VMware Fusion Pro 13

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Configure a Firmware Type

You can select the firmware type of a virtual machine.
Make sure that you power off the virtual machine beforehand.
The following firmware types are available depending on the guest operating system.
Option
Description
UEFI
Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) is an interface between the operating system and the platform firmware. UEFI has architectural advantages over Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) firmware.
Legacy BIOS
Standard BIOS firmware.
If you select UEFI, depending on the guest operating system, you might have the option of enabling UEFI Secure Boot. UEFI Secure Boot secures the boot process by preventing the loading of drivers and operating system loaders that are not signed with an acceptable digital signature.
  1. Select
    Window
    Virtual Machine Library
    .
  2. Select a virtual machine in the
    Virtual Machine Library
     window and click
    Settings
    .
  3. Under Other in the
    Settings
     window, click
    Advanced
    .
  4. Select an option from the
    Firmware type
     menu.
    If the firmware type is not selectable, look for an explanation and, possibly, instructions at the bottom of the dialog box.
    • Once a guest operating system is installed, changing the firmware type might cause the virtual machine boot process to fail.
    • If virtualization-based security (VBS) is enabled, the firmware type is set to UEFI and cannot be edited.
When you start the virtual machine, it boots with the selected firmware configuration.

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