Run Windows 11 on Mac w/ free VMware Fusion Pro license

[@powerpia2000]

Watched the video - didn't search for it. But it came up in my feed. I have had a Parallels demoversion installed. Uninstalled it after trial. Price is too high for my limited use. When I watched this video, I wasn't home. But I had my macbook air m1 in my bag. Time was 02:00 am. I watched the video. Noted the main points of the very easy installation point. Followed the guide. And within an hour after, I had full working installation of Fusion VMware and Windows 11 pro. Great guide. Great tip. And divine timing. Everything is working THANKS MAN!

[@AOB-SSC]

For anyone wondering why they cant find the personal use download of the latest version, when you have the dmg open it and eventually it will ask for a product key for professional use however underneath it will be option for personal use, hope this helps

[@Dreamsai_]

I appreciate you

[@BrittanieReyes]

it feels like it's only by chance that I found this video cause I only decided the day you uploaded it that I needed to download windows11 THANK YOU SO MUCH

[@brightboxstudio]

The tip about how to bypass the Microsoft account login is very helpful. Thank you!

[@MiggittyMiggz]

I am unable to get passed this part. Shift + F10 does nothing...im not a magic keyboard...any suggestions?

[@alchappers_g4ptv]

@@MiggittyMiggz even though it’s not a magic keyboard still try holding the function key while doing shift F10

[@brightboxstudio]

@@MiggittyMiggz The issue with the Magic Keyboard is not really about the Magic Keyboard. It can apply to ANY keyboard on ANY platform (usually compact keyboards) where the function keys are also media keys and being function keys is not the default. For a keyboard like that, do what he showed and also hold down the Fn key. The Fn key swaps the purpose of the function/media keys. For example, if on a laptop the keys with the F1, F2… labels are actually set to be media keys (brightness, volume…), pressing Fn makes them function keys. If those keys currently work as function keys, pressing Fn makes them work as media keys. So even though he said Magic Keyboard, the Fn key toggle actually applies to all compact keyboards for both laptops and desktops, and not just on Macs.

[@MiggittyMiggz]

@@alchappers_g4ptv Got it! I did that and it all is working perfectly. Excellent Video

[@chaersi71]

But not required, just need to choose Work setup(needs to be Pro), then choose Domain Join instead of MS account, will let you setup a local account. Not sure why all these tutorials insist you do the workarounds when you shouldnt need to.... maybe needed for Home edition, but not Pro.

[@pinkbubble6113]

After pulling my hair trying to figure this out, your video saved me!! Super easy to follow and it worked. Tysm for sharing

[@crokimodedopermunkoj1468]

Thank you very much. I had the same problem that many comment in the video, the download faded and accumulated unnecessary files in the VM folder. Solution: connect via network cable and retry the win11 download. To me it worked the first time and by wifi I had almost 10 errors. Greetings, I hope it helps someone and again thank you very much, Jeff.

[@arraj91]

Super helpful, i followed every step and worked flawlessly for me. Thank you

[@2011k]

Thanks for the video. It seems that the procedure changed a bit. Now you download the "non pro" version and when you install you come to a serial number page. On this page you either enter a licence number or you click the "pro for personal use" button. Then the install procedure is identical to your video.

[@Shari_Tejp]

@@2011k this should be a pinned comment. Bcs I already taught that they discontinued it. Thanks man!

[@JohnHolzer]

Great video! I got tripped up after hitting the "play" butt in VMW, so for anyone else, remember to click inside the VM Ware window before hitting any key to boot Windows.

[@charlie1348]

Thanks

[@TheDumontShow]

this was an amazing guide. thank you so much. i followed it alongside installing everything. you are very thorough

[@shayonghoshroy7208]

Outstanding video and production quality. Super helpful, thank you so much.

[@piergiocofasullo9308]

I discovered this guide by chance, and it was all very easy, now I'm subscribed to your channel. Thank you very much.

[@luxoaguila]

Thank u so much Jeff! Finally i can play AOE II again! 🎉

[@Emu_Emu]

Make sure to set up time machine to exclude the virtual machine

[@alafenetre81]

Why?

[@Emu_Emu]

@@alafenetre81 otherwise your time machine will keep a full duplicated copy of the virtual machine every time you start it

[@brs5543]

how to do that?

[@Emu_Emu]

@@brs5543 in time machine setting you can exclude folder. It is designed for this scenario. Exclude the virtual machine drive folder

[@AzVfL]

@@brs5543 Settings > General > Time machine > Options

[@haveagoharry4999]

Superb instructions, easy to follow and setup. Thanks for taking the time to share.

[@bbartky]

Jeff, Great video! I just clicked *Like* to help me find it again. 😀 It reminds of that great video you did years ago about installing Windows on Intel Macs that got millions of views. I plan to buy my Apple Silicon Mac by December and this will come in really handy since I need to run MadCap Software Flare, which is Windows only.

