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How to Install Windows 11 on VMware

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Step 1 - Download Windows 11 ISO

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Download Windows 11 ISO
  1. Select Windows 11 (multi-edition ISO)
  2. Click Download
  3. Select your language
  4. Click Confirm
Download Windows 11 ISO
  1. Click 64-bit Download
Download Windows 11 ISO

Step 2 - Create Windows 11 Virtual Machine

  1. Click Create a New Virtual Machine
Create a New Virtual Machine
  1. Select Typical
  2. Next
Select Typical
  1. Select Installer disc image file (iso)
  2. Click Browse to select the ISO that your download before
  3. Next
Select ISO and click next
  1. Select Microsoft Windows
  2. Select Windows 10 x64 or Windows 10 and later x64 (If it has this option)
  3. Next
Select operating system and click next
  1. Type the Virtual machine name, here I named it Windows 11
  2. Click Browse to select the virtual machine install location, here I select E drive
  3. Next
Name your virtual machine and click next
  1. Type the Maximum disk size, recommended 60GB or more
  2. Select Store virtual disk as a single file
  3. Next
Set disk size and click next
  1. Finish
Finish

Step 3 - Customize the virtual machine

  1. Click Edit virtual machine settings
Edit virtual machine settings
  1. Select Memory
  2. Select 4 GB or more
  3. OK
Set memory size
  1. Click Power on this virtual machine
Power on this virtual machine

Step 4 - Install Windows 11

  1. Select your preferred language
  2. Next
Select your preferred language
  1. Click Install now
Click Install now
  1. Select I don't have a product key or you may type your key
Type your key or continue without a key
  1. Select the version that you want to install
  2. Next
Select the version that you want to install
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Tips

If the below situation does not appear, please skip to step 19.

Press Shift + F10 to open CMD

This PC cannot run Windows 11
  1. Type regedit
Type regedit
  1. Go to Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Setup
  2. Right click Setup
  3. New > Key, and name it LabConfig
Create a new key
  1. New > DWORD (32-bit) Value
Create a new DWORD (32-bit) Value
  1. Name it BypassTPMCheck
  2. Value is 1
  3. OK
  4. Close the regedit (Registry Editor)
Set the value to 1
  1. Close the Windows Setup
  2. Yes
Close the Windows Setup
  1. Install now
Install now
  1. Accept the Terms
  2. Next
Accept the Terms
  1. Select Custom: Install Windows only (advanced)
Select Custom: Install Windows only (advanced)
  1. Select Drive 0
  2. Next
Select Drive 0
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Tips
Installing, please wait
Installing, please wait
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Reminder
Since initializing Windows 11 is easy, steps are skipped here

Step 5 - Install VMware Tools (Optional)

  1. Click VM
  2. Click Install VMware Tools
Install VMware Tools
  1. Open the file explorer
  2. Select DVD Drive
  3. Click setup.exe
Run setup.exe
  1. Click Yes
Click Yes
  1. Click Next
Click Next
  1. Select Typical
  2. Next
Select Typical
  1. Install
Install

After installing, you'll be able to use Windows 11 on full screen

Windows 11 on full screen