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How to know whether your Mac is using an Apple Silicon or Intel processor

1. Go to the menu bar and select the Apple icon
2. Select “About this Mac” from the drop-down menu
3. Select “More info…”

Once there, you will find your Mac’s specifications.

Windows download for Apple Silicon Macs

1.Navigate to https://utexas.app.box.com/v/msb-student-vms and download the windowsARM.vmdk

2.Open VMware

3.Create a custom virtual machine

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4.Choose Windows 11 64-bit ARM

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5.Auto-generate a password or enter one that you will remember and press continue

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6.Click on Choose virtual disk

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7.Locate and select the file you just downloaded

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8.Select finish

Windows should now be setting up

As we cannot continue without a network connection, we need to install the network drivers

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9.Restart the VM by selecting the button 'Virtual machine' at the top of your screen

10.Select 'Restart'

11.Once it has restarted, we need to open command prompt: hold 'shift' + 'FN' + 'F10'

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12.Type OOBE\bypassnro

Press Enter

13.Once the Virtual Machine (VM) restarts, you should now have an option to select 'I don't have internet'. You can now continue the setup process

Once you are in Windows:

14.Open the start menu

15.Open 'Powershell' as administrator. To run as administrator, please: right-click of your mouse, then choose "Run as administrator". 

16.Type 'Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned' then press enter

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17.Press the 'A' key, then Enter

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18.Close Powershell

19.Select 'Virtual machine' at the top of the app

Then 'reinstall VMware tools'

20.Select Install

This will add a virtual disk within Windows.

21.Open up File Explorer, then select "DVD Drive (D:)" on the left

22.Find the ‘Setup' file’, then:

23.Right-click on it

24.Choose 'Run with powershell'.

You should now have network access within Windows.

Windows download for Intel Macs

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With VMware open you will see the below window:

6.Click continue and then Click Use another disc or disc image

7.Navigate to your downloads folder and select the windows iso file we downloaded earlier. Click continue

8.The next window will ask you to enter in some information. The only fields you need to fill out is your Account Name and the Windows Version drop down menu. For the Windows Version select Windows Pro

9.The next window will ask you about integration, select More Isolated

10.The final screen will ask you to name the VM and to save it. You can leave the defaults as they are.

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