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Installing Windows 11 on Intel iMac 2020 Core i7

Getting the message my iMac does NOT meet W11 requirements.

Running VMWare Fusion Player Version 12.2.3 (19436697)

on iMac: iMac Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2020 Processor 3.8 GHz 8-Core Intel Core i7 Memory 16 GB 2667MHz DDR4

Using Windows iso: Wn11_English_x64v1.iso Enabled encryption and added TPM Module

No Joy, HELP!

 

 

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Which Windows 11 edition are you trying to install?

Did you enable Secure Boot as well as TPM? 

Did you create your VM with at least 2 cores, 4GB of memory and 64GB of virtual disk? Windows won’t install unless these minimums are met. 

- Paul (Technogeezer)
Editor of the Unofficial Fusion Companion Guides

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Technogeezer
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Which Windows 11 edition are you trying to install?

Did you enable Secure Boot as well as TPM? 

Did you create your VM with at least 2 cores, 4GB of memory and 64GB of virtual disk? Windows won’t install unless these minimums are met. 

- Paul (Technogeezer)
Editor of the Unofficial Fusion Companion Guides
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Vino999
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Will start from scratch and make sure I apply your recomendations.

Thanks

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Same result. Still no joy.

 Installing the iso :Win11_English_x64v1.iso     Label said it is Win11 Pro

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Vino999
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This was closed prematurely.   No solution as of this writing.

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Have made several attempts making sure I followed your recommendations.  Still wind up with the same results.  I downloaded the iso from this website:

 https://www.microsoft.com/software-download/windows11

Confirmed 2 processors and 64GB of virtual disk, enabled encryption and added the TPM device.

Not sure where to go from here.  Other associate suggested using Parallels.

Thoughts?

 

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SUCCESS!!    My error in not increasing the Memory allocation.

Thank you,

Vino

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