How to Install macOS High Sierra on VirtualBox PC

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Faiz Orz June 9, 2017

In this article, I’m going to show you how to Install macOS High Sierra on VirtualBox on PC.
macOS High Sierra final version is released on September 26, 2017. This is Apple’s latest
Mac Operating System right now. In this guide, you will learn the complete step by step
pictorial tutorial to run macOS High Sierra 10.13 Final version on Windows operating
system. As our previous articles, we tough you to install macOS High Sierra on Virtualbox
and VMware. So without saying more let’s get started.

Related Guides:

Install macOS Sierra 10.12 on VirtualBox on Windows

Install macOS Sierra 10.12 on VMware on Windows
Fix macOS High Sierra Error on VirtualBox during Installation Process

Install macOS High Sierra on VirtualBox

To install macOS High Sierra on VirtualBox on Windows PC you must download the
following files and read the step by step guide to avoiding any problems.

Required file for this installation:

Download macOS High Sierra 10.13 Final (1 Part)

Download macOS High Sierra 10.13 Final (8 Parts)
Download VirtualBox Latest version
Download VirtualBox Code
Download VirtualBox Code “New”

Step 1. Extract macOS High Sierra Image File

Once you have downloaded the macOS High Sierra and other required files then you need
to download and install WinRAR or 7Zip. For this demonstration, I have installed Winrar.
Locate your macOS High Sierra file in an appropriate location then right-click and select
Extract to macOS High Sierra Final. Wait for a while and go to the next step down below.

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 Extract to macOS High Sierra Final

Step 2. Install VirtualBox on Your PC

Download VirtualBox from the link above and then Install it on your Windows PC. To install
VirtualBox, just click on the setup then hit “Next” for a couple of times and Finally, click
“Finished”.

Step 3. Create New Virtual Machine

#1. It’s the time to create a new Virtual Machine. Open the VirtualBox then click on “New”
at the upper left-hand side. Type the name for the Virtual Machine “macOS High Sierra
Final” or any other name that you like. Choose the type “Mac OS X” and version to
“macOS 10.13 High Sierra (64-bit)” or “Mac OS X (64-bit)” then increase the memory
size to minimum 4 GB (4096 MB). From the Hard Disk section select “Use an existing
virtual hard disk file” and click on the small folder icon to browse the VMDK file.

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 Create Virtual Machine, Memory, Hard Disk

#2. Once you clicked on the small folder icon, you will see the snapshot down below.
Navigate to macOS High Sierra Extracted file that you have done on step #1. Select the
VMDK Image file and click Open.

Browse for VMDK File

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Step 4. Edit the New Virtual Machine
#1. Open the VirtualBox then click on “Settings“.

VirtualBox Settings

#2. In the “General Tab“, don’t touch anything and let everything to the default. Go to the
next option “System“. You will see three main categories. Click on the first tab
“Motherboard“. Uncheck “Floppy” drive and set the chipset to “ICH9“. The memory size
should be at least 4 GB.

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 Configuring Motherboard, Chipset

#3. In the Processor tab, select 2 Processors or more than that. Don’t forget to tick
mark Enable PAE/NX.

Processor

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#4. Navigate to “Display option” then put the video memory to 128 MB. Check out
Enable 3D Acceleration if you want. You can bring changes later on as well so don’t worry.

Set Memory to 128 MB

#5. Now, navigate to “Network” section then “Enable Network Adapter”. And choose the
adapter type “Intel PRO/1000 MT Server (82545EM)”.

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Step 5. Add VirtualBox Code to the CMD
#1. Find VirtualBox code that you have downloaded. Replace “Your Virtual Machine
Name” with your virtual machine name that you have created on step Step #3. Just do like
the shot down below.

How to Install macOS High Sierra Final on VirtualBox on PC

Warning: Before adding the code to CMD make you sure you quit or exit VirtualBox.

#2. Open and Run CMD as Administrator and then copy and paste all the codes to the
command prompt one by one.

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Step 6. Start the Virtual Machine

#1. Once you have all the steps above successfully, you need to start the virtual machine.
Just click on Start icon.

How to Install macOS High Sierra Final on VirtualBox on PC

#2. Now you will see a black screen with white text on it and load some codes. Be relax and
wait for a moment until you see the Welcome window of macOS High Sierra.

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Step 7. Perform a Clean Installation of macOS High Sierra

#1. It’s time to perform macOS High Sierra clean installation. Select your Country and click
Continue.

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#2. Choose a Keyboard Layout and click on Continue. If you did not see your preferred
keyboard just click on Show all text.

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#3. Now select your method to transfer information to this Mac and click Continue. We
recommend you to choose the last option “Don’t transfer any information now“.

Transfer Information Method to this Mac

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#4. In this step, select Don’t Sign In. To complete the Installation process we suggest you
don’t use your Apple ID right now. You can login to your Apple ID or iCloud later on.

Sign in with your Apple ID

#5. Agree tothe Terms and Conditions and click Continue.

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 macOS High Sierra Terms & Condition

#6. Fill out the Full name, Account name, Password, Hint and check the box of Set time
zone based on Current location. Then finally click on Continue to create your user
account for macOS High Sierra.

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 Create a Computer Account

#7. If you want to customize Express Set Up, you can click on Customize Settings
otherwise click on Continue.

Express Setup

#8. Wait a little while to Setting Up Your Mac.

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 Setting up your Mac

Finally, you should see the macOS High Sierra Wallpaper, and it successfully installs on
VirtualBox.

Note: If you have any kind of issue with installing macOS High Sierra or lower version Just
visit our guide down below.

Complete Guide to Fix macOS High Sierra Error on VirtualBox

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 macOS High SIerra is successfully installed on VirtualBox

Conclusion
In this guide, we have covered the following steps. These are the summarize of above
steps.

Extract macOS High Sierra Image File

Install VirtualBox on Your PC
Create New Virtual Machine
Edit the New Virtual Machine
Add VirtualBox Code to the CMD
Play the Virtual Machine
Perform a Clean Installation of macOS High Sierra 10.13.

If you have any kind of questions or have suggestions on how to install macOS High Sierra
on VirtualBox, feel free to leave a comment down below this post and will answer your
every question and get your suggestion for our future works. Thanks for being with us.

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