# Running a MacOS 15 Sequoia VM in VMware
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## Installing and Configuring VMware

💡 NOTE: MacOS higher than version 12 requires a CPU with AVX2 instruction support

1. Download a MacOS Sequoia .iso Download OR create your own https://youtu.be/JFMvUpdCMwo
2. Download VMware Workstation Player Download | Alternate
3. Download MacOS Unlocker for VMware Workstation Download
4. Install VMware Workstation Player, accepting the defaults
5. Extract the downloaded MacOS Unlocker for VMware Workstation
6. Inside the extracted file, right click Unlocker.exe > Run as administrator
7. Click the Patch button
8. Wait for patching to complete before continuing

## Creating the Sequoia VM

1. Launch VMware Workstation Player
2. Click Continue to use Workstation Player for free for non-commercial use
3. Click Finish
4. Click Create a New Virtual Machine on the right side of the application
5. Select Installer disc image file (iso) > Browse to and select the downloaded MacOS Sequoia .iso > Click Next
6. Select Apple Mac OS X and macOS 13 (or the closest version to 15 listed) > Click Next
7. Name the VM MacOS15 and set the path to store the VM files > Click Next
8. Adjust the disk size if necessary and set the option to store as a single file > Click Next
9. Click the Customize Hardware... button
10. Increase the memory to 8 GB or more and the CPU to 4 cores
11. Set the Network Adapter the Bridged
12. Click Close and then Finish to complete the VM configuration
13. Open File Explorer and navigate to the VM files
14. Edit the .vmx file in a text editor
15. Search for board-id.reflectHost and set the value to "FALSE"

    board-id.reflectHost = "FALSE"

16. Search for ethernet0.virtualDev and set the value to "vmxnet3"

    ethernet0.virtualDev = "vmxnet3"

17. Then paste the following options at the bottom of the file

    board-id = "Mac-AA95B1DDAB278B95"
    hw.model.reflectHost = "FALSE"
    hw.model = "iMac20,1"
    serialNumber.reflectHost = "FALSE"
    serialNumber = "C01234567890"

18. Back in VMware, right click on the MacOS15 VM > Power On

## Installing MacOS Sequoia

1. After an initialization sequence the MAC OS Setup should start
2. Select a Language > Click the next arrow
3. Select Disk Utility
4. Select the VMware Virtual SATA Hard Drive Media > Click Erase
5. Name the drive MacOS > Set the Format to APFS > Click Erase
6. Click Done > Close Disk Utility
7. Click Install macOS
8. Click Continue > Click Agree > Click Agree again
9. Select the MacOS disk > Click Install
10. Wait while Mac OS installs files, the VM will reboot several times
11. Select your Country or Region > Click Continue
12. Confirm your languages and keyboard layout > Click Continue
13. Click Not Now on the Accessibility screen
14. Click Continue on the Data & Privacy screen
15. Select Not Now on the Migration Assistant screen
16. Select Set Up Later and then Skip on the Apple ID screen
17. Click Agree > Agree again
18. Enter a name, user name, password > Click Continue
19. Click Continue > Select Use or Don't Use for Location Services
20. Pick a time zone > Click Continue
21. Uncheck Share Mac Analytics with Apple > Click Continue
22. Click Set Up Later on the Screen Time screen
23. Pick a theme > Click Continue
24. Welcome to MacOS 15 Sequoia

## Install VMware Tools (optional, but recommended)

1. Right click the Install MacOS disc on the desktop > Eject
2. On the VMware toolbar click Player > Removable Devices > CD/DVD > Settings
3. Click Browse next to ISO Image File > Browse to the extracted Unlocker files \tools > Select darwin.iso
4. Click the Connected checkbox
5. Click OK
6. Inside the VM, double click the mounted VMware tools and run the installer
7. When prompted, go into the Security settings and scroll to the bottom > Click Allow next to VMware > Reboot
8. After rebooting double click the mounted VMware tools and run the installer again
9. After the install succeeds, reboot again