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Install Windows 11 as the Guest Operating System

Installing Windows 11 on a virtual machine is similar to installing Windows 11 on a physical computer. When you create a virtual machine with Windows 11 as the guest operating system,
Workstation
Fusion
Workstation Player
 adds vTPM (virtual Trusted Platform Module) to the virtual machine.
  • Verify that the operating system is supported. See the online VMware Compatibility Guide on the VMware Web site.
  • See the
    VMware Guest Operating System Installation Guide
     for information on the guest operating system that you are installing.
  • If you want to install the operating system using an installer CD, ensure that you have configured the virtual machine to use a physical CD-ROM or DVD drive. Also, ensure that you have configured the drive to connect at power on.
  • If you want to install the guest operating system from an ISO image file, configure the CD/DVD drive in the virtual machine to point to the ISO image file, and configure the drive to connect at power on.
To install Windows 11, a physical machine must have a TPM chip version 2.0. The vTPM is a representation of the physical TPM 2.0 on virtual machines. While creating a virtual machine with Windows 11 as the guest operating system, you must choose the full encryption or fast encryption of the virtual machine.
Workstation
Fusion
Workstation Player
 adds vTPM to an encrypted virtual machine.
After you complete the installation of the Windows 11 operating system, we recommend that you do not remove the encryption or the vTPM device from the virtual machine for a seamless experience of using Windows 11.
Fusion does not support creating a Windows 11 guest operating system on a remote virtual machine.
You can install a guest operating system from an installer disc or ISO image file. If the host configuration does not permit the virtual machine to boot from an installer disc, you can create an ISO image file from the installer disc.
  1. Select
    File
    New
    .
    The screenshot shows the New option in the File menu
    A dialog box named
    Select the Installation Method
     appears.
  2. Select the installation method, and then click
    Continue
    .
  3. From
    Choose the Operating System
     dialog box, select
    Windows 11 x64
     for Intel-based Mac or
    Windows 11 64-bit Arm
     for Apple Silicon Mac.
  4. Click
    Continue
    .
  5. From the
    Choose Firmware Type
     dialog box, select a boot firmware and click
    Continue
    .
  6. From the
    Choose Encryption
     dialog box, select an encryption type, enter a password for the encryption, and then click
    Continue
    .
    You can choose to encrypt all the files, or only the minimum needed files to support the vTPM device.
    You can specify a password of your choice or select the
    Auto Generate Password
     option to automatically generate a password. You can also select the option to remember the encryption password.
    Mac's Keychain stores the password.
    For a Windows host operating system, Credential Manager stores the password. For a Linux host operating system, libsecret stores the password.
  7. Create a new virtual disk or use an existing virtual disk, and then click
    Continue
    .
  8. To change disk size, CPU, memory, or other standard settings of the virtual machine, click
    Customize Settings
    , and make the required changes.
  9. Enter the name and location of the virtual machine, and then click
    Save
    .
  10. Click
    Finish
    .
Workstation starts the new virtual machine and user can install the operating system by following the installation instructions.
Fusion starts the new virtual machine and user can install the operating system by following the installation instructions.
Workstation Player starts the new virtual machine and user can install the operating system by following the installation instructions.
Install VMware Tools. You should install VMware Tools before you activate the license for the operating system.

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