop MacOS, contained entirely within an app. This allows you to explore and experiment with Linux, without having to go through any complex installation process or setup, it’s just a … Read More

Run MacOS VM’s in Docker on Windows & Linux with Docker-OSX

Nov 17, 2023 - 3 Comments
Docker-OSX Mac VM on Linux

If you use Docker and virtual machines often, you may be happy to know that you can run MacOS VM’s in Docker, at near native performance atop Windows or Linux, thanks to an open source project called Docker-OSX. Yes, that means you can run MacOS on a PC, whether that PC is running Windows or … Read More

How to Install MacOS Sonoma Beta in a Virtual Machine with UTM

Jul 26, 2023 - 20 Comments
MacOS Sonoma beta in a virtual machine with UTM

One way to test out MacOS Sonoma beta but without installing it directly on a Mac is to install the Sonoma beta into a virtual machine instead. There are several different ways to do this, but for this particular article we will show you how you can setup and install MacOS Sonoma beta in a … Read More

How to Upgrade to MacOS Sonoma Beta in a Virtual Machine

Jun 16, 2023 - 3 Comments
Upgraded MacOS Sonoma beta running in a virtual machine

Want to run MacOS Sonoma beta in a virtual machine on your Mac? It’s pretty easy thanks to the free Viable tool, and if you followed our recent guide on installing Ventura in a Viable VM, you can easily upgrade that Ventura VM to run MacOS Sonoma beta in a virtual machine.

How to Run MacOS Ventura in a Virtual Machine with Viable

Jun 15, 2023 - 2 Comments
Run MacOS Ventura in a virtual machine easily with Viable

Running MacOS inside a virtual machine on an Apple Silicon Mac has never been easier, thanks to an excellent and simple to use utility called Viable.

How to Run Windows 11 on M1/M2/M3 Mac, for Free

Apr 14, 2022 - 54 Comments

If you want to run Windows 11 on your M1, M2, or M3 Mac, you can now do that, and perhaps best of all, you can run Windows 11 in a virtual machine on the M-series Mac entirely for free. We’ll be covering how to install, setup, and run Windows 11 ARM on any Apple … Read More

How to Install macOS Big Sur in VirtualBox on Windows

Jul 15, 2021 - 97 Comments
How to Install macOS Big Sur Using VirtualBox on Windows

Are you interested in running macOS Big Sur or Monterey from a Windows PC? If you don’t want to spend money on a Mac, you can use a virtual machine and still try out macOS, thanks to VirtualBox.

How to Install VirtualBox Extension Pack on Mac, Windows, Linux

Jun 27, 2020 - 4 Comments
Install VirtualBox Extension Pack

If you use VirtualBox to run virtual machines, you may find yourself needing VirtualBox Extension Pack as well. The VirtualBox Extension Pack includes support for USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 devices, webcam passthrough, disk image encryption, VirtualBox Remote Desktop Protocol (VRDP), and network booting with Intel PXE Boot ROM, and along with some other capabilities … Read More

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