macOS - Virtualization

VMware Fusion

brew install vmware-fusion

or install from VMware / Broadcom Page

Windows 11

Installation without MS account, local only.

During installation it will ask for license, continue and then there is a screen that can ask for network driver or login to MS account. Press Shift + (Fn) F10 and then in command line that will appear run start ms-cxh:localonly

DirectX Download

Copied or Moved VM issue

If VMware Fusion asks every start of VM.

cd /Library/Application\ Support/VMware/VMware\ Fusion/Shared
mv vmInventory vmInventory.save
ln -s ~/Library/Application\ Support/VMware\ Fusion/vmInventory .

Check post 44 on VMs constantly asking if I Copied or Moved VM from Ken Feldman

Ubuntu 24 LTS

Install ARM Ubuntu server and then install desktop and VM tools using

sudo apt install -y ubuntu-desktop
sudo apt install -y open-vm-tools open-vm-tools-desktop