How to Install macOS Sierra in VirtualBox on Windows 10

I was pretty unsure myself whether I would want to jump onto a Mac ever since I first googled Samurai Jack when I was like 9 years old (don’t ask me why) on my computer which ran on Microsoft’s Windows.

Since then, it took me a while to get used to Apple’s macOS and the way I did it was rather than buying the Mac itself I tried it out on my Windows PC.

So, if you want to try Apple’s macOS on your Windows 10 too here’s how you can install macOS Sierra Final in VirtualBox on Windows 10.

Note

This guide is using macOS Sierra 10.12 which is the final version. If you instead don’t want to get macOS Sierra and you are looking for the newer version which is macOS High Sierra then you can always follow this guide: How to Install macOS High Sierra in VirtualBox on Windows 10

meet VirtualBox

VirtualBox is one tiny, powerful dude, and it is capable of installing macOS onto your Windows 10 computer as an app.

It works like a charm with Sierra, but before you get onto the guide, there are three little requirements that your Windows 10 computer is going to need in order for you to install the macOS onto your computer. 🙂

The minimum requirements that you are going to need are:

•  a 64-Bit Computer

•  at least 4GB RAM

•  a Dual-Core processor

Got all of that? Splendid! Once you have got that out of the way, you can now proceed to install macOS Sierra in VirtualBox on Windows 10.

Here are the links to the downloads that you’ll be needing to install macOS Sierra onto your VirtualBox successfully. 🙂

Download (Updated February 2019)

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Now I know what you’re thinking, “Which one of the two macOS Sierra 10.12 Final download links should I download from?”

The reason why I have included two Google Drive download links for you is that the (One Full) download link has the entire macOS Sierra 10.12 Final file from Apple as one 5GB file. So if you are alright with letting your computer run all night to download the 5GB file then you can go for this

The (5 of 5) download link has the entire macOS Sierra 10.12 Final file as 5 separate 1GB files, so if your internet connection is pretty weak or if you just simply want to take your time and download one by one then you can go for this. 🙂

Once, you are done with the download ‘stuff’,  you can now go on with the 5 quick and simple steps below.

How to Install macOS Sierra in VirtualBox on Windows 10: 5 Steps

Step 1: Extract the Image File with Winrar or 7zip.

1. The first thing that you should do is go ahead and install WinRAR. (I have included the latest (March 2018) link for WinRAR for you)
2. Once you have done that, right click on the macOS 10.12 Sierra file that you’d downloaded.
3. Then select Extract Here.

Note

Also, make sure that you have enabled Virtualization in your computer’s BIOS.

You can use this helpful guide:

Step 2: Install VirtualBox

1. Download the latest version of VirtualBox (I have included the latest (June 2018) link for VirtualBox for you above)
2. It’s pretty easy to install VirtualBox. Just keep clicking Next and then Finished and you’re good to go.

Step 3: Create a New Virtual Machine

1. Now you have to create your new Virtual Machine. So what you have to do is, open the VirtualBox you’ve just downloaded.
2. Next click on New which you can see to your upper left-hand side.
3. Sweet! Now all you have to do is follow on by adding each of the below details into each of the fields. 🙂

Name:  macOS 10.12 Sierra

Type:  Mac OS X

Version:  Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan (64 bit) or 10.12 Sierra

Memory size is 4 GB ( 70% of your Ram )

Virtual disk file:  macOS 10.12 Sierra.vmdk

Step 4: Edit Your Virtual Machine

1. Once you have created your Virtual Machine, now it’s time to edit it. So first tap on Settings.
2. Then, you should be able to see General to your right-hand side, so put everything into default there.
3. After that, under General, you should be able to see the System. Click that.
4. You’re doing a great job so far! Alright, from here onwards, it’s pretty shit easy. You just have to follow what I selected for each of the fields based on the pictures below. 🙂

CPU: Select 2 CPU (you can choose more than 2 if you want but it is entirely according to your CPU) and then enable PAE/NX

System: Now you have to enable EFI and then disable Floppy. Next, make sure you choose the Chipset as IHC9 (you can also choose PIIX3)

Graphics: Set your Video Memory to 128MB

Storage: Finally, choose your macOS 10.12 Sierra.vmdk and make sure that under Attributes, you set the Hard Disk to SATA Port 0. Once done, click OK.

Note

Now close your VirtualBox. Then proceed with the next step.

Step 5: Add Code to VirtualBox with Command Prompt (cmd)

Before you add the code onto VirtualBox with your Command Prompt, you have a few little changes that you have to make things easier for you.

1. Replace the phrase “Your VM Name” in the code (below) with your own virtual machine name which you can find in General, then under Basic. It’s best if you copy the code below into your Notepad and then replace the areas where it says “Your VM Name” with your own virtual machine name before moving on the next step.

Code for Virtualbox 5.x.x and Virtualbox 6.x.x

cd "C:Program FilesOracleVirtualBox"
VBoxManage.exe modifyvm "Your VM Name" --cpuidset 00000001 000106e5 00100800 0098e3fd bfebfbff
VBoxManage setextradata "Your VM Name" "VBoxInternal/Devices/efi/0/Config/DmiSystemProduct" "iMac11,3"
VBoxManage setextradata "Your VM Name" "VBoxInternal/Devices/efi/0/Config/DmiSystemVersion" "1.0"
VBoxManage setextradata "Your VM Name" "VBoxInternal/Devices/efi/0/Config/DmiBoardProduct" "Iloveapple"
VBoxManage setextradata "Your VM Name" "VBoxInternal/Devices/smc/0/Config/DeviceKey" "ourhardworkbythesewordsguardedpleasedontsteal(c)AppleComputerInc"
VBoxManage setextradata "Your VM Name" "VBoxInternal/Devices/smc/0/Config/GetKeyFromRealSMC" 1

2. You’re almost done! Now, all that you have to do is find your Command Prompt (cmd) and Run as an administrator.

3. Finally, add the code one by one into your Command Prompt. Take all the time in the world that you need.

Done! Run Your Virtual Machine

That’s it, you did a great job!

Now you can go ahead run your Virtual Machine new macOS Sierra in your VirtualBox on your Windows 10 computer.

1. Open your VirtualBox then click on Start or Run the macOS Sierra VM. and run your Virtual Machine new macOS Sierra in your VirtualBox on your Windows 10 computer.
2. Again you’ll see another black screen with all geeky code on it. Don’t worry, it’s just doing its thing. You can go grab a donut whilst you’re at it.
3. From here on out, you can continue on with Sierra’s introduction.

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