In this article, I will tell you why you need to install the VMware Tools on macOS High Sierra. Moreover, you will get the guide on How to Install VMware Tools on macOS High Sierra. In simple words, you need VM Tools mostly because you want to fix the screen resolution of macOS on VMware. Thus you have already faced the screen issue when you have installed macOS High Sierra on VMware on Windows 10. Therefore, this article will be complete guidance for your virtual machine. Not only you can fix the screen resolution problem but also other problems like sound problem and more.
Further, the major release of Apple macOS High Sierra is of the most promising operating system from the company. However with an amazing performance still it gives a couple of errors which can be fixed with the VMware Tools. These issues can be annoying if you don’t know how to fix them after you face them multiple times. So VMware Tools makes it easy by just doing some installation and configurations. There are some other things will get solved as well with the tools which are sound not working, screen resolution, low video resolution, drag and drop and color depth.
There are a VM Tools which is provided by VMware Workstation. The problems which you get happen always with VMware so you are not the only one who face them. Furthermore, VMware tires the best to solve these issues, therefore, they made the tools to get it done.
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Install VMware Tools on macOS High Sierra
VMware is a tool which you are going to install VMware Workstation to get better performance and fix common problems. If you are unable to drop and drag on the operating system on VMware then this is because you don’t have VM Tools installed on your machine. So before any time-wasting let’s get into it and fix these problems.
After you have installed macOS High Sierra on VMware then you see the common problems. Therefore, read the below method to fix them.
Step 1. Download the VM Tools Patch for macOS High Sierra.
Step 2. Power on your macOS High Sierra from VMware Workstation to start the installation.
Power on this virtual machine
Step 3. After that, on the top of your window click on VM and choose Install VMware Tools from the options.
Install VM Tools
Step 4. You will get a pop-up which appears to have two options of Install VMware Tools and Uninstall VMware Tools. Therefore double-click on VMware Tools to start the installation.
Install VMware Tools
Step 5. Click on Continue once the installation wizard appears.
Welcome to VMware Tools Installer
Step 6. Next, you will be at Installation Type with skipping Destination. Moreover, click on Install and click on Continue Installation from a pop-up which appears.
Install Wizard
Step 7. Once you continue installation therefore now it will ask you to enter your password when Installer is trying to install new software. Therefore, enter your password, username and then click on Install Software.
Log in to install new software
Step 8. Wait until your installation completes and registering updates components for a couple of minutes as it gets done. Once your installation completes then you will get installation was successful and click on Restart to finish it up.
Restart
System Preferences of macOS High Sierra
Step 9. Once you have successfully installed VMware Tools on macOS High Sierra. Therefore, there are still some configurations that you need to do to complete the process. For instance, once your system restart then you will get System Extension Blocked, therefore, click on Open Security Preferences. However, if it doesn’t come up then open System Preferences and go to Security and Privacy.
System Extension Blocked
Step 10. When you are at Security & Privacy there you can see Allow option. Moreover, click on it to allow “VMware Inc.” which was blocked from loading.
Security & Privacy
Step 11. After that, click on the lock icon that you can see bottom left of your window. Then enter your username and password to let the system preferences is trying to unlock security & privacy preferences. Once you have done that then click on Unlock.
Step 12. Now you have unlocked the settings, therefore, go back to step 2 and reinstall VMware tools again. Furthermore, now you can get all the features of macOS High Sierra on VMware without any more problems. When you restart and install VM Tools again then you need to restart your virtual machine again then you will get all issues with VMware fixed. There you go your small resolution will go back to actual resolution after the installation.
Welcome to macOS High Sierra
Conclusion
In order to get the perfect result, you need to focus on each step to get the result you want. For this worked well with each time I have installed macOS on VMware and this is a tried method. So this should work for you as well without any error.
That’s it on How to Install VMware Tools on macOS High Sierra. You have learned everything about installing VMware Tools for macOS High Sierra on VMware Workstation. This is a simple tutorial where first you need to download the VM tools then install it and fix your common VMware problems which cause errors. You went through some easy steps in order to install macOS High Sierra VMware tools and if you find anything difficult then comment down below. Also, comment if you have any question regarding the article. I will be glad to help you with your problem.
