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Install VMware Fusion

VMware Fusion allows you to run Windows in the background at the same time as OSX. This is compared to Bootcamp which required you reboot to switch between Windows and OSX.

  1. Open https://phpmysql.howardcc.edu/Kivuto
    1. Click on the "Open Store" button under VMware
    2. Login with your HCC ID
    3. Select "VMWare Fusion 11"
    4. Click "Add to Cart"

    5. Click "Check out"
    6. Record the serial number in red
    7. Click Download
    8.  Click "Download" again
  2. Open the downloaded file

    1. Double click on the installer
    2. Click "Open" on the warning
    3. Enter in an administrative password if required
    4. Click "Open Security Preferences"
    5. Click the lock in the bottom left to unlock the page
    6. Click the "Allow" at the bottom
      1. You can close the "Security and Privacy" page
    7. Read the EULA and if you agree, click the "Agree" button
    8. Enter in your license key and click "Continue"
    9. Enter your Administrative password
    10. Click "Done"
    11. When you launch "VMware Fusion"
    12. Click the dialog to allow access to accessibility (May not appear)
      2. Click the lock in the bottom left to allow changes


      3. Check the box next to VMware fusion under Accessibility


      4. Scroll down to select "Automation" and check the box for System Events under VMware Fusion Applications Menu
      5. Click the lock again to save
    13. install the update
    14. Wait for the updates to finish downloading
    15. Click "Install and Relaunch" and it will begin updating
    16. You will need to enter your Administrative login to update
  3. VMWare Fusion is now installed

Install Windows 10


  1. Open https://azureforeducation.microsoft.com/devtools and click "Sign In"
    Sign in with your HCC email and password when it asks
    1. Click on "Software"
    2. Search for 'Windows 10 DVD"

    3. Click on the "Windows 10 (consumer editions), version #### -DVD" and click on "View Key"
      Record this key, you will need it later to activate Windows
    4. Click on Download

    5. Save the ISO

VMware Workstation

  1. Under the Home tab click on "Create a new Virtual Machine"


    1. Use the "Typical (Recommended)" option, click Next

    2. Select "Installer Disk Image"
      Click "Browse

        1. Browse to the Windows ISO downloaded from Kivuto and click "Open"

        2. It will detect the OS and ask about easy install
        3. Enter in the key and a username
      1. Enter in the name
      2. Use a 60 GB disk
      3. Click "Customize hardware"
        1. Select Memory, and set it to at least 2048 MB

        2. Click "Close"
      5. Click "Finish"
    3. Click "Edit virtual machine settings"
      1. Click "Add..."

      2. Select "Hard Disk"
        Click "Next"

      3. Leave as SCSI
        Click "Next"
      4. Create new virtual disk

      5. Leave at default of 60 GB
        Click "Next"
      6. Click "Finish"

      7. Again click "Add..."

      8. Select "Hard Disk"
        Click "Next"

      9. Leave as SCSI
        Click "Next"
      10. Create new virtual disk

      11. Leave at default of 60 GB
        Click "Next"
      12. Click "Finish"

      13. Click "OK"

    4. Click "Power on this Virtual Machine"

    5. It may pop up a message about removable devices, click "OK"

  1. When you see the below text, press a keyboard key to start the Windows 10 install

  2. Once it has loaded the desktop, you can shutdown
  3. Click the Windows icon for the start menu, then click on the power icon, then click "Shut down"

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