Remember that you can still use the right Command key to open and close the 'Start' menu.

Then under For Windows key, use select Right Command key.

VMware Fusion → Preferences → Keyboard & Mouse → Mac Host Shortcuts.Pressing Command + Tab therefore often interferes with the left Windows key, opening and closing the 'Start' menu of the VM seemingly randomly. In VMware Fusion, the left Command key by default is assigned to the left Windows key. To make you feel as comfortable as possible when working with it, we suggest the following additional configuration steps. Simply having a Windows machine run on your beloved Mac may already feel creepy. User and password can be found here: Getting a free Windows virtual machine from Microsoft. To be able to connect to the internet, click Add Device.

Go to Processors & Memory, then select at least 2000MB of memory.

If you have a retina display, go to Display and deselect Use full resolution for Retina display (otherwise your eyes will begin to hurt).

For more info, see Understanding snapshots (VMware).

This allows to easily go back to that state later, meaning you can re-activate the VM's Windows 90-day license again and again.

Take a snapshot ( Command + Shift + S).

Choose File → Import, select the *.ovf file in the extracted folder and confirm.

Installing VMware FusionĪfter downloading VMware Fusion, installing and launching it: Then extract the VM (using The Unarchiver, as the built-in unzip version is not capable of zip64 files) to a proper location, for example ~/Virtual Machines. Once properly set up, accessibility testing on macOS will be as comfortable as it gets.īefore you proceed, be sure you have downloaded a pre-configured virtual machine (VM) as described here: Getting a free Windows virtual machine from Microsoft. On macOS, running Windows as a virtual machine needs some special configuration, especially to integrate it seamlessly into the daily workflow.

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