On a regular system it is kind of sluggish but with a good SSD and 32GB fast ram I feel now comfortable using it.
You now have a full Windows 10 environment running within OS X. I have been running Mac OS X on Windows 10 via VMware for a while now and wonder if anybody else here does it as well. This will open a one-click process in VirtualBox which configures the vm and allocates the appropriate amount of ram and disk space for the machine.ĭouble click the the created VM. IMPORTANT: Right-click on the zip file and select Open With The Unarchiver.
Grab a coffee, and take 5! Install The Windows VM This file could take some time to download. NOTE: If you don’t already have an application which support the zip64 format, make sure to download and install The Unarchiver (free) first before downloading the Windows zip file.Ĭlick the Download. In case you do not see Guest operating system or macOS options, this means the patch didn’t install. Select Apple Mac PS X > under Version click the down arrow to select macOS 10.14. Select Create a New Virtual Machine > I will install the operating system later > Next. Now, select the Virtual machine you would like to use and make sure the platform is set to VirtualBox. Open VMware > New Virtual Machine > Next > Custom > Next. Visit the Microsoft Edge Developer Technologies page or and scroll down to the Free Tools section. Visit their downloads page and select the VirtualBox 5.0.20 for OS X hosts option. There are many virtualization programs to choose from but if you’re looking for something free and open-sourced, VirtualBox is your best route. Previous posts include setting up an Android emulatorand iOS simulator on Mac OS X. This article is a continuation in a series of posts dedicated to testing. Today, let’s look at how we can set up a virtualized Window 10 environment on your Mac for free. Browser differences are commonplace and need to be dealt with. But I know that Windows users are an extremely important demographic for most of my websites. If you’re like me, my main machine is a Mac. Developing and testing your website in every environment ensures a consistent experience across all devices.