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ZBB · 04-09-2021, 05:55 PM

What about running Windows in VMWare Fusion?

Fusion is now a free license for personal use (requires registration, but no cost).

MS has a Win10 image you can download to install in Fusion... It will require activation, but not immediately. Should let you run in trial mode for at least a few days. The software won’t know you are on a VM, and you can attach USB devises to the VM.

I reinstalled Win10 in a VM like that last year - and didn’t activate it immediately and it ran fine...

Edit: even better - here’s a link to a VM image to download. Run that in Fusion. Image is valid until mid-May... https://developer.microsoft.com/en-u...tual-machines/

04-09-2021, 05:55 PM	#5
ZBB Relic Join Date: Oct 2003 Carmudgeonly Ride: A very fast golf cart Location: The Valley of the Sun Posts: 12,821	What about running Windows in VMWare Fusion? Fusion is now a free license for personal use (requires registration, but no cost). MS has a Win10 image you can download to install in Fusion... It will require activation, but not immediately. Should let you run in trial mode for at least a few days. The software won’t know you are on a VM, and you can attach USB devises to the VM. I reinstalled Win10 in a VM like that last year - and didn’t activate it immediately and it ran fine... Edit: even better - here’s a link to a VM image to download. Run that in Fusion. Image is valid until mid-May... https://developer.microsoft.com/en-u...tual-machines/ __________________ ZBB