I am attempting the install VMware Fusion 12 on my Mac which is running OS 10.15 Catalina. The installation process hangs during the initialisation phase and I am forced to force quit.
I have removed the VMware Fusion components numerous times and downloaded and attempted a reinstall numerous times
Can anyone help?
Are you installing as an adminstrator user?
Hello dlhotka,
Yes my account on my Mac is set as an administrator. I was also ask to to confirm my administration password prior to the initialization step.
Very strange. Couple of ideas:
- do you have any anti-malware software installed, or other things that monitor/control kernel extension installation?
- Try a full clean install: drag fusion to trash, empty trash, reboot, empty trash, reinstall
- try a safe boot, then boot normally and install (hold down shift during startup)
There are several reports similar to this one. The least useless seems to be https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Fusion-Discussions/Stuck-at-Initializing-VMware-Fusion-12-2... where the user disabled SIP and was able to proceed.