[@Klassico401]

very helpful and legit. i'm currently in school and i need Lenox and i needed this. This helped me so much truly.

[@Klassico401]

Also works on M1

[@daveure8184]

fantastic vid !! step by step easy to follow . Ive been a mac user for ages but somtimes for work I need windows and had to use my parteners pc. thanks a heap !! 😃

[@kevinstrident]

Very thorough and concise. Great work, Jeff!

[@russellcooper153]

Tutorial worked exactly as advertised. Thank you!

[@losamigosmarket-on4pp]

DOS THE MICROSOFT STORE WORK ALSO ?

[@LL-qm3sl]

Happy to see it's still working!

[@am3thyst_doll]

This was such a great tutorial. So easy to follow. Thank you so much!

[@movdqa]

Thank-you for a well-done video on getting the software, Windows and getting it all to work. I'm going to give it a try on my laptop for a trip. I have gotten this to work before the transition to Broadcom and also got UTM to work but it would be nice to get this set up in case I need Windows. Everything in the video works but I was hoping that shared folders works and I couldn't figure out how to do it. So I'm going back to UTM. Hopefully Broadcom adds this in a future version.

[@yogajoeguy]

It's nice to hear your voice again Jeff, it's been a while 🙂

[@adeleltaher5912]

Perfect tutorial, thank you so much!!!

[@gardychavez6299]

Thank you Jeff, Excellent and great video step-by-step, was very helpful, the best....

[@monkmodelandon2024-kh6ot]

Thank you! I needed to install visual studio and this helps!!

[@jamesdean6138]

Thank you so much this was so helpful ❤

[@victoriadechamps7171]

I am stuck on the 'Download Windows 11' stage. It has been 'downloading windows11 esd file from Microsoft' for so long and is stuck. Any idea why this might be happening?

[@anlethanhduy8038]

I have this problem too

[@sohamdube2815]

I am facing this problem too. Anyone solution pls.

[@Adventuresvp]

@@sohamdube2815 same

[@n-kobalia]

the same issue :(

[@kacperwysocki4816]

I think I figurate it you have to download the 13.6.1 version I had problem like you but now I think It works

[@Thisisagambit]

very good video, worked fine for me אחלה של סרטון, עבר אצלי יחסית חלק

[@eugenekaisha6292]

Thanks a lot, this tutorial really helped me.

[@alfonsorojas1554]

Thank you so much, sir. It worked perfectly.

[@Harsha-k7s8o]

Thanks this worked!

[@AbuBakar-zr7ov]

Thank you Jeff, this is helpful indeed

[@anilutkulu]

Hope to see Boot Camp respawn after Windows ARM support! So we all can run things w breeze!

[@laurin9215]

Are there any disadvantages to not entering the windows licence key during the setup process, such as some features not being available to you?

[@marcostchamo3894]

Jeff, The timming could me perfect just got a new job and requires to have a windows computer

[@Taras-Nabad]

Great video on how to install Windows 11.

[@krakatoasundra]

Thank you very much Jeff!!!! this is awesome!!!!

[@saurabh-sharma]

Great video, everything covered!

[@richardgeraghty4493]

Thanks for great guide!

[@phat-b6771]

I’m surprise I found this and even more surprised that it worked

[@wallyj2000]

Hi, thanks so much for sharing this video and tutorial just had a couple questions so this version of VMware fusion is totally free forever or is it a demo or limited edition also windows 11 is also totally free? And is it full version because parallels I think is $100 and does this work as good? Thanks so much in advance.

[@loesbaijens]

You are a HERO → thank you so much

[@BaconFaceMcGee]

Very informative!

[@n-kobalia]

thanks, man, you saved my life

[@juliencollignon1922]

BEAUTIFUL ! LEGEND

[@shahedwaseem3299]

IT WORKSSSSS THANKSSS

[@AbuBakar-zr7ov]

Make one for installing Kali on VMware. People may like it

[@cliky1991]

amazing, thank you for sharing!

[@AnccomAdmin-mx9zw]

From my experience, VMWare Fusion Pro (free for personal use, version 13) didn't work well for 4K video on my Mac. I tried importing a Parallels VM and followed all the advice I could find, but it didn't resolve the issues for me, so I ended up uninstalling it. Personally, I find Parallels works better for my needs.

[@lolLmao621]

Great vid, very easy to follow! Is there a way to stop the audio stuttering?

[@mattstormtornado]

This helped massively. Am I able to change the resources incase I want to run more intensive games?

[@bobzwolinski3793]

Thanks Jeff, this was very helpful. I noticed they moved the Start button to nearer the bottom center. Clicking the leftmost icon brings up some service that MS wants you to signin for.

[@toni30montana]

nice video! helped me a lot!

