A virtual machine works by running a separate operating system within the one already running on your computer. Using this method we can install macOS 10.12 Sierra on a Windows machine and be able to use it.
To start, we’ll need to create an ISO file of macOS High Sierra’s installer, so we can load it in VirtualBox on our Windows machine. Grab your borrowed Mac, head to the Mac App Store, search for Sierra, and click “Download.” When the process is done, the installer will launch—that’s okay, just close it with Command+Q.
This method is not intended for actual use of the operating system as a main OS. It isn’t completely stable and in most cases will be quite laggy. This is intended for people who simply wish to test of the features of macOS Sierra, or use software such as Xcode, or futurerestore. Requirements and Notes:. You will need a Windows machine capable of running a second operating system. This is not meant to be used as a main OS. It should only be used for testing or using software such as Xcode or futurerestore.
The virtual disks used for this method were compiled by on YouTube. Downloads:. –. Written Guide:. Download the macOS 10.12 Sierra virtual disk image from the link above. Download and install WinRAR (or another program which supports.rar files).
Extract the virtual disk you downloaded before from the archive. Download and install VirtualBox from the link above. Open VirtualBox and create a new virtual machine. Name it anything you want (you will need this later). Set the type to ‘Mac OS X’ and the version to either ‘Mac OS X 10.12 El Capitan’ or ‘Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra’ then click ‘Next’. Select the amount of RAM you want to dedicate to the virtual machine (I would recommend at least 4GB/4000MB or more) then click ‘Next’. You will now be asked to either create a new virtual disk or select an existing one.
Choose ‘Use and existing virtual hard disk file’ and browse for the macOS Sierra virtual disk you downloaded before. Once you have selected it click ‘Create’.
Click the ‘Settings’ icon at the top of the VirtualBox window. In here you will need to adjust a few settings.
Under the SystemMotherboard tab untick the ‘Floppy’ box under boot order. Under the SystemProcessor tab change the number of processors to be at least 2 (more is better).
Under the DisplayScreen tab adjust the ‘Video Memory’ to be as high as possible (while staying within the green guide). Leave all the other settings as they are by default and click ‘OK’. Now you need to make some adjustments to the virtual machine with Command Prompt. Download the VirtualBox Codes Text File from the link above. Open it with Notepad. Go back into the settings menu for the virtual machine you created and copy the name you set for it before (make sure it is exact).
In Notepad open the replace tool (EditReplace.). In the ‘Replace with’ box paste the virtual machine name you copied. In the ‘Find what’ box type or paste “Your Virtual Machine Name” (without the quotation marks). Click ‘Replace All’. Open Command Prompt by typing ‘cmd’ into the start menu. Right click on it and click ‘Run as administrator’. If a pop-up appears click ‘Yes’.
Copy, paste and execute (press enter) each line of code into Command Prompt separately. Make sure you use the correct commands depending whether you are using VirtualBox 4 or 5. Once all have been executed close Command Prompt. Open VirtualBox and run the macOS Sierra virtual machine.
Lots of lines of code should appear and eventually you should get to the Mac setup page. From here you can setup the machine like a normal Mac.
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Sounds exciting? Do you think it’s only for Mac users or you can’t install it? Ha, of course, no, because you can do them all just in Windows using VMware within some easy steps. However, as we have covered the previous OS X El Capitan installation on VMware, this time again we’re having a surprising gift for our users means we’ve covered this too, so let’s get started. Hey, check out this fantastic latest macOS High Sierra installation guide.
Install MacOS Sierra 10.12 on VMware Step by Step Guide Hey, before beginning the installation you need to take care them in order to install it fully on your computer. Minimum system requirements. 2GB Memory(RAM). Number of Processors: 2. Hard Disk: 80GB. Graphics memory: 256 MB Now download the Winrar files from below you need:- Latest preview: 10.12 Final (16A323).
September 20, 2016. Google Drive (6 Parts): (Final Version, no beta). Google Drive (one full):.
Unlocker208:. VMware Workstation:. Important Note: Before begin installing MacOS Sierra, make sure you have enabled Virtualization on your PC and VMware too.
Here’s how to do it:-. Step 1# Create a New Virtual Machine After finishing the steps above, now it’s time to begin start virtualizing and installing Mac OS Sierra. Let’s get started. #1. Open File Explorer and navigate to unlocker208 extracted files and right click on win-install and select Run as administrator, when the windows ask your permission click Yes. This will unlock or start VMware services of Mac so that you can choose and install Mac on VMware.
Notepad Stuck booting up or can’t change the screen or do you have another problem? No matter, here’s the solution, click the link below and try one the solution methods from the list. Step #4 Install macOS Sierra 10.12 on VMware All right and now what you’re going to do next is power on the VM by clicking on the button above Power on this virtual machine. When the VM powered on, on the first screen you’ll see the welcome page, choose your country then click Continue. This installation is similar to other OS X installation, so just enjoy. MacOS Sierra Installed.
See Next:- Ok, fine that’s it, can’t install or got confused, check out our video below based on install MacOS Sierra on VMware step by step. Notice that if you face boot manager problem or any other problems, check out the step #3 and use the code without quotation marks or you can try the whole tutorial once again if again not succeed, then try to check your laptop/PC if it’s not AMD, if it is then you can’t do it or if your system is Intel then go and check the steps clearly and check once again or do it on another computer. And don’t forget to install VMware tools when the installation has finished, go now:-. When the VMware tools installed, now step through setting up your mac which is essential after installation. Click the link below and follow the steps.
Check out the video tutorial. Will this work using VMware Player 7.1.3? I started trying to follow your guide but didn’t have the option to choose OSX 10.11 as my operating system (the most recent on the list is OSX 10.10). When I got to the end of step #2 I was unable to specify the disc image – got this error: – “The selected virtual disk is incompatible with this Workstation 11.0 virtual machine. Adding this disk would make this virtual machine incompatible with older VMware products.” It wouldn’t let me finish & proceed.
Am I right in assuming I’ll need to upgrade & get myself a fully fledged version of Workstation Pro 12 in order to get any further? Somewhere after updating VMWare WS 12.5.2 to 12.5.6 and OSX from 10.12 to 10.12.5, I lost the ability to boot OSX on my PC: during startup the VM just reboots repeatably with error code traces. I reverted to WMWare WS 12.5.2 and problem persists.
I can run a snapshot, but the restored VM with OSX 10.12.5 just reboots ad infinitum. The log file indicates W115: DarwinPanic: panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff7fa4dc9a70): “DSMOS: SMC read error K0.
Apparently In Sierra 10.12.4, Apple added some extra copy protection which is able to tell that the SMC emulation is not a real Mac! Has anyone been able to successfully shutdown and restart OSX 10.12.4+? I tried one trick mentioned on YouTube: I edited macosx.vmx file to change line smc.present = “TRUE” to smc.present = “FALSE”, but this just resulted in a black screen!