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1. Go to access.broadcom.com. Your screen may look different or say there is an error, but you can ignore that.
   On the upper right, click on "Login" and select "Register".
   
   
   
   
2. Register with the email address you would like to use for your Broadcom account. This can be any email address that you can access.
3. Enter the verification code that you receive at that email.
4. Please complete registration with your full name, country, and password (you can put whatever you would like for "job title"). Please note that we do not have access to reset your password.
5. On the "Build my Profile" page, click "I'll do it later".
   
   
   
   
6. Please visit this link to download VMWare: https://support.broadcom.com/group/ecx/productdownloads?subfamily=VMware+Fusion. It should say that you will be redirected. Click "Next". 
7. Enter the email you used to register, click "Remember me", and click "Next". Now, enter the password you created.
   
    
   
   
8. You should be taken to your dashboard (below). If you are not, try going to the link again: https://support.broadcom.com/group/ecx/productdownloads?subfamily=VMware+Fusion.
   
   
   
   
9. Select "VMWare Fusion 13 Pro for Personal Use" and click the link to download the latest version.
   
   
   
   
10. You must check "I agree to the terms and conditions" before you will be able to click the cloud icon. Click the cloud to download the installer.
    
    
    
    
11. A pop-up will appear, asking for additional verification. Click "yes". It will take you to a page where it asks you for some more information. You may enter your own address, or McCombs' address (below). 
    
    
    
    
12. Click on the cloud icon to download the installer.
    
    
    
    
13. Open Finder, navigate to your "Downloads" folder, and double-click the ".dmg" file that just installed.
14. Double-click the VMWare icon that pops up. You may see a warning. Click "Open". 
    
    
    
15. Click through the installation. You may be presented with an Accessibility Error. If you are:
    1. Click "OK" then click "Open System Preferences". Your Security and Privacy Settings will pop up.
       

       

       
       
       

16. Click the lock icon in the bottom left. Enter your credentials, and toggle or check "VMWare Fusion". Once done, you can close this window.
    
    
    
17. Click through the rest of this installer. If you get a pop-up about updating VMWare Fusion, click "Skip this version".
18. You now have the VMWare Fusion application! The next step is to load Windows into the app.

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1. Open the VMWare Fusion app.
2. Click "Get Windows from Microsoft".
   
   
   
3. Choose "Professional" and "English (en-us)" from the drop-downs. Then, click "Download Windows".
   
   
   
4. Once the loading bar has indicated that Windows is done downloading, click "Continue".
   
   
   
5. Select "UEFI" and click continue"Continue".
   
   
   
6. Select "Only the files needed... are encrypted." Enter a simple password that you will remember (it does not need to be secure since this can only be run from inside your Mac). Click continue.
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7. Click on "Choose Choose "Create a new virtual disk". Click "Continue".
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8. Locate and select the .vmdk file you just downloaded.
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10. On the next screen, click "Finish". You will be prompted to store the VM somewhere and name it something. The defaults are fine. Once this is set, click "Finish". Windows should now be setting up.
11. As you cannot continue without a network connection, you need to install network drivers.
12. Restart the VM by selecting the button "Virtual machine" 
13. You will now see a black screen with a large play button. Click the play button. Immediately after clicking this, you will see a prompt that says "Press any key to boot from a CD or DVD". 
    Press any key to continue. You may need to click into the black screen to press a key. When it works, the Windows logo will appear. 
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    This prompt is fast, so if you miss it, click "Virtual Machine" at the top of your screen . Select and select "Restart".
    
14. Once it has restarted, you need to open command prompt: hold 'shift' + 'FN' + 'F10'.
    If the above key combination doesn't work please try: CONTROL + TAB and click "yes" on the window that pops up.
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15. Type OOBE\bypassnro 
    Press Enter.
Once the virtual machine restarts, click through to the network screen and select 'I don't have internet'. You can now continue the setup process.
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Once you are in Windows:
16. Open the Start Menu (Windows icon). 
17. Search for "PowerShell". Right-click the application, and run it as an administrator (or select "Run as administrator" on the right).
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18. Type Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned
    Press enter.
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19. Press the 'A' key, then press Enter. Close PowerShell once finished.
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20. Select 'Virtual machine' at the top of the app.
    Then 'reinstall VMware tools'
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21. Select "Install". This will add a virtual disk within Windows.
22. Open up File Explorer, then select "DVD Drive (D:)" on the left
23. Find the ‘Setup' file, then:
24. Right-click on it. Choose 'Run with powershell'.
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1. Be ready to press any key when the screen comes back.
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2. On this page, click "Next" (the default settings are fine) and then "Install".
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3. You will be prompted for a Windows license key. Click "I don't have a product key".
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4. Select "Windows 11 Pro" and click "Next".
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5. Click the checkbox to accept the Microsoft Software License Terms. Click "Next".
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6. Select "Custom" under the install options.
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7. Click "Next".
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8. Windows will now install. This step may take a bit of time.
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9. On this screen, you can begin clicking through Windows' setup questions. The default settings are fine. You can skip the second keyboard layout unless you have one that is not a US layout.
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   Once done with these settings, Windows will install updates. 
   
   
10. On the page asking you to name your device, you can click "Skip for now". 
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11. Click "Set up for work or school" and click "Next".
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12. On this page, ignore the sign-in and click "sign-in options". 
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13. Click "Domain join instead". 
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14. Type any name (ex.: your first name) and click "Next".
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15. At the password screen, you can click "Next" without entering a password.
16. At the screen to choose privacy settings, we recommend changing them all to "No".
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17. Now, Windows will say it is installing more features. This will also take a minute.
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