[@theboxdudeph]

i missed the part where in it was mentioned that this is the arm version of windows 11 and thus not 'all' windows app will work contrary to what was mentioned in the last part

[@Rusty01]

if its a MS app itll work, and thanks to windows on arm push this year itll get better

[@codewithshayy]

The best Windows 11 Setup on VMWare in 2024.

[@ronnykhalil]

wow, super helpful. thanks!

[@jeffreyvaldez7374]

Why would I want to download and run Windows? Because my MAC doesn’t blue screen? Because I am nostalgic for rebooting 3x per day? I’m good. Thanks for the video though. Just in case I miss bloatware, I know what to do.

[@capone_rd_809]

I highly recommend you choose the right drive size on first setup because when you go to expand it and try to allocate it within Windows it won't work.

[@techhubwiltsuk]

Amazing guide thanks dude

[@user-007-wtf]

We all love windows 😊🎉

[@Dreamsai_]

Thank you so much. I’m assuming I can still increase the size that I listed for windows to run on? I used an external SSD, but only put like 120 gigs out of my 450 available. Since it’s on my Mac Mini wanna do 4/10 cores for VM and 6-8 gigs for windows.

[@empy7]

I prefer UTM. Works just fine.

[@Phan1hs]

@@empy7 but no 3d acceleration

[@mddelowarhossain5674]

But touch pad setup is not available in UTM

[@jrgarciab]

Wow, dude. T H A N K Y O U ! ! !

[@robertgleason2838]

Great tutorial. Not clear if you still have to purchase the windows license or if your steps bypass this.

[@seanchaney2546]

@@robertgleason2838 just look up mass grave windows script and put into powershell and you’ll get free windows

[@Bogomil76]

@@robertgleason2838 Of course you have to. Its not free.

[@DennisPellanda]

You don't need to purchase a license, but you will have the watermark on the bottom right corner of the display reminding you that windows is not activated. This restricts some of the customization options (background, some operations on the task bar) but other than that should allow you to still do whatever you need inside the windows environment.

[@robertgleason2838]

@@DennisPellanda great, thanks

[@patricbepunkt]

Thanks for the great video. Is it possible to install macOS in VMware Fusion?

[@marlon_guan]

Thank you so much Jeff, I’m wondering how many license can this method being used: i.e. if I totally erased my Mac, and buy a new one does this method still work,

[@brands1360]

Thank you buddy

[@geapgr]

any drawbacks from not utilising a W11 product key?

[@malch2843]

You wont be able to customise the display such as change wallpaper, but otherwise no issues.

[@darkjames1983]

@@malch2843 You can change the wallpaper. Download a wallpaper and right click, set as wallpaper. But you can't change theme.

[@50k892v]

U can change display image download from Google...it's easy ..don't need key

[@jsn593]

I can see myself switching to this it VMWare would work with 120hz displays like Parallels does on my devices. Or I can keep hoping bootcamp will one day come back.

[@9to5Mac]

I can't see boot camp happening again tbh, but maybe as Windows on ARM gains more popularity...Parallels is the go-to VM if you care about having the absolute best experience possible. But VMware is definitely good enough for my use-case.

[@anasdouma8458]

So, does it support 120Hz or no? Did anyone try? 👀 I also wish for bootcamp to come back for M-series macs!! Windows 10 and 11 ARM already exist. We just need some drivers and that’s all. 😢

[@jsn593]

@@anasdouma8458 VMware didn't support 120hz last time I used it a couple months back. I haven't touched it since. Parallels does and currently my only option to using Windows on my Mac.

[@melihates6129]

stuck on the "downloading windows11 esd file from Microsoft" part. what should I do?

[@roneissac]

Thanks a lot man

[@Thulebeez]

Oh Man does this mean i don't have buy a New Surface Laptop 7, i can just get a cheaper M2 and run this VMware thanks Ben you just saved me a lot of Money i don't have to buy Parrales.

[@anoopm2022]

@Thulebeez it runs in virtual not physical main drive like intel mac bootcamp. Once mac released silicon chips no more physical Windows installation. If Windows is installed virtually performance wise it will be slow. It wont work faster as Windows installed natively. When u play games it gets stucked.

[@Thulebeez]

@@anoopm2022 thanks for heads up I am planning on gaming but how slow does it perform?

[@SahandRahmdel]

@@Thulebeez depends on your game. there are several methods to run SOME windows games on mac. Parallels, Crossover, Wine, etc. Search the titles you want to play on AppleGamingWiki to see how they perform on Apple Silicon macs.

[@9to5Mac]

I hate when I make a typo: "Micorosft" so cringe.

[@cmaus]

Well, you also told people to choose "Windows 11 Professional" when people should actually pick whatever it is they have a license for (unless you want to suggest something different…). Also, you called the backslash in the Windows command prompt a "slash", which is a critical mistake, since as far as I am aware, a slash will not work.

