macOS Mojave & VMware Workstation

This weekend, I finally got around to setting up a fresh Mac VM for testing.  These guides were helpful.

https://www.wikigain.com/install-macos-big-sur-on-vmware-windows-pc/

https://www.wikigain.com/download-macos-big-sur-beta-iso-image/

https://linustechtips.com/topic/1280630-how-to-install-macos-big-sur-on-vmware-playerworkstation/

 

UPDATE - great resource for retrieving the appropriate macOS installer files

https://github.com/corpnewt/gibMacOS


------------Install Notice------------

Unlocker 3.0.3 worked on my W10 Pro and Workstation 16 PRO setup, but Auto-Unlocker v1.1.2 did not, YMMV.

https://github.com/paolo-projects/unlocker/releases/tag/3.0.3

https://github.com/paolo-projects/auto-unlocker


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