Highest scored 'vmware-fusion' questions

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Is there a free VMWare Player for Mac?

There is a free player for vmware on windows, is there a free version as well for mac? If not, any other free alternatives?

user1767754

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asked Jun 14, 2015 at 8:23

18 votes

4 answers

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Is it possible to run VMware Fusion in the background to hide the windows and icons it produces?

I have multiple virtual machines setup in VMware Fusion. Some of them are only servers (like Ubuntu), which I want to run without seeing the VMware Fusion icons or windows, a little like VMware ...

user33150

asked Oct 19, 2012 at 14:19

16 votes

6 answers

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How to auto-adjust the resolution of a Windows 7 VM using VMware Fusion?

Recently, I have acquired a MacBook Pro Retina. Previously, I had always used Windows, and I still need it, because of Visual Studio. Hence I installed VMware Fusion and Windows 7 as a virtual machine....

goodolddays

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asked Aug 9, 2012 at 14:19

16 votes

1 answer

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How do I exit full screen in VMWare Fusion 7?

How do I exit full screen in VMWare Fusion 7? The menu bar that used to appear when the cursor was oushed to the top of the screen no longer appears.

mmcglynn

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asked Jun 4, 2015 at 21:13

16 votes

3 answers

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Moving Fusion VMs to ESXi

I am in the process of moving several VMs created in VMWare Fusion 5 into ESXi 5.1, which I just installed on a Mac Mini Server. I am able to connect just fine via the Windows application installed on ...

Dave

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asked Aug 19, 2013 at 21:24

16 votes

4 answers

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Is it possible to install an iPhone app in MacBook Pro?

I use an application WeChat in my iPhone a lot, as typing on a smartphone is less convenient than typing on a keyboard, I would like to be able to use that application on my MacBook Pro. The OS in my ...

SoftTimur

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asked Dec 15, 2013 at 15:27

15 votes

4 answers

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Is it possible to copy paste between Mac OS and its virtual machine?

I am running Mac OS X Lion 10.7.3, and I have installed VMware to run virtual machines: Windows 7 and Ubuntu 11.10. I have also installed VM Tools. I would like to know if it is possible allow copy ...

SoftTimur

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asked Apr 16, 2012 at 13:16

12 votes

8 answers

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VMWare Fusion: Could not open /dev/vmmon error

After updating to Yosemite the only trouble I have is that VMWare Fusion (Professional Version 5.0.5 if that helps) fails to start showing following error: Could not open /dev/vmmon: No such file ...

shabunc

646

asked Nov 7, 2014 at 0:57

12 votes

2 answers

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NAT port forwarding from host to client in VMWare Fusion 5?

How do I forward ports from my host machine to the virtualized machine when I'm using NAT to share my network connection? I found some instructions for earlier versions of VMWare, but I don't see the ...

pidge

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asked Jan 28, 2013 at 21:45

12 votes

1 answer

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Retina MacBook Pro - Quad core vs. Dual core and virtual machines (VMware Fusion)

I am looking to get a Retina MacBook Pro and I am really torn between the portability of the 13" dual core i7 and the four cores of the 15" quad core i7. The majority of my work will be done using a ...

webworm

650

asked Jul 26, 2014 at 1:51

11 votes

3 answers

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Can't resize partition on VMWare Mac

I have a mac running in a virtual machine and I expanded the hard drive in the settings, however when I go to resize the partition in the guest OS, it does not let me. There is only one partition now, ...

Michael

371

asked Jul 15, 2018 at 15:53

11 votes

5 answers

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Should I virtualize Windows on Mac OS X using Parallels Desktop or VMware Fusion?

I have a MacBook Air and would like to install Windows Vista in a virtual machine, so I can use both Mac OS X and Windows at the same time. I have tried with VirtualBox, but it performed very bad and ...

Jonas

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asked Feb 22, 2011 at 18:02

11 votes

1 answer

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Enable KVM on VMWare Fusion

I'm running Linux in a VM on my VMWare Fusion. I want to use qemu-kvm within the Linux VM (yes, I know it's not efficient). QEMU reports the following problem: Could not access KVM kernel module: No ...

Ilya

342

asked Jun 21, 2015 at 11:52

10 votes

8 answers

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What are some reasons to run Windows on a Mac? [closed]

I'm interested in knowing why one would run Windows on a Mac. I may be required by my school to do so, and I'm curious about potential reasons. So, what are some of the reasons to run Windows on your ...

