VMWare by Broadcom (broadcom.com) is a service through which Chemical Engineering faculty and students can run a Windows virtual machine on a Mac computer. There is no cost to download and use the software for personal use, but faculty and researchers who are using it for commercial use must request a license. You may not use this software for commercial activity without a license. 

This article will cover the installation of VMWare on both Intel and Apple Silicon Macs. The first section is on downloading and installing VMWare, and the second section is on adding a Windows VM to your newly-installed app.

Prior to installing, make sure you:

• Have ~30 GB of free space

• Have ~45 minutes for complete installation

Downloading and Installing VMWare:

1. Go to access.broadcom.com.
   On the upper right, click on "Login" and select "Register".
   

   
   
   

   1. NOTE: 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 the McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering address (below). 
    
    
    

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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.
       
       

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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.

Adding your Windows VM:

First, check if your Mac has an Intel or Apple Silicon chip. To find out: