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Well, another WWDC, another surprise. Just like years past, this year Apple hasn’t fallen back. This year, Apple announced their latest version of macOS — macOS 10.14 Mojave (Specifically pronounced macOS Mo Harvey). Of course, there are a bunch of fresh features and stuff that most had called. During the keynote, Apple previewed some of the important features including a complete Dark Mode, Dynamic Desktop, Stacks, Gallery view for Finder, Group Facetime and there’s a lot to talk about. But if you’re a Windows user and thinking you’re out of this and that’s what only for Mac, change your mind because here’s how to install macOS Mojave on VMware without having or getting a Mac just for free.

After posting “How to make a bootable macOS Mojave (10.14) installer drive”, I got an email from Eric Z. I know lots of folks wouldn’t do it, but Collin Mistr has made a tool to create a bootable USB installer for unsupported hardware.I’ll be using it to get Mojave onto my 2009 Xserve! Mostly for kicks. If selected in the macOS Post Install tool, your Mojave install will have a program named 'Patch Updater' located in your /Applications/Utilities folder. This program will alert you when new updates to patches are available for your machine, and will prompt you to install them. Oct 31, 2018  macOS Mojave Patcher (formerly macOS High Sierra Patcher and macOS Sierra Patcher) is a small yet powerful tool that can help you create a bootable USB drive that can be used to install macOS Mojave on Mac computers older than late 2009, basically acting as a macOS Mojave patch for unsupported Macs. How to install Mojave on unsupported Macs. I downloaded the patch version dosdude1 Current version: 1.1.2. Created the flash drive and got a successful complete. Tested on a Macbook Pro mid 2011 and a new hard disk. This would restrict Apple Mac OS to Retina display, may be this is the real reason for discarding more that 5 years old.

Just because Apple doesn’t want us to install doesn’t mean it’s not possible. Thanks to virtualization apps like VMware which let us run entire system inside your Windows without actually buying one or rebooting every time you run, like Dual-booting. With VMware, the installation process is pretty straightforward. If you’re familiar with or have used before, there’s nothing much to worry about. Simply, download the Mojave Image and also download VMware and install it and you’re ready to go. This way, you can create a virtual machine (VM) and run Mojave once you have installed. With that, you can enjoy installing and exploring Mac apps like Xcode.

• Related: How to Install Xcode on macOS Mojave on Windows

In this video, I go over the steps needed to install macOS Sierra on an unsupported Mac. The whole process is based around the macOS Sierra Patch Tool for Unsupported Macs, which is a program I wrote to allow all users to easily perform the necessary modifications. If you don’t have Mojave supported Mac, you can download the Mojave Installer App using patcher tool. Open the macOS Mojave patcher tool. If it doesn’t open and says it is from an unidentified developer, right click on the tool’s icon and click on “Open” from sub-menu and then enter your Mac’s Admin name and password. MacOS Mojave Patcher is an application that lets you install and run macOS 10.14 on unsupported hardware. It was developed by Dosdude, who also developed similar solutions for Sierra and High Sierra. If necessary, the program can download the latest public beta version of Apple’s servers and create a bootable USB flash drive.

When installed, you’ll have the primary tools integrated with you such as the internet adapter, USB controller, drag & drop and more. Other than this, you might have lots of questions, they will be answered on the way to installation. In this article, I’ll walk you through how to install macOS Mojave on VMware in Windows PC. The process is pretty covered in steps with clear shots that you won’t be alone, let’s break it down. Here’s how to Install macOS Mojave on VMware on your Windows PC.

macOS Mojave

Is my PC Compatible with macOS Mojave?

Whenever Apple develops new software or updates, Apple restricts them to older Apple devices which are called incompatible devices. This has been from years for Macs and this time they did it as usual. But in case of installation on Windows PC there’s no sentence, means whether you’re using an old or new PC with any version and edition of Windows you have, you can download and install macOS Mojave on VMware on your Windows PC. After all, if you’ve questions out of this, you’ll be answered with the installation, if not, there’s a huge comment form for you.

