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I am doing a fresh install of Windows 11 Arm to VMware Fusion Player 13 on a MacStudio Apple M2 Ultra, Sequoia 15.2. I am currently stuck on the "Lets Connect You To Network" window with a greyed out "Next" button and "No network drivers found".
How do I move forward from here?
Which folder do I install the driver into?
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I am doing a fresh install of Windows 11 Arm to VMware Fusion Player 13 on a MacStudio Apple M2 Ultra, Sequoia 15.2. I am currently stuck on the "Lets Connect You To Network" window with a greyed out "Next" button and "No network drivers found".
How do I move forward from here?
Which folder do I install the driver into?
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Hello,
Are you trying to drag-and-drop files from the host to the guest VM and vice versa? If so, you should be able to take the files from the guest and then drop them onto a Finder window on the actual machine.
If you can't do this, make sure VMware Tools is installed, and that drag-and-drop is enabled in the virtual machine settings.
Hope this helps.
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Hello,
Good to know you've got your problem solved.
Is there anything else that you needed help with?
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The issue you're experiencing with VMware Fusion Player 13 and a fresh Windows 11 ARM installation on your Mac Studio (M2 Ultra) happens because Windows 11 ARM doesn't include the necessary network drivers for VMware's virtualized hardware out of the box. Here's how you can resolve this:
1.- Ensure that the network adapter for the virtual machine is enabled and correctly configured.
-- Power off the virtual machine if it's running.
-- Open the settings for the VM in VMware Fusion Player.
-- Go to the Network Adapter settings.
Ensure the following:
-- The Connected checkbox is enabled.
-- The Network Connection is set to either Bridged or NAT.
2.- VMware Tools includes drivers required for network and other hardware in the virtual machine. Since you're stuck in the setup process, you’ll need to manually mount the VMware Tools ISO and install it.
-- From the VMware Fusion menu, select Virtual Machine >Install VMware Tools.
-- VMware will mount the VMware Tools ISO to your virtual CD/DVD drive.
Inside the Windows 11 setup:
-- Press Shift + F10 (or Shift + Fn + F10 on Mac) to open the command prompt.
-- Type D: (or the drive letter of the mounted ISO) and press Enter.
-- Run setup.exe to install VMware Tools.
-- Follow the installation process and restart the VM when prompted.
Hello,
Could you press Shift + F10 on your keyboard? This will open Command Prompt. At the Command Prompt, type oobe\bypassnro which will allow you to bypass the network connection part of Windows setup. This will restart the guest OS. You will be sent back to the beginning of setting up Windows, however, you will now see a button at the bottom that says, "I don't have internte". This will send you to a page where you can set up a local account, and then after you successfully enter Windows, you can setup your internet connection as well as a Microsoft Account, if you wish.
Let me know how this goes.
