Can I run Mac OS X as a Hyper-V Virtual Machine?

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I would like to know if it is possible, (not from a legality standpoint, but from a technical standpoint), to run Mac OS X on a Hyper-V VM. This would make testing so much easier as I would not have to go dig up and old Mac or find someone and borrow their laptop.

Russ Bradberry

Posted 2009-08-19T17:46:08.750

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you can definitely run it on a VMWare vm running VMWare Player – sebagomez – 2014-02-01T19:01:08.267

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No. Hyper-V is very specific about supported OS's and the generic drivers are very Microsoft specific.

BinaryMisfit

Posted 2009-08-19T17:46:08.750

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Don't want you to think I went over your head on this one. I was unaware that you had closed a previous version of this as a dupe until I saw it on the related list. I went ahead and deleted the older one. – TheTXI – 2009-08-19T17:53:08.253

@The TXI - No hard feelings at all. I abide by the older mods and have been on a bit of a closing spree. – BinaryMisfit – 2009-08-19T18:02:01.510

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If you have access to it, VMware Fusion can run macOS. Virtualbox and VMWare player can as well, but it's unclear whether it's legal.

GeKe PDP

Posted 2009-08-19T17:46:08.750

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