Originally published at: VMware Fusion 13.5 - TidBITS
Adds support for installing Windows 11 as a guest operating system on M-based Macs. ($149.99/$199.99 new, free update, 722.9 MB, macOS 12+)
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Yeah, it’s a good thing they aren’t charging for this. I find using the VMware website to be one of the most tedious and annoying things I need to do to keep my software downloads up-to-date, but this release finally makes good on the paid 13 update and can be obtained using the update mechanism if you already had it installed. Pro users also have access to Workstation for Windows using their licence key. This is a security update so if you are using 13 you should upgrade.
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I’ve just used this upgrade to set up a new virtual machine running Windows 11 so I can try running HyTek Meet Manager for running track meets. It took a long time (as does everything with Windows—so many steps!—but in the end, I got a working Windows installation with HyTek Meet Manager functioning and talking to my portable Canon printer (installing the Canon drivers was another effort).
The next step will be to test the connectivity to the Time Machine timing system, which requires a USB-to-serial adapter and a USB Type A to USB-C adapter. And then to see if I can get it all working through a USB hub, since my M1 MacBook Air has only two USB-C ports and I sometimes want to add a physical mouse for my volunteers too.
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