[@9to5Mac]

@@cmaus I mean, unless people are just listening to the tutorial instead of watching, they know what slash I'm talking about. But, you're right about the License.

[@dannn_0]

Man you saved us

[@waschklaus]

Great Video Is It possible to run an existing VMWARE machine on the Vmware Fusion for Mac If need to use an existing Virtuell Machine which is made on a windows Computer and want to run it my Macbook.

[@vrdubin6]

Trying this and it appears to be downloading the Windows Server 2025 ISO for some reason.

[@kerkey55]

Same here.

[@vrdubin6]

@@kerkey55 I ended up creating an ISO from the latest beta build from UPP Dump. I was able to use that ISO in VMWare Fusion.

[@gvenkat05]

Hello Jeff, I am trying to install Windows 11 on my Intel Mac. I upgraded to VM Fusion 13.5.2. To install Windows I need to have TPM 2.0 in place. To add TPM, I need to Encrypt, and when I try to do that I get a message: 'You do not have enough disk space to perform this operation: You must free up at least 427.6 GB. But, I have nearly 900GB of unused space! Can you please help?'

[@rvgeerligs]

This was already possible for mere then 2 years using UTM!

[@pressrepeat2000]

Does UTM allow you to run the virtual machine from an external drive? As that would be ideal for me.

[@jamezpowell]

Will the free VMWare license allow for USB passthrough? I have a Win only program that requires the ability to communicate with hardware via a USB programming cable.

[@agj03921]

This is my exact same question.

[@joaquinparchment5986]

EXCELLENTE....

[@mehmeh0815]

In the video you install the ARM version of Windows 11. Does VMware provide an emulation of Intel CPUs and support for those Windows versions? That might be nifty to use a larger palette of software than what currently exists for ARM CPUs...

[@movdqa]

Windows 11 ARM runs something similar to Rosetta 2 to translate x64 code to ARM. If you want to run with emulation, then UTM will do this but I've heard that it's really slow.

[@SahandRahmdel]

@@movdqa it is reaaaaallllyy slow. you might pull your hair out.

[@PigVirusNBC]

@@movdqa Absolutely 💯 true..... I've used it and it's a really bad experience and I don't recommend it. I'm using an M1 MBP with 8GB of RAM & 512 GB SSD.

[@dwfpouqweojhfhoqwef]

thank you thank you.

[@Fayaz-Rehman]

Thank you veeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeery much.

[@codmad8]

crashes while downloading windows any tips?

[@Allinfun6789]

I wish it was as easy as you are saying, but it is much more difficult. Many extra Windows check boxes, many more the features you mention are not where they are for you, and a whole lot more confusion on the Broadcom site...just to start with.

[@georgiosstratigellis3981]

Thanks for the video. i installed the windows in my mac. If i want to delete all of the which is the process? Iw there any video?

[@azazleue]

The download window stuck. Any tips on how to solve it? 2:46

[@imzorotitan]

same

[@batmanlovesjokerr]

same do you found any solution?

[@cliverkay]

Got to the end and found it had a video res of 1024 by 768! !! Ugh . Should have looked at the video settings before install ! Anyway tried to run my software on it and no go ! Back to parallels ….

[@ArthurGerhardt]

You have used a x86 Windows or arm64 Windows? I tried to install another software and only Parallels has sucessfull to install Windows 11.

[@RobbieCupples]

Pretty cool!

[@ancyreveendran3297]

Great thank you

[@bastisk8]

If i set up a VM on an external Drive, will i be able to use it on another Mac as well? Also, is 8gb of RAM (baseline Macbook Air) sufficient for light tasks in Windows?

[@sameersheriff7078]

i've heard we cant move files between mac and VM windows ?

[@wallacemann4577]

My "Select Installation Method" screen looks very different. I don't have the option to "Get Windows from Microsoft". I see "Install MacOS from recovery partition", "Import an existing virtual machine", "Install from Boot Camp", "Create a custom virtual machine", "create a VM on a remote server". I tried the custom virtual machine option, but ended up creating something that acted like DOS with no Windows. My mac is running Ventura on an Intel i9. Any thoughts?

[@atziazas]

What do you use as your screen recording software?

[@LL-qm3sl]

Seems like built in from MacOs Edit: Shift + Command + 5

[@deronbudy9279]

Is that free for life long? Or

[@michaelhassinger]

already had windows 7 on an earlier version of fusion. updated to fusion 13 pro as you show in the first minutes of the video, but when it comes to select install method (around 2:30) i didn't get a pop up to "get windows from Microsoft". would you have any tips for installation of updated windows under those circumstances?

[@AlexManMe]

Would it be better to run a more lightweight version of Windows 11 such as tiny 11?

[@sssnakeeye]

paid for parallel, but still useful. thx