| Error Message | Solution | | :--- | :--- | | Failed to install the patch: Access denied | You did not run win-install.cmd as Administrator. Re-run. | | macOS still not showing up | You are on VMware Workstation 14+; Unlocker 208 is too old. Upgrade to Unlocker 3.0. | | VMware crashes on launch after patching | You have a conflicting older version. Run win-uninstall.cmd (as admin), reboot, then re-install. | | Guest OS says "This version of Mac OS X is not supported" | You need the smc.version = "0" fix in the .vmx file. Also ensure your CPU supports SSE4.2. |
The is a tool specifically designed to enable macOS guest support on VMware Workstation 11 and Workstation 12 when running on non-Apple hardware. By default, VMware restricts the installation of macOS to Apple-branded hardware; the unlocker circumvents this by patching internal data tables to show the "Apple Mac OS X" option in the guest operating system selection menu. Key Features | Error Message | Solution | | :---