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Nathan Greenstein

10 votes

5 answers

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Problem with cmd + tab now that I've loaded macOS Sierra

Loaded macOS Sierra this morning. Now, once VMWare is running, cmd+tab switches me back to the mac environment but system immediately and automatically switches me back to vm. Result? Can't access mac ...

Paul

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asked Oct 5, 2016 at 21:49

10 votes

8 answers

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Disable System Integrity Protection on OS X running on VMware

I have an instance of OS X El Capitan running on VMWare Workstation 10. I need to make changes to /System and therefor have to disable System Integrity Protection. How do I access recovery mode on ...

ecnepsnai

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asked Oct 14, 2015 at 5:15

9 votes

8 answers

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Will the new 2015 "MacBook" be able to run VMs effectively? Windows especially

I currently use a 2Ghz i7 x 8gb Memory 2013 MacAir. With this I am able to effectively run a windows 8 VM running Visual Studio Professional and other developement apps simultaneously, or Ubuntu and ...

bumble_bee_tuna

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asked Apr 24, 2015 at 4:47

9 votes

2 answers

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Is there a way to run a macOS guest virtual machine on an M1 / Apple Silicon host?

On an Intel Mac it was possible and legal to run a "Mac-on-Mac" VM, i.e. to run macOS within a virtual machine hypervisor running on macOS. Does any product or demonstration exist for the ...

natevw

293

asked May 12, 2021 at 22:14

8 votes

3 answers

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How to increase graphics memory in Mac OS running as a client in VMware?

I have installed Mac OS in VMware today and its default settings are as follow: How can i configure the virtual workstation to increase the graphics memory to 512MB from the present value of 128MB?

sc1013

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asked Jan 20, 2013 at 17:20

8 votes

4 answers

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How to get VMware Fusion on Mac to use Logitech extra back/forward mouse buttons in Windows VM?

Scenario: I have a Mac running OS X Lion, and then VMware Fusion 4.x running Windows XP and Windows 7 as virtual machines. I use a Logitech MX310 Optical Mouse. It has 6 buttons and I think it's the ...

Chris W. Rea

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asked Mar 16, 2012 at 15:59

8 votes

2 answers

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How do I get VMware Fusion to use the native screen resolution within a scaled OSX desktop?

I'm using VMware Fusion 7.1.1 to run both Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 on a mid 2014 15-inch retina Mac. I've heard it is possible to run VMware in such a way that the screen's native resolution (in my ...

Bram Speeckaert

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asked May 25, 2015 at 15:38

8 votes

2 answers

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Using VMware Fusion on Yosemite, how can I prevent crashes with sleep wake failure?

I am using VMware Fusion 7.1.0 on Mac OS 10.10.1 Yosemite. Every evening, I send my iMac to sleep. The next morning the mac usually sits in login mask - so it has rebooted. After login, I get "sleep ...

Christian Gut

341

asked Jan 29, 2015 at 14:02

8 votes

5 answers

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easy way to manage VMware ESXi on Mac OS X

I'm a VMware guy, running a dozen of ESXi ... and i'm also a mac user and I've had it with launching VMware Fusion to boot my Win7 to work on vSphere client... Am I missing something? Sys Admins and ...

Haytham Elkhoja

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asked Apr 20, 2011 at 12:20

7 votes

8 answers

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How to disable SIP when Big Sur or later macOS is installed in a VMware Fusion Player virtual machine

I have Big Sur installed in a VMware Fusion Player virtual machine. I desire to disable SIP. With an actual physical Mac, the usual method would involve first booting to internal macOS Recovery, then ...

David Anderson

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asked Mar 6, 2021 at 8:29

7 votes

3 answers

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Remove applications in virtual machine (via VMWare Fusion) from Open With options on Mac OS X

I am running Windows 7 in a virtual machine. Now all of its applications are available via the Open With (or even as the default for some) on the Mac. I don't want them there. I've remapped the ones ...

Jim McKeeth

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asked Mar 30, 2011 at 2:39

7 votes

2 answers

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Install MacOS 10.12.2 on VMWare Fusion 8.5.3

I have a MacBook Pro running MacOS 10.12.2. It has VMWare Fusion 8.5.3. I have downloaded Install macOS Sierra into the /Applications folder. How do I install macOS 10.12.2 into VMWare Fusion. I ...

