Almost all of the videos out there that are touting how to install Windows 11 ARM on Fusion 13 are sorely outdated. And until recently the tools that had to be used to get that Windows installation ISO were brittle and required a steady hand to make sure you got something that works.
This is no longer the case. Read and follow the instructions in the Unofficial Companion guide (posted here: https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Fusion-Documents/The-Unofficial-Fusion-13-for-Apple-Silicon... ). This has helped a number of community members navigate the rocky road that Microsoft has put in front of us to get something as simple as a Windows 11 ARM installation ISO.
The utility that the Companion guide recommends builds the ISO from Microsoft ESD files - it's the real, released code, not a hacked together, brittle, uupdump procedure or pre-release/beta/"Preview" files. The process used to build this ISO is the same process used by Parallels. The latest version of this utility (posted here https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Fusion-Documents/w11arm-esd2iso-a-utility-to-create-Windows... ) does not require any extra software installation from Homebrew or Macports. Everything it needs is bundled with the utility. It greatly simplifies the build process.
Trust me, if you follow the guide, you will have an ISO that you can use for Windows 11 ARM installation in under 15 minutes - not much longer than it would take to download an ISO over the network.
It should be something that with your experience you should have no problem with.
- Paul (Technogeezer)
Editor of the Unofficial Fusion Companion Guides