• Check out: How to Install macOS Catalina on VMware on Windows PC

What you’ll need

To begin, you’ll need some files including macOS Mojave virtual image. If you’ve downloaded macOS Mojave before for the Mojave installation on VirtualBox, there’s no need to download it again. If you haven’t, you should download these files, while you’ll need them in the process.

• VMware Workstation / VMware Player – VMware is the perfect virtualization program for virtualization. Though VMware doesn’t officially support macOS but actually if you do little tweaks, it will work with the essential tools such as Ethernet adapter, sound, full-screen resolution and more. Get VMware Workstation/Player officially from the website and install on your Windows if you don’t have already.

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Related:Install macOS Catalina Public Beta on Mac

• Fix Download Limit — If you are having issue downloading the file, we’re always here to help, you can find the way to fix it.
• Fix VMware Device/Credential Guard & VirtualBox – Error — If you’ve encountered an issue that indicates this, here’s how to do a quick solve.
• Fix Authorization (HTTP 403) Error — If you’re unable to download the file due to authorization problem, we’ve covered with up with super-easy guide.
• WinRAR — 7-Zip — For extracting and unzipping the downloaded files, you’ll need to download and install the latest version of Winrar or 7 Zip.
• Unlocker211 — For patch relevant files to VMware, you’ll need them to install macOS Mojave.

With the image, the necessary tools are included that you won’t have to dig around for it and save time.

Also, you can check and download macOS Mojave Image for VMware & VirtualBox latest version here as well.

Anyway, when you’ve downloaded the files, extract them with Winrar or 7 – Zip to make them ready to use.

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Before you start, you’ll need to look for a few settings in your computers BIOS. When you boot into your computer BIOS, watch out if you’ve enabled Virtualization options (VTx), if you haven’t, go ahead and enable it or you may be in trouble later. When you’re ready, go for it. Start Install macOS Mojave on VMware with the steps one by one.

• Related:Install macOS Catalina on VirtualBox on Windows PC

Step One: Install VMware Workstation on Windows

When you have downloaded VMware Workstation/Player, it’s time to install it. From the VMware files, click setup.exe to launch the installation wizard. Just as simple, proceed with some ordinary installation prompts and you’re good to go.

Install VMware Workstation / Player

When you’re done with the installation, click Finish on the wizard to close up. When installed, don’t launch it ( Seriously otherwise the next step won’t work).

Step Two: Patch VMware Workstation

By default, there’s no option for macOS to choose for installation because as said before VMware doesn’t support macOS instead it’s restricted. In this case, the macOS Unlocker (unlocker for short) becomes useful. Unlocker tool (for short) has developed to remove the function lock macOS X (Server) easily and patch files to work macOS in VMware Workstation or Player. To use this, all you’ve to do is to close VMware if it’s open and run Unlocker here’s how to do it. Navigate to the Unlocker210 files if you’ve VMware Workstation 14 otherwise use Unlocker208 (both works the same, the difference is just with the VMware version) and right click on win-install and Run as administrator. It will simply run commands in command prompt to patch relevant files in VMware — That’s okay.

Unlocker 210 – Run win – install

Step Three: Create a New Virtual Machine

Now it’s time to do a little configuration, for that do go away from the steps.
Head to VMware Workstation or Player and open it. When you see the Home page, choose to Create a new virtual machine or simply press Ctrl + N.

VMware Workstation Pro – Create VM

On the wizard creation, select the Custom (advanced) option and click Next.

Here you’ll see some sort of information on hardware compatibility and limitations for the virtual machine simply Next it.

VM Hardware Compatibility

Now select I will install the operating system later and click Next.

Guest OS Installation

For the operating system, choose Apple Mac OS from OS selection and for version select the latest version (10.14) if available, if not, select previous version (10.13) it will work too then click Next.

Name the virtual machine whatever you would like to and specify the location where to store the virtual machine files, then Next.

Name the virtual machine

The processors are the significant part of a virtual machine, set up 50% – 75% of your system’s CPU.

