Vmware Workstation 17 Macos Unlocker ((hot)) May 2026

VMware Workstation 17 does not officially run on Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3) Macs as a host. It requires an Intel-based Mac or a Windows/Linux PC. This report assumes you are running VMware Workstation 17 Pro/Player on Windows or Linux (or an Intel Mac), and wish to install macOS as a guest VM. Report: Using macOS Unlockers with VMware Workstation 17 1. Executive Summary VMware Workstation 17 does not natively support macOS as a guest operating system on non-Apple hardware. A third-party unlocker tool patches VMware’s VMX files and binaries to bypass hardware checks, enabling macOS installation. The most widely used tool is macOS Unlocker for VMware (by DrDonk, based on original work by Zenith432 and SonOfDavid).

cd unlocker windows\unlock.exe

Current status as of VMware Workstation 17.5 / Unlocker 4.2.7. vmware workstation 17 macos unlocker