If you are using a Mac, download and install VMware Fusion Player.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-windows-server-2022
In the "Get started for free" section, click "Download the ISO", as shown below.
Fill in the form and, at the bottom, click the "Download now" button.
On the next page, in the English column, in the "ISO downloads" box, click 64-bit edition", as shown below.
The file size is 5,044,094,976 bytes (5.05 GB).
The file name is "SERVER_EVAL_x64FRE_en-us.iso", as of May 30, 2023. The SHA-256 hash value is:
3e4fa6d8507b554856fc9ca6079cc402df11a8b79344871669f0251535255325
In the "Welcome to the New Virtual Machine Wizard" screen, click the "I will install the operating system later." button, as shown below.
Click Next.
In the "Select a Guest Operating System" box, select "Microsoft Windows" and "Windows Server 2022".
Click Next.
In the "Name the Virtual Machine" box, enter a Virtual machine name of Win2022.
Click the Browse... button and navigate to the VMs drive and the folder with your name on it.
Click Next.
In the "Specify Disk Capacity" box, accept the default options, as shown below, and click Next.
In the "Ready to Create Virtual Machine" box, click the "Customize Hardware..." button.
In the "Hardware" box, on the left side, click "New CD/DVD". On the right side, click the "Use ISO image file" button.
Click the Browse... button. Navigate to the SERVER_EVAL_x64FRE_en-us.iso file and double-click it.
Click the Close button.
In the "Ready to Create Virtual Machine" box, click the Finish button.
VMware Workstation Player now shows a "Win2022 item on the left side.
On the right side, click "Play virtual machine".
When a message appears, saying "Press any key to boot from CD/DVD", click on that screen and press Enter.
A "Windows Setup" box appears, as shown below.
Click Next.
On the next screen, click the "Install now" button.
In the "Select the operating system you want to install" box, click "Windows Server 2022 Standard Evaluation (Desktop Experience)", as shown below.
Click Next.
On the next screen, click the "I accept the license terms" box, and click Next.
On the next screen, click "Custom: Install Windows only (Advanced)".
In the "Where do you want to install the operating system" box, click Next.
Wait a few minutes while Windows installs.
Your virtual machine restarts twice, and you see the screen shown below.
Enter these values:
Windows starts, as shown below.
At the login screen, enter a password of P@ssw0rd. Then press Enter.
On the right side, a Network pane asks if you want your PC to be discoverable. Click Yes.
We want to allow that, so do these steps:
In Server Manager, on the left side, click "Local Server".
In Server Manager, on the right side, find "IE Enhanced Security Configuration". Click the word On next to it, as shown below.
In the "Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration" box, click both Off buttons, as shown below.
Click OK.
In your Windows Server 2022 machine, close Server Manager.
In VMware Workstation Player, at the top left, click Player, Manage, "Install VMware Tools...".
Follow the on-screen prompts to run Setup64.exe.
An installer starts, as shown below.
Click Next, Next, Install, Finish.
Click Yes to restart now.
Log in as usual. You may see tiny font and need to click Yes and restart again.
Flag D 1: OS Name (15 pts)
Click Start and type CMDOpen a Command Prompt window. Execute this command:
You should see information about your Windows version, as shown below. The flag is the OS Name, covered by a green rectangle in the image below.systeminfo
In Powershell, execute this command to see how many days you have left in your trial:
slmgr -dlv
slmgr -rearm
Posted 5-30-23
VMware links added 6-13-23