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VMWare by Broadcom (broadcom.com) is a service through which McCombs School of Business faculty and students can run a Windows virtual machine on a Macintosh computer. There is no cost to download and use the software for personal use, but faculty and researchers who are using it for commercial use must request a license

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  1. In a new tab, go to https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10ISO.
  2. Scroll down until you see a drop-down menu that says "Select edition".
  3. Select "Windows 10 (Multi-edition ISO)".
  4. You will be presented with a drop-down for choosing the language. Choose "English (United States)".
  5. You will then be given the choice between a 64-bit Download and a 32-bit Download. Choose 64-bit.
  6. Open the VMWare Fusion app, and you should see this window:


  7. Click "Continue" and then "Use another disc or disc image".
  8. Navigate to your downloads and select the Windows 10 ISO file you downloaded earlier. Click continue.
  9. This window will ask you to enter information. All that is required is your account name (set to anything you would like) and Windows version in the drop-down menu. For the Windows version, select "Windows 10 Pro". 
  10. This window asks you about integration. Select "More isolated". 


  11. The final screen will ask you to name the VM and to save it. You can leave the defaults as they are.
  12. A black window with a play button will appear. Click the play button to start the VM.
  13. On the Windows installation pages that appear, the defaults are fine, and you can just click through them.
  14. As you cannot continue without a network connection, you need to install network drivers.
  15. Restart the VM by selecting the button "Virtual machine" at the top of your screen. Select "Restart".
  16. Once it has restarted, you need to open command prompt: hold 'shift' + 'FN' + 'F10'.
    If the above key combination doesn't work please try: CONTROL + TAB and click "yes" on the window that pops up.
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  17. Type OOBE\bypassnro 
    Press Enter.
  18. Once the virtual machine restarts, click through to the network screen and select 'I don't have internet'. You can now continue the setup process.
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    Once you are in Windows:
  19. Open the Start Menu (Windows icon). 
  20. Search for "PowerShell". Right-click the application, and run it as an administrator (or select "Run as administrator" on the right).
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  21. Type Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned
    Press enter.
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  22. Press the 'A' key, then press Enter. Close PowerShell once finished.
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  23. Select 'Virtual machine' at the top of the app.
    Then 'reinstall VMware tools'
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  24. Select "Install". This will add a virtual disk within Windows.
  25. Open up File Explorer, then select "DVD Drive (D:)" on the left.
  26. Find the ‘Setup' file, then:
  27. Right-click on it. Choose 'Run with powershell'.
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    You should now have network access within Windows and can download any applications you need.