Increase Processor

For memory, I’d like to set 4GB RAM for the virtual machine, that’s about 50% of my laptop memory. Ensure you set 50% – 65% of your system’s memory for the VM. Like I have 8GB of RAM in total, so I have used 4GB for the virtual machine.

By default, NAT will be selected, that’s okay, just Next.

Network Type

On this page, you don’t have to make any changes, simply click Next.

IO Controller

Continue through the process with Next.

In the disk selection, select Use an existing virtual hard disk and follow Next.

Choose existing

Next, browse the macOS Mojave Image (VMDK) you had downloaded then click Next.

Select an Existing Disk

At last, you’ll have the summary of the virtual machine creation, if you wish to make changes, customize hardware to change one, if everything seems ok, hit Finish.

Step Four: Insert VMware Code in Virtual Machine file

When the virtual machine is configured, you’ve to tweak this to insert code into macOS VMX file.
At this point, navigate to macOS virtual machine files and open (macOS Mojave).vmx file with Notepad.
If you didn’t find Notepad to open there, click on Choose another app, scroll down to select Notepad.

Open VMX with Notepad

At this window, copy the code from below and paste it at the end then save it like the shot.

Smc.version = 0

Add Code

Step Five: Install macOS Mojave on VMware Workstation

And you’re done with configuration and you’re ready to actually install macOS Mojave on VMware.
Navigate to the VMware Workstation and start the virtual machine with Power on the virtual machine.

As it starts up, the Welcome screen will appear (It’ll take some time to boot depending on your configuration), select your place where you are located and Continue. If you encounter some sort of error which shows ” This virtual machine requires AVX2 but AVX is not present. This virtual machine cannot be powered on.” Here’s how to fix it in a moment.

Welcome

Next, select your keyboard, if it’s not there, click Show All to choose your keyboard from the list. When you’re done, click Continue.

Select Your Keyboard Layout

Apple wants you to use your personal information when asked by Apple feature. Also, Apple confirms to collect this information when needed to enable features.

Yes, you have the option to transfer information from your Windows PC, but that’s not the recommended one since you’re not going to use this as your primary computer, don’t do that. When selected, click Continue.

Transfer information to this Mac

Sign in with your Apple ID if you have one, if you’re a newbie, click on the Create new Apple ID to create one. Alternatively, you can sign in later anyway you want. Whatever you choose, Continue it when finished.
To make things work, the virtual machine is automatically connected to the internet as you configured.

The Terms and Conditions provide information on the use of Mac computer, the macOS software, Game Center and other services if you want to read that’s okay if not, that’s not a problem.
To Agree to the Terms & Conditions, tap on Agree.

Terms & Conditions

Apparently, you’ll need to create a local computer account, simply enter your details into the blanks and Continue.

Create a Computer Account

The express set up will enable the features, Maps – Location – Find my Mac and some more. In case, if you wish to customize and enable only those you want, you can do that, just hit Customize settings to allow the services you want.

If you chose to customize settings, you’d be asked for every single service for enabling — At the first screen, you’ll be asked to enable location services, as here I don’t allow location services, simply Continue.

Enable location services

Similarly, you’ll be asked for some essential services, you can easily choose to enable or disable.
After you continue, you’ll witness of your favorite part you were definitely waiting for. I guess you’d probably want to try the new look — Dark Mode. Otherwise, you could change it later, just Continue.

Choose your look

Yay! Eventually, you’ve done it — You’re into macOS Mojave. I know there’s much to dirty your hands with, but you don’t have to because there’s still more important to do.

Install VMware Tools on Virtual Machine (VM)

When you’re done with the installation, you’ve probably want full screen instead of the black screen at your screen edges. Luckily, there’s a perfect tool for that — That will particularly provide extra useful features such as full-screen resolution, sound, drag & drop and more. The steps are here how to do it.
Go to VM > Install VMware Tools and wait to pop up on the screen.

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Install VMware Tools

When you’re prompted to Install VMware tools, double-click on it.

