You can sometimes download an ISO of an operating system right from the manufacturer's website. It acts as a CD or DVD on your computer, without the need for an optical drive. Not familiar with what an ISO is? An ISO is a compressed disk image of software.
In order to install an OS, you have to have a disc or image (ISO) of the OS. I had to prep to install by grabbing ISOs of each OS that I wanted to install. Since I'm an IT Pro I chose Fusion 11 Professional. Check out the website for full features and differences in each. You have a choice of either VMWare Fusion 11 or VMWare Fusion 11 Professional. Want to give it a try? You can download a free trial and give it a go for 30 days. Basically, everything you can do on a full Windows machine, you can do in a VM including browse files, install printers, and use other peripherals. This provides a quick way to launch Windows apps and VMs. The clear advantage to running VMWare instead of Apple's default Bootcamp is that you can run Windows… well… in a window! This allows you to keep doing whatever you need to do in Mac OS, and click over to Windows and run programs there as well.Īlso, Fusion 11 offers an improved user interface which even includes customizable Touch Bar support for the newer MacBooks.
? Not all companies are blessed to be able to update their software as quickly as technology changes. This is also useful for those that may work for a company that forces you to use a program that works on an OS that is not your preferred platform of choice. This is extremely useful for users that have a need to test programs in both.
What is VMWare Fusion?īoth VMWare Fusion 11 and VMWare Fusion 11 Pro allow Mac users to run Windows and hundreds or other operating systems… all side by side, without rebooting.
When I think about Mac virtualization or running Windows on a Mac, I instantly think… VMWare. When they asked me to write a post sharing my thoughts on the product, I was happy to since it is a product that I have used and believe in.Īlthough, VMWare is actually the company it is a bit of an eponym to me.
One of the pieces of software that we used is VMWare Fusion. And over the years I have learned and used a ton of different useful software. HA! Most of that time has been spent working in IT. I suddenly feel really, really, really old.