Unable to Install VMware Fusion 13.6.1 on MacAir M3

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mm-pi Author

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Unable to Install VMware Fusion 13.6.1 on MacAir M3

Cannot install VMWare fusion 13.6.1 app on the mac.

Open the installer and get this:

When you double click "VMWare Fusion.app", you get the following:

Some other notes:

Yes, my account is administrator
I did reboot to try again
I am on 15.1. (24B83)
I did try manually dragging the app to Applications folder and then going into settings and setting the app as trusted developer.

Any idea how to get this application installed? Thanks

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 15.1

Posted on Nov 8, 2024 6:09 AM

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Answer 1

WheelieNick

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Nov 8, 2024 7:48 AM in response to mm-pi

Have you tried to download the app again in case you have a corrupt install file?

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Answer 2

Nov 20, 2024 7:05 AM in response to WheelieNick

WheelieNick wrote:

Yeah this is very weird this VMware version is supported by macOS Ventura, Sonoma and Seqoia, there is no reason why it shouldn't work

The release notes also explicitly say that this version supports Apple Silicon Macs.

VMware Docs (by Broadcom) – VMware Fusion 13.6.1 Release Notes

There is a "known issue" with being unable to install VMware Tools on Sequoia, but I would have thought that to mean that you could install the main package, then later take additional steps (the "workaround") to install that final set of tools.

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mm-pi Author

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Nov 21, 2024 7:04 AM in response to WheelieNick

Update - I have gone back to the regular OS 15 and now have tried Fusion 13.6.1 & 13.6.0 installers and the same error is occurring. This mac air was just purchased less than 2 months ago and it was a clean build on it. Not sure what other things I could try?

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Answer 4

mm-pi Author

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Nov 8, 2024 9:03 AM in response to WheelieNick

Yes, I had tried about 2 weeks ago, and then again this week.

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Answer 5

WheelieNick

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Nov 8, 2024 9:53 AM in response to mm-pi

Yeah this is very weird this VMware version is supported by macOS Ventura, Sonoma and Seqoia, there is no reason why it shouldn't work

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