How to Install a macOS in VMware Workstation PRO 17

Step 1. Download and extract Unlocker

Unlocker 4.2.4 is a compressed (zipped) folder. Right-click on it and select Extract All…

Step 2. Run unlock

Then open the folder windows and find the file unlock.exe. Right-click on it and select Run as administrator.

Step 3. Install compatibility path

It will open the Command Prompt window and install the compatibility patch automatically. When you see "Press Enter key to continue…", that means the installation is completed and you can press Enter key to close this window.

Step 1. Run VMware Workstation Pro

Double-click the shortcut of VMware Workstation on the Desktop, then click the button Create a New Virtual Machine on the right. Or you can click File on the top of the window and click New Virtual Machine. The shortcut key to create a new virtual machine is CTRL + N.

Step 2. Choose Typical mode

In the New Virtual Machine Wizard window, select Typical (recommended) and click Next.

Step 3. Choose how to install your guest operating system

You will see the following 3 options. Please select the third one I will install the operating system later. Then click Next.

• Installer disc
• Installer disc image file (iso)
• I will install the operating system later

Note: VMware Workstation Pro can detect the operating system type from a disc or the disc image file and automatically apply the correct configurations, excluding macOS. If you try to do this, you will receive an error message "Could not detect which operating system is in this disc image. You will need to specify which operating system will be installed".

Step 4. Select your macOS version

Select Apple Mac OS X, then click the drop-down menu in the Version area and select the macOS version you want to install. Then click Next.

Step 5. Name the virtual machine

Customize the name of the virtual machine and the location to save the virtual machine files. Then click Next.

Step 6. Specify disk capacity

Set up the virtual machine’s hard disk size. The default value of 80GB is good enough. If you don't need to move the virtual machine to another computer, the first option Store virtual disk as a single file is highly recommended. Then click Next.

Step 7. Customize hardware

Click the Customize Hardware button to change hardware settings for macOS.

Select CD/DVD (SATA) on the left, then select Use ISO image file on the right and click the Browser button to select your macOS image file. If your physical computer has 16GB or above physical memory, setting up 8GB for the virtual machine is recommended.

Then click OK to save changes, and click Finish to complete the wizard setting.

Step 8. Power on the virtual machine

After clicking the Finish button, all the settings are completed, and then we will see the dashboard of the newly created virtual machine macOS. Click Power on this virtual machine.

Step 9. Format virtual disk

After selecting your macOS language, you will see below four options. Please click the fourth one Disk Utility. Because macOS cannot recognize the newly added hard disk, we need to format it.

Right-click on VMware Virtual SATA Hard Drive Media on the left, and select Erase.

No need to change anything, just click the button Erase.

Step 10. Install macOS

After the disk erasing is completed, it will return to the interface of the previous step. Now, you can click the second option Install macOS.

Step 11. Install VMware Tools

After the installation is complete, the system will automatically restart. After entering the desktop, right-click on the DVD icon and select Eject.

Then right-click on the macOS tab and select Install VMware Tools.