Windows on Mac fun

windows-on-mac-fun.md

Windows on Mac fun

• Download VM Image from https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/tools/vms/
• Dowload VirtualBox 6.0 from https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads

Install VirtualBox

• Click install, the install will fail.
• Go to System Preferences -> Security and Privacy -> General -> "Some system software was blocked from loading" -> click "Allow"
• Click install again, VirtualBox will install

Prepare VM

• Import VM to VirtualBox
• Go to Settings of the VM
  • Display -> Screen -> Scale factor -> 200%
  • Display -> Screen -> Enable 3d acceleration
  • Display -> Screen -> Enable 2d acceleration
  • System -> Motherboard -> Base memory -> 2048mb
  • System -> Processor -> 2 cpu
• Got to VM's snapshots -> create a snapshot. (this allows you reset VM, once trial period ends)
• Start VM :)
• It will start, will install virtualbox guest itself and ask for restart
• You don't need to activate (unless you want it :) ), click Activate later
• Disable automatic updates
  • run cmd.exe with admin rights
  • run the line below

      reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\Auto Update" /v AUOptions /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
  

• Set default homepage
  • Control Panel (View by Large Icons) -> Internet Options -> General
  • Set home page to https://www.google.com
• Fix IE SSL
  • Control Panel (View by Large Icons) -> Internet Options -> Advanced and select
  • Use SSL 2.0
  • Use SSL 3.0
  • Use TLS 1.0
  • Use TLS 1.1
  • Use TLS 1.2
• Ready to use, enjoy :)