Select the macOS Big Sur ISO file in the File Explorer and click the Open button. Click the Add button to browse the macOS Big Sur ISO from the File Explorer that you already downloaded. Click on the optical disk icon on the right sidebar and choose “ Create a Virtual Optical Disk” from the dropdown menu. Now, select the “ Storage” category and click on Empty under Storage Devices section. On the right sidebar, move the slider under the “ Screen” tab of “ Video Memory.” Now, click the Display category from the left sidebar. In that case, you can set 4-cores for processor allocation. Note: If you have a 4-core/8-thread processor, it will appear in VirtualBox as 8 CPU cores.

It’s recommended to allocate half of your Processor’s core count for the virtual machine. Again use the slider to adjust the Processor allocation. Select the System category and then click the Processor from the top menu. Select VMDK (Virtual Machine Disk) for the hard disk file type and click the Create button. Although this depends on how much free storage space you have on your computer, we recommend allocating 60 GB for the virtual machine.

Again use the slider to set the virtual hard disk size according to your preference. Then make sure “ Create a virtual hard disk now” is selected and click on the Create button. If not, then let at least 50% of physical RAM. Use the slider to increase the memory size up to 8GB, if your PC allows. Next, name the operating System macOS Big Sur. Type macOS Big Sur for virtual machine name and then click Expert Mode button. Now, open Oracle VM VirtualBox from its desktop shortcut by double-clicking on it. Install VirtualBox and then its Extension Pack, which you already downloaded. Once you have downloaded the files as mentioned earlier on your Windows machine, do the following steps:.

macOS Big Sur ISO How to Install macOS Big Sur Using VirtualBox on Windows 11/10?.

2 How to Install macOS Big Sur Using VirtualBox on Windows 11/10? What are the requirements to run macOS in VirtualBox?īefore you get started, you’ll need to download the following files:.

1 What are the requirements to run macOS in VirtualBox?.

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