After completion give the VM some extra memory (and CPU cores) to make it work as expected. Choose the Other and then Other 64-bit Arm template Choose to use the existing disk (or you can copy it if you have enough disk space).Ĭlick on finish to complete the configuration. vmdk file to your MacBook and create a new VM inside VMware Fusion. Is the destination format in this case vmdkĪfter that copy the. for converting VHDX to VMDK you can use a syntax similar to this: qemu-img convert -f vhdx -O vmdk -o adapter_type=lsilogic e:\disk1.vhdx e:\disk1.vmdkĬonvert the image (you can also create, compare, check or commit an image) So you can use Qemu-img to convert the disk to a VMDK.Īfter downloading you can run the tool from inside the unzipped folder.
Vmware fusion mac os windows#
This is a step by step guide i used to get it running.ĭownload the windows 11 arm template here:ĭefault Microsoft gives you a VHDX file which is not compatible with VMware Fusion (or ESXi for that matter).
Short answer yes, but it’s not supported by VMware or Microsoft and network connectivity is an issue.
Vmware fusion mac os license#
(because there is no windows ARM license available for use on Apple Silicon)
I really love the device but found that VMware Fusion wasn’t available for m1 chipset. Recently I switched over from a Windows laptop (x86) to a Apple MacBook Air (m1). In the past I’ve been using VMware Fusion for running a small lab on my laptop for testing etc.