@kitenski I think I've found what the issue is. See my reply to this thread in the VMware Fusion Discussions area of the forums:

https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Fusion-Discussions/where-to-download-Windows-that-works-wit...

I'll be uploading a new version of the Companion Guide shortly that will include the workaround I posted in that thread.

Thanks for reporting this.