Boot macOS Big Sur and complete the initial setup.

Set the virtual machine’s USB version to 1.1 and disable all network adapters from the VirtualBox settings (AppleKeyStore, the system’s secure keychain, crashes otherwise).

When the macOS initial setup starts, shut down macOS with Command-Q

Run “Install macOS Beta.app”, select “Show All Disks…” and select the new empty disk.

Run InstallAssistant.pkg which creates an “Install macOS Beta.app” in the /Applications folder.

Attach it to the virtual machine and erase it with Disk Utility, formatting it to APFS.

Use VirtualBox to create an additional disk image that’s has at least 60GB of space.

Windows can create and mount VHD disk images through Disk Management.

Download Big Sur InstallAssistant.pkg (9GB) either inside the virtual machine or on the host on a disk image that will be mounted on the virtual machine.

Rerun the installer the same way as before.Īfer the installation completes, VirtualBox will be in your “Applications” folder. Then click “Allow” next to the message that software from “Oracle America, Inc.” was blocked.

If you see “The installation failed” screen, then the installer was blocked.Ĭlick on the apple logo in the top left and click “System Preferences”Ĭlick the “Security & and Privacy” optionĬlick the padlock icon to allow you to make changes. When prompted with an authentication screen, enter the username and password for your user and click “Install Software” You can change where you want VirtualBox installed, or leave the default option and click “Install” When you see a prompt like below, click “Continue” You will see a screen like this:ĭouble click on “VirtualBox.pkg” to start the installer dmg file should be downloaded to your “Downloads” folder. Go to VirtualBox’s download page and click “OS X hosts”. VirtualBox runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux, and supports a wide array of guest operating systems.

Oracle VM VirtualBox is a free application that allows you to run virtual machines (VMs) on your computer through software-based and hardware-assisted x86 virtualization. Please see the workaround at the end of this guide. There is a known problem installing VirtualBox on macOS High Siera. If you need to run VirtualBox VMs for classwork, you can use VirtualBox in our labs or install it on your own computer.

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