Be Kind To New Users

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asked Dec 25, 2016 at 14:08

7 votes

4 answers

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How to reverse Windows scrolling direction in both VMware and Boot Camp

On my Mac, I have a Windows partition that I can either directly boot into (with Boot Camp) or run as a virtual machine (with VMWare Fusion). I set up Windows to reverse the scroll direction of my ...

Evan

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asked Aug 4, 2017 at 5:14

7 votes

2 answers

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Console log flooded with "VMware Fusion Start Menu ... : assertion failed: ..."

I get tons of messages of this style in my console log: 08.12.14 11:03:41,045 VMware Fusion Start Menu[444]: assertion failed: 14B25: libxpc.dylib + 40320 [9437C02E-A07B-38C8-91CB-299FAA63083D]: 0x13 ...

Jpsy

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asked Dec 8, 2014 at 10:44

7 votes

2 answers

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Resolution 2880 x 1800 not available in Windows 8 (VMware Fusion 5)

I've installed Windows 8 in a VMware Fusion 5 virtual machine. Actually, I upgraded the virtual machine from VMware Fusion 4. I'd like to set my retina MacBook Pro's resolution to the display's ...

splattne

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asked Sep 1, 2012 at 18:47

7 votes

2 answers

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How can I get VMWare Fusion 6 to display in Unity with full resolution on a Retina display?

As a long time (intimately familiar with 3.11) Windows user I finally made the jump to OS X. I was excited to take advantage of the massive resolution on my new MBP, and it's as awesome as I thought ...

rtf

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asked Sep 20, 2013 at 0:00

6 votes

2 answers

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Am I missing out by not running in 64-bit mode?

I'm running an Early '11 MacBook Pro with 16GB RAM. Currently, OS X Lion runs in 32-bit mode by default, and an important piece of software I use for work requires this mode (Cisco VPN client). Most ...

Matt Beckman

183

asked Apr 27, 2012 at 6:53

6 votes

2 answers

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How to resolve "No 3D support is available from the host" error in VMware Fusion 11

Immediately after I upgraded from VMware Fusion 10.x to 11.0.1, I got the following error when trying to start the VM of any "advanced" OS like Windows 10 and Ubuntu 16.04, which worked perfectly fine ...

S. McCandlish

339

asked Nov 22, 2018 at 20:01

6 votes

5 answers

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Using Time Machine with Virtualization (Parallels, VirtualBox, VMWare, etc...)

Since a single small change to a VM file should (I think) cause the entire multi-gigabyte file to be backed up again, are there any ideas I can use to more effectively backup my machine? Assume that ...

makerofthings7

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asked Dec 4, 2012 at 2:40

6 votes

2 answers

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Install macOS ARM in VMWare Fusion on an M3 Mac

I'm trying to install a macos arm64 VM, but there's no such option on VMWare Fusion now, On Intel Mac I can install the VM from recovery partition. Is there a way to do that on MacOS?

daisy

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asked Feb 3 at 8:22

6 votes

3 answers

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How well does VirtualBox perform when compared to VMWare Fusion for Linux guests?

I'm looking to do some Linux development, which includes some live testing of my application. I need pretty decent performance, but maybe not pedal to the metal performance, at least not for testing. ...

Silly Kids

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asked Nov 12, 2010 at 1:11

6 votes

1 answer

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Is VMware Fusion 5.0.5 compatible with OS X El Capitan?

I'm currently running OS X 10.9.5 on my MacBook Pro along with VMware Fusion 5.0.5. I want to upgrade to OS X EL Capitan. Will version 5.0.5 of VMware Fusion be compatible?

Dr. Sue

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asked Nov 16, 2015 at 15:51

6 votes

1 answer

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Reset the password for a user when Snow Leopard is running as a VM?

Is it possible to reset a user's/root password for a mac image running inside vmware workstation? I googled for a while and also searched on this site but didn't find anything. Single user mode (i.e....

user674669

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asked Feb 27, 2012 at 16:03

6 votes

1 answer

7k views

How to modify Hardware UUID of a macOS Sierra Virtual machine in VMware fusion/parallel desktop

I've got to have different Hardware UUID for software testing purposes. When cloning a VM in Fusion pro 8.5, the clone gets a new MAC address but the hardware UUID in system report in macOS doesn't ...