On the Introduction page, click Continue. On the next screen, Continue to install for all users of this computer.

Destination Select

This informs you that this will take space on your computer, hit Install to perform the installation on currently available disk for all users.

Installation type

Meantime the process you may be asked for your account credentials, enter them correctly and click Install.
When the installation finished, click Restart to complete the installation.

When the macOS reboots completely, you should have absolutely perfect resolution covering the entire screen, here a glimpse.

macOS Mojave Homepage

In another case, if you see System Extension Blocked error, for sure, you can fix this.

Navigate to Settings > Security & Privacy > On this page, watch out for “ System software from the developer was blocked…. “, at the end and simply click Allow. This will let you install VMware Tools when you run.

Security & Privacy

Once you allow, their won’t be any restrictions, just repeat the VMware tools installation and this time it’ll likely work.
Finally, you’ll have macOS Mojave running perfectly in your Windows PC. Everything should work fine with sound, display, internet and everything else.

If you want to update macOS, however you can. Since the Mac is already enrolled into Apple developer program, it will receive the newest updates. To update, head to Settings > Software Update > Click Update to begin downloading the update.

When the download completed, you’ll be asked for a restart, just click Restart and the update will be installed once restarted.

Install Updates

And congrats! You have the latest macOS Mojave 10.14 beta three into your PC with its superb features.

Create Snapshot of macOS Mojave (Optional)

When it comes to backup in VMware, snapshot is the tool you’d prefer. Bad times can come anytime, but if you aren’t ready for, you’ll be in big trouble. What’s a better idea than performing a backup before something happens wrong. That’s where snapshot comes in handy. In simple terms, snapshot is a great useful tool in VMware which creates a copy of the virtual machine files to backup and protect everything.

• Related:How to Take Snapshot of macOS Mojave on VMware

Perhaps, if you would like to create a snapshot, the trick is simple.
In VMware, go to VM > Snapshot > Take Snapshot.

Take Snapshot

Next, name the snapshot and add a description if you’d like to, then click Take Snapshot to begin the process.

It will create a snapshot of the virtual machine within a minute, just wait!

Taking Snapshot

Once the snapshot is created, you can find it in VM > Snapshot > “Snapshot Name” like I saved the snapshot by the name of New Snapshot and for restore just click on it.

By this snapshot, you’ve just like the shield doubled the life of your sweet macOS. This will be a potential recovery option when the machine fails to boot or any other issues. Autocad lt for mac. In fact, now you’re completely safe and guranteed.

macOS Mojave

That’s pretty much all there is to it. So on, you’re free to penetrate or install apps or do whatever you’ve in mind. In case, if you experience slow performance or wanted to boost, reserve 50 – 60% of your PC’s memory and CPU (Processors) for the virtual machine.

If you have problems and errors out of here, you can check for solutions we’ve listed and answered.

Other than this, if you’ve problem with screen resolution that doesn’t fit in your screen, just like I had – Yup, you can do fix that to make your prefered thing.

Fix macOS Mojave Screen Resolution(HiDPI) on VMware

Want to create bootable installer, here’s how to do it in a quick way.

If you are experiencing slow performance, here’s how to speed up macOS,

Speed Up macOS Mojave

Well, that’s all about how you install macOS Mojave on VMware on your Windows PC. Hope your questions have answered, if not let me know down in the comments.

Hey All!

Recently I discovered this tool which lets you install Mojave on Unsupported Macs. I would only recommend this on a 2011 or 2010 that you have upgraded with good specs like I have.

My Specs

Step 1: TIME MACHINE BACKUP. Please do this as this can fail sometimes.

Step 2: Gather your equipment, you'll need:

• A USB stick with 8 - 16GB of Storage

• The Patcher which you can download from the link above

• The macOS Mojave Installer .app

I will be uploading the link to the installer .app from Google Drive soon.

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Step 3: Check your WiFi card type (About This Mac -> System Report -> WiFi -> Card Type)

If it's any of the below WiFi will not work with Mojave.

