

- #VMWARE FUSION 12 FOR MAC#
- #VMWARE FUSION 12 INSTALL#
- #VMWARE FUSION 12 WINDOWS 10#
- #VMWARE FUSION 12 SOFTWARE#
- #VMWARE FUSION 12 PASSWORD#
I’ve highlighted the Trusted Platform Module.

You’ll be presented with a list of possible devices you can add: Now that you’ve added encryption, click on that “ Add Device…” button on the top right of the main Settings window. The second step is easier if a bit confusing.
#VMWARE FUSION 12 INSTALL#
INSTALL A TPM 2.0 MODULE IN A VMWARE FUSION VM
#VMWARE FUSION 12 WINDOWS 10#
I have a pretty big Windows 10 VM so it took maybe five minutes to complete? Something like that.
#VMWARE FUSION 12 PASSWORD#
Basically it’s an invisible password at that point, but it lets you encrypt your virtual machine.Įnter a password twice, then click “OK” to proceed. I checked the “ Remember Password” option and found that I never had to enter the password on restarts, re-launch of VMware Fusion, etc. You’ll then be prompted to set a system password: For our purposes, check the “ Enable Encryption” box. It’s actually easy to turn off encryption once you enable it, though I’m not sure if it’ll then disable the TPM 2.0 module once installed. We’ll need that in a minute or two.įor now, click on “ Encryption” to proceed… Then you can get to the Settings in VMware Fusion for this particular virtual machine, which will look like this:Īs highlighted, you’ll want to click on “ Encryption” along the bottom row, but before we do that, I want to bring your attention to one more thing: The “Add Device…” button on the top right.

That’s done by going into your Windows machine and shutting it down (Start Menu > Power > Shut Down).

You can test it for yourself, but the Trusted Platform Module can’t be installed on your virtual machine until you encrypt your VM. The wrinkle here is that you can’t just install the TPM 2.0 module on your virtual machine: You have to encrypt your virtual machine first… ENCRYPT VIRTUAL MACHINE IN VMWARE FUSIONįortunately, both the encryption and TPM install steps are easy if you know what order they need to happen. Run the compatibility checker on your Windows 10 virtual machine in VMware Fusion and you’ll undoubtedly get this result: Hopefully, Microsoft has re-enabled the PC Health Check app download too: As I write this, it no longer shows up at the indicated link, but it worked fine 48 hours ago. Start out by reading through my Check to See If Your PC is Windows 11 Compatible tutorial. But on a virtual machine? It’s a quick download and install, as it happens, and you can indeed make your Windows 10 virtual machine Windows 11 ready, as I’ll demonstrate. Not just that, but you need version 2.0 of the physical hardware chip on your computer, so it’s not an app you can install on your PC. Indeed, most of the Windows tutorials on this site in my PC Help area were produced with the help of my trusty VMware Fusion virtual Win10 system.Īs many have written about, the early versions of Microsoft Windows 11 require something called a Trusted Platform Module, or TPM. Whether you choose a dual boot scenario or just run Windows within a virtual machine through either Parallels or VMware Fusion, it’s surprisingly fast and compatible. You will need to login at to download.Developers have long since realized that one of the great features of a modern Mac system is that it can also run Windows really well. Note that the download here requires you to be an authorised VMware account holder. VMware Fusion has a number of superb features which means you are able to share printers across a virtual operating system, quickly and easily share files and, best of all, use your PC in a Unity mode, which means that the PC application opens on your Mac desktop, as if it was a Mac application.
#VMWARE FUSION 12 SOFTWARE#
Why would you want to use a virtual operating system on your Mac? For various reasons, which may include Windows-only applications you can’t get for your Mac, favourite Windows tools that you can use more productively on your PC and for testing new software without it affecting your computer. Indeed, if you have a fast enough Mac with a large amount of system memory, you can use more than one operating system at any one point in time. You can also run a Linux-based operating system, such as Ubuntu, which is ideal for testing the new operating system without installing properly, on your hard drive. This includes Windows XP, Vista or even the latest Windows 7.
#VMWARE FUSION 12 FOR MAC#
VMware Fusion for Mac is a superb tool that you can use to run a virtual operating system on your Mac. Now Apple have moved the Mac to the Intel CPU, which is the same hardware technology used by your PC, you can install Windows on your Mac desktop, without losing too much speed when running both operating systems on the same machine. Only a few years ago, when the Mac used to use a PowerPC chip, using Windows on a Mac was unbearable. If you’re a PC user but fancy the idea of using a Mac, you can get the best of both worlds through virtualisation.
