Windows 10 USB drive (EFI) install troubleshooting

[ianj12]

I am using Fusion 8.1 & OSX 10.11.2 El Capitan and have followed instructions in KB2128765 to install Windows 10 off a USB drive.

I have edited the .vmx file outlined in Step 11 by adding: firmware = "efi" in the first line of the file

That was unsuccessful

Proceeded to Step 16 and added: efi.legacyBoot.enabled = "TRUE" as the second line to the .vmx file

That was also unsuccessful.

Should the edits be added to the first & second lines respectively of the .vmx file or the last lines?

If Step 11 is unsuccessful should firmware = "efi" be deleted before including Step 16 to the first or last lines of the .vmx file?

[amzhang]

Hi,

Welcome to Fusion community!  Please try below steps to see if it works for you :

1. Launch VMware Fusion
2. From the VMware Fusion top menu bar click on File > New > Click on Create Custom Virtual Machine.
3. Select Windows 10 or Windows 10 64-bit as the Operating System, depending on whether it is 32-bit or 64-bit that you are trying to install.
4. Click Continue.
5. Click Create a new Virtual Disk and Click Continue.   ＝》 Click Customize Settings， Click Save， add  firmware="efi" to .vmx file,  Start VM.
6. Click Finish and Click Save.