Raphael Pomer

61

asked Oct 17, 2016 at 7:51

5 votes

3 answers

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How can I enable cross-OS cut-and-paste in Windows 11 with VMWare Fusion 13 on M1?

I just set up a new MBP with M1 Pro. macOS: Ventura 13.0.1 VMWare Fusion: 13.0 (Pro license) I installed Windows 11 into a VM based on this guide. I installed VMWare Tools and they appear to be ...

Patrick Kenny

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asked Dec 12, 2022 at 9:48

5 votes

2 answers

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How do I remove the "Open With"context menu items caused by VMware Fusion?

I would like to clean up the massive amount of junk in my contextual menu. I have VM Fusion 5 installed and it is one of the main culprits, showing multiple entries of Windows Apps within my context ...

diek

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asked Sep 23, 2012 at 12:31

5 votes

2 answers

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Seeing the desktop while in Unity mode in VMWare Fusion?

When I run VMWare Fusion in Unity mode, is there any way to see the desktop or access the files on the desktop? Or must I switch into Single Window/Full Screen mode?

Senseful

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asked Feb 13, 2011 at 2:27

5 votes

1 answer

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Resize display resolution of a macOS Mojave guest running in VMware Fusion 11.1

➥ How does one change the screen resolution of their macOS Fusion guest? On my Mac mini (2018) running macOS mojave 10.14.5, I am running VMware Fusion 11.1 with a BenQ 4K monitor on DisplayPort. ...

Basil Bourque

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asked Aug 1, 2019 at 21:12

5 votes

4 answers

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Do I really need to replace my MacBook Pro?

I have an early 2011 (8.2) MBP ([email protected]) which I've upgraded to 16Gig memory and 512 Gig SSD. I am a heavy CPU and IO user: vagrant, Vmware Fusion, external display, Office, various IDE's (Xcode, ...

Paddy Carroll

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asked Jun 17, 2014 at 18:32

5 votes

2 answers

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VMware fast for first user, sluggish for second

After launching VMware and opening the virtual machine prepared by another user, Windows 7 runs very slowly. File read/write is 10-30x slower than it should be and Windows has started to animate ...

Calaf

4,389

asked Mar 29, 2012 at 16:30

5 votes

3 answers

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How to update virtual machine disk space in VMware Fusion?

I'm using Windows 7 on VMware Fusion. In the hard disk settings of the virtual machine I've set Disk Size to 65GB, I've selected pre-allocate the space and applied. However when I run Windows 7 I ...

aneuryzm

5,461

asked Apr 22, 2011 at 13:05

5 votes

3 answers

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How to convert Vmware Fusion virtual machine to bootcamp image

i'm using ENVI + IDL software on a windows xp virtual machine. That software is too heavy so i can't work as well on that virtual machine so i need to boot that virtual machine on boot so to have all ...

Jayyrus

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asked Aug 31, 2012 at 13:23

5 votes

5 answers

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No allow button in security and privacy preferences

When trying to install VMWare in MacOS Catalina, under security and privacy system preferences and then general, I do not see a way to allow what it needs to work properly. Even when I unlock the ...

milesvw

51

asked Aug 2, 2020 at 22:36

5 votes

2 answers

2k views

Making MacBook command-key the Emacs meta-key under VMware/Windows

I can configure emacs under OS X so that the key nearest the space bar (the key labeled Command ⌘) is my Meta key by running (setq mac-command-key-is-meta t) How can I configure the same key to be ...

Calaf

4,389

asked Aug 27, 2012 at 17:56

5 votes

1 answer

2k views

Keyboard Layout in Windows 7 with VMware Fusion 5

I'm using my MacBook Pro for programming. I have a virtual Windows 7 machine running with VMware Fusion. When I switch from OS X to Windows 7, my keyboard layout changes. It's really annoying because ...

janseeuw

151

asked Sep 25, 2012 at 17:13

4 votes

2 answers

36k views

Installing OS X Yosemite from compressed DMG file in VMware Fusion

I would like to install OS X Yosemite in VMware Fusion 7.0. If I select the DMG file my university is providing, VMware is unable to boot from the DMG file. The image is a compressed DMG. ...

Matteo

9,015

asked Aug 12, 2015 at 7:07

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