Install Macos Catalina On Windows 10

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macOS Catalina, version 10.15, is the sixteenth major version of macOS, the Apple Inc. desktop operating system for Macintosh computers. It is the successor of macOS Mojave and was launched on October 7, 2019.

In this article, we show you step by step how to install macOS Catalina on VirtualBox on Windows system. According to Apples terms of use, it is not technically legal to install macOS on VirtualBox on a Windows PC. We only use it for testing purposes, and if users misuse it, it is not our responsibility.
Please read the step-by-step guide, as they are all important, and if you miss any steps, the installation may not work.
Before you begin, make sure that your system can support virtualization (VT) technology and is enabled in the BIOS, so you can run virtualization software, such as Virtualbox or VMware.

1. Download and install VirtualBox on Windows
2. Download macOS Catalina ISO and create a new virtual machine
3. Customize your new virtual machine
4. Restart the virtual machine
5. Fix EFI Internal Shell on macOS Catalina
6. In conclusion

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Install Macos Catalina On Windows 10

To install the packages, follow the screenshots below for details. Download macOS Catalina ISO and create a new virtual machine. We provide you with the link where you can download macOS Catalina in.vmdk format. Download macOS Catalina 10.15.5 (19F101) Now follow the steps to create a new virtual machine. Step 1: Check for software updates. Before you install Windows, install all macOS updates. On your Mac, log in as an administrator, quit all open apps, then log out any other users. Choose Apple menu System Preferences, click Software Update, then install all available macOS updates. If your Mac restarts after installing an update, open. I tried to install macOS Catalina using OpenCore, on the second attempt I did it and everything started. I installed macOS Catalina on my WD Blue HDD with a 120GB allocation. But I also wanted to install Windows 10 on a Kingston A2000 500GB Nvme since I am using Win10 about 90% of the time.

1. Download and install VirtualBox on Windows

We provide you with the link to the latest version for VirtualBox.
If you have already installed VirtualBox, you can skip this step. Installing VirtualBox is not difficult and any user can do it.
While installing VirtualBox, you may receive a security warning about Oracle, click the Install button.
After installing VirtualBox, you need to install and update the VirtualBox extension, as macOS Catalina may not be compatible with VirtualBox.
To install the packages, follow the screenshots below for details.

How To Install Macos Catalina On Windows 10

2. Download macOS Catalina ISO and create a new virtual machine

We provide you with the link where you can download macOS Catalina in .vmdk format.
Now follow the steps to create a new virtual machine.
Install Macos Catalina On Windows 10

3. Customize your new virtual machine

Now you need to edit the virtual machine to make it work, make changes to the virtual machine - macOS Catalina.

4. Restart the virtual machine

It is recommended that you close VirtualBox before running the code.
Once you've created and customized your virtual machine, it's time to run the codes for macOS Catalina on VirtualBox. Open the VirtualBox code from this link.
After downloading the virtual machine name code, run the line-by-line code through the command prompt, CMD. You can open the command prompt by pressing the Windows key + R and type CMD and click Yes.

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5. Fix EFI Internal Shell on macOS Catalina

When you encounter an internal EFI shell, you may see an error or notification. The most common problem is due to Apple's file system (APFS). APFS is Apple's new file system for Apple products, such as MacOS, iPads, watchOS, TVOS, and other Apple products. APFS does not work perfectly with a VirtualBox especially with macOS Catalina.
When you face such issues, you need to download an ISO boot from the APFS boot image and upload a driver from it. After downloading, you can run the macOS Catalina virtual machine again.
To resolve this issue, download the APFS boot and follow the instructions in the images below.
UEFI requires intervention, and you need to help it locate and run the operating system-specific boot firmware that contains macOS boot.efi.
In our case, after installing macOS Catalina in a virtual machine I manually directed EFI to boot into macOS for the first time, and then macOS automatically repaired the boot partition, and subsequent boots worked correctly.
We managed to solve these UEFI problems with the following commands and follow the screenshots which are very detailed.
* At the UEFI prompt exit
You will be introduced to an EFI graphical interface
* Select and click Boot Maintenance Manager
* Select and click Boot From File
* Select and click Catalina HD
* Select and click macOS Install Data
* Select and click Locked Files
* Select and click Boot Files
* And finally click boot.efi

The installation will continue and you will start in the macOS Catalina operating system.

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6. In conclusion

Basically, in this article, we showed you step by step how to install macOS Catalina on VirtualBox on a Windows system and how to fix all the errors that occur during installation.
We wish you success and don't forget that if you skip a step in the tutorial, the virtual machine may not work.
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