@Thecoolfridge wrote:
Also is there another version that would not need to access administrator privileges?
Probably not.
Starting in macOS High Sierra and lasting through Catalina, Fusion used kernel extensions that required the user to allow them - that required admin privileges for a first-time setup. Even though Fusion 12 and beyond on Big Sur and later did not require kernel extensions, they do have to deal with macOS Security & Privacy settings. At least one of the required settings needs admin privileges to configure it.
You'd have to go pretty far back to get a macOS and Fusion versions that may not require admin privileges. But they are likely so old that unless you have ancient hardware you're not going to get them to run. That's not even taking into account the severe security issues that are present in both macOS and Fusion in those old versions.
- Paul (Technogeezer)
Editor of the Unofficial Fusion Companion Guides
