: After seemingly successful installation, the VM blue-screens when booting macOS.
To extract the downloaded Unlocker 208 file. Step-by-Step Installation Guide (Unlocker 208)
If you’d like, I can outline how this could work step-by-step or suggest official/free alternatives for running multiple OSes (e.g., VirtualBox, using VMware Player with proper licenses). Wait for the process to complete - you'll
Wait for the process to complete - you'll see messages indicating successful patching. Don't close the window until you see a completion message.
Now start your virtual machine again - it should boot normally into the macOS installer. In short, if you want to run a
In short, if you want to run a macOS virtual machine on VMware Workstation 11 or 12, Unlocker 208 is an indispensable, free tool.
Ensure you right-clicked the command file and selected Run as administrator . Regular user privileges cannot modify files inside the C:\Program Files directory. Unlocker 208 is an indispensable
A: No. Unlocker 208 only patches for OS X 10.7 (Lion) through macOS 10.13 (High Sierra). Newer macOS versions require a UEFI firmware and NVMe drivers that Workstation 11/12 lacks.
Unlocker works by patching the core VMware binaries, including vmware-vmx.exe . This process: Registers macOS as a guest operating system.
: Restores original VMware files if you need to remove the patch. win-update-tools.cmd : Downloads the latest macOS guest tools (darwin.iso). lnx-install.sh : The equivalent installer for Linux hosts. Important Considerations Permissions