Installing Windows 11 on fusion 12

[jadjenki]

Hello,

I am trying to install Windows 11 iso on Fusion 12.2 player but I keep getting an error from Windows installer saying:

I have configured the Player to Windows 11 minimum requirement :

Processor	1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster with 2 or more cores on a compatible 64-bit processor or System on a Chip (SoC).
RAM	4 gigabyte (GB).
Storage	64 GB or larger storage device Note: See below under “More information on storage space to keep Windows 11 up-to-date” for more details.
System firmware	UEFI, Secure Boot capable. Check here for information on how your PC might be able to meet this requirement.
TPM	Trusted Platform Module (TPM) version 2.0. Check here for instructions on how your PC might be enabled to meet this requirement.
Graphics card	Compatible with DirectX 12 or later with WDDM 2.0 driver.
Display	High definition (720p) display that is greater than 9” diagonally, 8 bits per color channel.

[scott28tt]

A moderator should be along to move your thread to the area for Fusion.

[wila]

Hi,

Wanted to say something about my crystal ball and that it's borken, but I guess that doesn't help.

Could you please try to locate the vmware.log file in your virtual machine's bundle and attach it here to a reply. Someone down here might be able to locate why you are bumping into this.

--
Wil

[jadjenki]

vmware.log

[Technogeezer]

Which Windows 11 edition are you trying to install?

For Windows 11 Home, while you need a minimum of 2 cores, those cores have to be on the same CPU socket. IIRC, Fusion presents each core as being on its own socket. That would cause the check to fail.

Perhaps  https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Fusion-Discussions/Upgrading-to-Windows-11-Home-cores/m-p/2... applies?

[jadjenki]

Hello,

I attempted to install Home. I will download PRO now and try

[Technogeezer]

Try the workaround of adding thes to your VMs .vmx file and see it it works for you  

cpuid.coresPerSocket = "4"

[jadjenki]

Here is the error when I do this

 

[Technogeezer]

Sounds like that line was already in the file. Remove the duplicate and make sure the value is set how you want it. (e.g if you have 2 vCPUs configured, the value of that variable should be 2).

[ibisiki]

there's a KB article for this by now: https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/86207