Run Windows 11 on VMware Fusion 'This PC can't run Windows 11'

Have you already tried to run Windows 11 on VMware Fusion for Mac? Probably you will see the following message:'This PC can't run Windows 11'





This is caused by the requirement that for a PC to run Windows 11 it needs to be encrypted AND has a TPM chip on board. Luckily this is very easy to achieve in VMware Fusion following these steps:



First turn off the Virtual Machine (Virtual Machine -> Shut Down) and go to Settings of VMware Fusion (cmd +E )

In settings choose Encryption:


Enable Encryption by checking the box and create a password. This password will be used to decrypt your Virtual Machine.


After enabling encryption, you should add the TPM chip as device. To do this go back to the Settings (cmd + E) and choose Add Device:
In this screen choose Trusted Platform Module and click on Add

After that, start the Virtual Machine and you should be able to install Windows 11.

That's it!


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