(0x14E4, 0x9D) (0x14E4, 0x87) (0x14E4, 0x88) (0x14E4, 0x8B) (0x14E4, 0x89) (0x14E4, 0x90)

Also, write down your Mac Model (About This Mac -> System Report -> Model Identifier in Hardware)

e.g: Mine's MacBookPro8,1

Step 4: Insert a USB Drive and Format it as macOS Extended (Journaled)

Step 5: Open the patcher .app

Step 6: Click on the Mojave icon and select your .app file

If you have the right app, you should see this.

Step 6: Select your USB drive from the drop down menu and press start!

Step 7: wait, this took 30 minutes for me.

Step 8: When it's done, reboot holding down the alt / option key before you hear the Mac Chime

Step 9: Select your USB drive from the menu

Step 10: When the installer USB boots, either install it on a separate partition or on your main partition.

Step 11: When the installer finishes, boot into the USB again when it restarts and run the macOS Post Install App

Step 12: Select your Mac Model & your Partition that you installed Mojave on.

Step 13: When it's done it should reboot and then boot into Mojave!

I hope this has helped you installing Mojave on a Unsupported Mac!

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Info (from the website):

Updates

System updates, such as 10.14.1, should install normally if 'Software Update Patch' was selected in the macOS Post Install tool, or installed using the Patch Updater program. If for some reason updates aren't showing up, or are not installing correctly, you will need to re-install the Software Update Patch using the Patch Updater application.

-- If the machine does not start up properly after applying a system update, you will need to boot off your patched installer volume, and re-run the post-install patch on your Mojave volume. Ensure you select 'Force Cache Rebuild' before rebooting.

Re-installing Patches

- During system updates, some patches may get overwritten. Using the Patch Updater tool, it is possible to re-install these patches with one click. To do so, open the Patch Updater application, and select 'View Installed Updates', or use the 'View > Show Installed Updates' menu in the Menu Bar.
- To re-install a patch, simply right-click on it in the list and select 'Re-install'. You can also select the 'Re-install All' button to re-install all currently installed patches at once.

FAQ:

Q: The tool created the USB drive successfully, but when booting, the progress bar hangs a bit more than half way.
A: Check your copy of the Install macOS Mojave App. If you're using the latest version of the tool, you must be using the latest version of the Install macOS Mojave App. Version 1.1 of the patch tool and older support older versions of the installer app.

Q: The patch tool gives me errors, such as 'Error copying files..'.
A: Check to make sure your USB drive is writeable. Try re-formatting it, or just try a different USB drive.

Q: The patch tool gives me a 'Mounting Failed' error
A: Check to make sure your Install macOS Mojave App is the correct one. It should be around 5GB in size. If you used the 'Skip App Verification' option, you have most likely selected an invalid app that doesn't contain the necessary files.

Q: I don't see my hard drive partition in the installer screen or in the post-install tool.
A: Make sure FileVault is disabled, or use the instructions found here to unlock it manually using Terminal.

Q: I get a 'NO' symbol when starting up after successfully installing Mojave.
A: Make sure you have run the post-install patch on the correct volume, as detailed above in steps 8-10.

Q: I get a 'NO' symbol when starting up from the patched USB drive
A: Check the supported/not supported list at the top of this page. Ensure your machine is in the supported list.

Q: I get 'NSURL' errors when trying to update my machine or use the App Store
A: This is usually the result of having an invalid CatalogURL set. To revert to stock, simply run 'sudo softwareupdate --clear-catalog' in Terminal, and then run the software update patch script located above.

Q: Safari, App Store, and/or Mail stopped working after installing a system update
A: Download and run the Onyx application, select 'Maintenence' at the top, then click the Run button.

Q: I get a 'No packages were eligible for install' error when attepting to install Mojave
A: This is due to your system's date and time being set incorrectly. To fix it, you can either boot into your current OS X install and set the date, or you can use Terminal after booting from your patched USB installer drive to set the date. Instructions to set the date using Terminal can be found here.