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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- In a new tab, go to https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10ISO.
- Scroll down until you see a drop-down menu that says "Select edition".
- Select "Windows 10 (Multi-edition ISO)".
- You will be presented with a drop-down for choosing the language. Choose "English (United States)".
- You will then be given the choice between a 64-bit Download and a 32-bit Download. Choose 64-bit.
- Open the VMWare Fusion app, and you should see this window:
- Click "Continue" and then "Use another disc or disc image".
- Navigate to your downloads and select the Windows 10 ISO file you downloaded earlier. Click continue.
- 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".
- This window asks you about integration. Select "More isolated".
- The final screen will ask you to name the VM and to save it. You can leave the defaults as they are.
- A black window with a play button will appear. Click the play button to start the VM.
- On the Windows installation pages that appear, the defaults are fine, and you can just click through them.
- As you cannot continue without a network connection, you need to install network drivers.
- Restart the VM by selecting the button "Virtual machine" at the top of your screen. Select "Restart".
- Once it has restarted, you need to open command prompt: hold 'shift' + 'FN' + 'F10'.
If the above key combination doesn't work please try: - Press Enter. 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.
- Open the Start Menu (Windows icon).
- Search for "PowerShell". Right-click the application, and run it as an administrator (or select "Run as administrator" on the right).
- Type Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned
Press enter. - Press the 'A' key, then press Enter. Close PowerShell once finished.
- Select 'Virtual machine' at the top of the app.
Then 'reinstall VMware tools' - Select "Install". This will add a virtual disk within Windows.
- Open up File Explorer, then select "DVD Drive (D:)" on the left.
- Find the ‘Setup' file, then:
- Right-click on it. Choose 'Run with powershell'.
You should now have network access within Windows and can download any applications you need.
Once you are in Windows:
