How to Install macOS Sierra on VirtualBox on Windows PC

If you are searching for macOS operating system platform guideline. So, you are on the right platform where you can find different sorts of articles, about the macOS operating system. Additionally, I have talked about the macOS latest version updates till the older version of the macOS operating system. By the way, let’s get started with this article, here I will guide you on how to install macOS Sierra on VirtualBox on Windows PC. As you know that macOS is the operating system that was built and published by Apple company for the public. Finally, Apple had announced macOS Sierra for the next version of the Mac operating system. Then, during the presentation of the 2016 macOS Sierra scored the place on WWDC. That time the latest version of macOS Sierra was 10.12 and by the passage of time, Apple brought the next update to macOS Sierra which was macOS Sierra 10.13.

However, macOS Sierra has also consisted of the latest and amazing features. Which is truly based on Mac Siri, and Siri is a new feature has been designed for Mac desktop. By the way, you can make your Mac computer smarter by installing macOS Sierra. As we have the latest version macOS operating which is macOS Mojave, and macOS High Sierra, and other macOS operating systems. Therefore, our mean purpose in here that before installing the macOS operating system on our Mac computer. Let’s sip this operating system on the Virtualization box also.

Virtualization whether that should be VMware Workstation or VirtualBox. However, we want to install macOS Sierra on VirtualBox. In that case, you need some nice requirements to install it on. You need a computer with Windows operating system 64-Bit and at least 4 GB Ram. Installing macOS Sierra on VirtualBox is too much easy.

Install macOS Sierra on VirtualBox – Requirements

To install macOS Sierra on VirtualBox. You need these below requirements that before installation you should fulfill this. To have a clean and better installation.

• Download macOS Sierra VMware & VirtualBox Image
• Download VirtualBox latest version from its the official site

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• How to install macOS Sierra on VMware on Windows

Code for Virtualbox 5.x and 6.x

cd "C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\"
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

Code for Virtualbox 4.x

cd "C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\"
VBoxManage.exe modifyvm "Your VM Name" --cpuidset 00000001 000306a9 04100800 7fbae3ff bfebfbff
VBoxManage setextradata "Your VM Name" "VBoxInternal/Devices/efi/0/Config/DmiSystemProduct" "MacBookPro11,3"
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

Extract macOS Sierra VMDK file

After that, you have to download the macOS Sierra VMDK file. You will face that the VMDK file is compressed with WinRaR. In that case, you need to install WinRaR or 7Zip to uncompress that. So, here I recommend you to install and extract the VMDK file of macOS Sierra with 7Zip. Because many times I faced an error while extracting the VMDK file of the macOS operating system.

Create a new Virtual machine for macOS Sierra

Step #1. Before every installation of the operating system on a virtualization machine. You need to download that virtualization box to install the operating system. So, download the VirtualBox from the above-given link, then install that on your computer. After installation open VirtualBox. And click on New and type the name of the operating system automatically the version of the operating system will appear on the screen.

Step #2. Choose the Memory Size and click Next, then select the third option Use an existing virtual hard disk file. And click on the folder to browse for the macOS Sierra VMDK file.

Step #3. Choose macOS Sierra extracted VMDK file and click Open.

Edit virtual machine settings for macOS Sierra

Step #1. To have better installation performance, you need to edit the settings.

Step #2. On the left-handed select the System>Motherboard deselect Floppy disk. Then on Processor Tab increase the processor core.

Step #3. On Display>Screen setting increases the size of Video Memory. Then on the Storage setting mark Use Host I/O Cache.

Step #4. Select the third option USB 3.0

install VM code

Step #1. Firstly, you need to get the codes from the beginning of the article. After that, go to start menu type their CMD. While CMD appeared Right-click and select Run As Administrator.

Step #2. Here open the codes with Notepad, then match the names of codes with the name of macOS Sierra created machine.

Step #3. Copy and paste each code into CMD by pressing enter.

Install macOS Sierra on VirtualBox

Step #1. After doing all the pieces of stuff on VirtualBox. Now you have to install macOS Sierra on Virtual machine for that open VirtualBox. When the VirtualBox is opened click on the Start button. Therefore, after some seconds the welcome screen will come to select your Country and click Continue.

Step #2. Select your keyboard and click Continue.

Step #3. Select the third option Don’t transfer any information now, and click Continue.

Step #4. Click Continue and choose Don’t Use.

Step #5. Choose Don’t Sign in then click Continue and click Skip button.

Step #6. Click Agree and again Agree

Step #7. Create a computer account with your full information and click Continue.

Step #8. In here don’t do anything click Continue.

Step #9. Mark Enable Siri and click Continue.

Step #10. Setting Up Your Mac…

Step #11. Well, you have successfully installed macOS Sierra on VirtualBox on Windows PC.

Bottom Line

Well, that’s all about How to install macOS Sierra on VirtualBox on Windows PC. As macOS Sierra is an old version but again I wanted to test it once again VirtualBox. I hope this article was useful for you and hope that you have gotten something from this article. Moreover, if you faced any kind of problem feel free and comment on below comment box. Therefore, Don’t forget for your more support give us feedback, and subscribe to our website to get notified from our latest post updates.