Linux: download, extract and execute sudo lnx-install.sh For Linux users: make sure you have python 3.0+ installed.Windows: download, extract and start win-install.cmd as administrator.

On linux machines you need to compile it first so unless you're practical with installing the dependencies and a c++17 compliant g++ it's still easier to use the tool down here. It has not been tested extensively, so if it doesn't work use the Unlocker.exe -uninstall command line option to revert changes and use the tool from down here.

On windows machines, it's easier to use auto-unlocker, you can find it here.

This tool disables beam synchronization which in turn improves OS X VM performance.Īt the time of this writing, OS X El Capitan was available so you can go and get it updated from the App Store.This repository is forked from paolo-projects/unlocker and paolo-projects/auto-unlocker. If you want to take it a step further to improve the VM performance there is a tool called BeamOff which is included in this file we downloaded in step 1. The VMware Tools installer should pop right up after which you should just click Install VMware Tools and then reboot upon completion.ġ5. Go to CD/DVD and go to Browse and mount the darwin.iso file. Right click on the Mac OS X 10.9 VM on the left side and go to Settings. There’s a possibility that it had caught your eye when we ran win-update-tools.cmd for OS X Unlocker.ġ3. Once that’s done and dusted, you must now install the latest VMware Tools onto the newly created OS X VM. The machine will boot up and take you through the OS X setup process which is honestly very quick. Switch on the Virtual Machine either by using Power on this virtual machine or by right clicking and going to Power > Start Up Guest.ġ2. However, if for some reason you don’t see this option consider running the OS X Unlocker steps again and it would probably have to be Run as Administrator.ġ1.

It’s not available by default but the OS X Unlocker we ran earlier had revealed this option. The crucial option to select is Version which is on the Options tab and it has to be set to Mac OS X 10.7. Like I bumped them up to 8 GB and 2 vCPU.

You are allowed to maintain the default resources if that’s what you’d prefer or bump the memory up.

You must now select Edit virtual machine settings which will be done by right clicking on the Mac OS X 10.11 object on the left side panel or via the tabbed window.ġ0.

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