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How to Install Android on VMware on Windows PC?

How to Install Android on VMware on Windows PC?

Android OS is a mobile version operating system built and based on Linux Kernel and currently developed by Google. So, through this article, I will guide you on how to install Android on VMware on Windows PC. We have tested bundles of Android operating systems on Windows PC using Android Studio. Still, this guide will teach you the new method of installing Android x86 on VMware directly using the ISO image file.

What is Android x86? Android x86 is an open-source and free project officially known as “Patch hosting for Android x86 support”. It allows you to turn on the Android x86 operating system on your devices.

The latest Android x86 helps users and developers to install it on their Android devices, laptops, and computers for free. You can easily install the Android x86 on your Windows PC, whether it’s Windows 10/11. You can dig into details of Android x86 on your Windows PC with virtual machines.

Also, the Android x86 operating system allows the mobile Android Google to have the function on devices that are powered by AMD x86 / Intel processors than RISC-based ARM chips. The Android x86 is a solid alternative operating system that allows you to run on Linux-based machines.

You can use the Virtual Machines on your devices, to have full of access to any operating systems on your actual physical PC. Like you can install Android OS, macOS, Windows, Linux, and Ubuntu, on your actual PC with the help of Virtual machines. You can use Virtual machines like VMware Workstation Pro/Player, VirtualBox, Hyper-V, and VMware Fusion, to install another operating system on a single machine. With the same process, you can install Android x86 on VMware Workstation and VMware Player for free without any cost.

Related: How to Install Android on VirtualBox on Windows PC?

How to Install Android on VMware on Windows PC?

Step by step follow the screenshot guide, firstly you need to download the Android x86 ISO image file, then install the VMware Workstation Pro on your Windows PC. If you don’t know how to install the VMware Workstation on your Windows PC, then follow the below-down link.

For installing Android x86 on VMware on Windows PC, then you need to have the below down requirements too.

  1. Enable Virtualization technology on the BIOS
  2. Android x86 ISO image file
  3. Install VMware Workstation on your Windows PC
  4. Create a new virtual machine
  5. 4GM of RAM is recommended
  6. 10GB of disk space is recommended
  7. Disable the floppy disk

After that, you have completed the requirements you need to open up VMware and start creating a new virtual machine for Android x86.

Create a new virtual machine
Create a new virtual machine

Select the Typcial recommended option and click next. Select the option I will install the operating system later and click next.

Typical recommended
Typical recommended

Choose the guest operating system, Linux, and version (Other Linux 5.x Kernel 64-Bit) and click next. Select the virtual machine name, specify the location, and click next.

Choose the guest operating system
Choose the guest operating system

Select the option Store virtual disk as a single file, select the disk space size, and click next. Once you are in the last step there you have to click on finish to create the virtual machine.

Choose the disk size
Choose the disk size

Edit the Virtual Machine Settings

Once the virtual machine is successfully created, therefore, you have to edit some settings for the virtual machine. Simply, select the created virtual machine of Android and click on (Edit Virtual Machine Settings).

Edit virtual machine settings
Edit virtual machine settings

Once the virtual machine setting window opened, from the left-handed window side select the hardware>Memory, and increase the memory.

Increase the memory
Increase the memory

Select the processor tab, and increase the number of core processors.

Increase the processor
Increase the processor

Choose the CD/DVD (IDE) tab, then click on (use an ISO image file) then click on the browse option.

Insert the Android ISO image file
Insert the Android ISO image file

Now navigate to the place where you saved the Android ISO image file simply select the ISO file and click open.

Select ISO file
Select ISO file

Choose the USB Controller tab and select USB 3.1, once you are done click on OK to save the changes.

Select USB 3.1
Select USB 3.1

Perform a Clean Installation of Android x86 on VMware on Windows PC

Once you have created a new latest virtual machine for Android on VMware and edited the settings for better performance then it’s time to install it. To install the Android x86 on VMware simply click on (Power on this virtual machine).

Power on this virtual machine
Power on this virtual machine

When the Android successfully launched the installation on the first window use your keyboard arrow down key and select the (Advanced options), then hit enter.

Advanced options
Advanced options

Again in this step select the (Auto installation – Auto install the specified harddisk) option and hit enter.

Select auto installation
Select auto installation

The installer will erase the whole /dev/sad and install Android x86 to it. To continue the installation of Android x86 on VMware select the yes option using your keyboard and hit enter.

Format the disk
Format the disk

Now you will be able to format the disk, wait for it until should complete the formatting.

Formatting the disk
Formatting the disk

After the disk is formatted, the Android will start the installation, so the installation process may take some time to wait until it should be completed.

Installing Android
Installing Android

When the Android installation is successfully completed you will be asked to restart the virtual machine. So, there is no need to reboot that, simply select the option (Run-Android x86) and hit enter.

Run Android x86
Run Android x86

After the Android restarted successfully on the first window, select the Android -x86 9.0-r2 and press the (E) key.

Select Android x86
Android -x86 9.0-r2

Select the first option (Kernel /Android-9.0-r2/kernel quiet roo=/dev/ram0 SRC=/android-9.0-r) and hit the again (E) key.

Kernel /Android-9.0-r2/kernel quiet roo=/dev/ram0 SRC=/android-9.0-r
Kernel /Android-9.0-r2/kernel quiet roo=/dev/ram0 SRC=/android-9.0-r

Now you have to edit the GRUB in this window to boot into Android, simply in this window remove the Quiet word using the keyboard.

Remove Quiet
Remove Quiet

And replace the Quiet word with the following commands (nomodeset xforcevesa) and press the enter key.

Nomodeset xforcevesa
Nomodeset xforcevesa

Select the (Kernel /android-9.0-r2/kernel nomodeset xforcevesa root=/dev/ram0 SRC) option and hit (B) on the keyboard to boot into Android.

Boot into Android
Boot into Android

After pressing the boot button you will be able to see the below down screen wait for it for a few moments.

Booting
Booting

And finally, the Android is successfully booted, wait here for a few moments until the configuration window should appear.

Android
Android

Complete the Basic Settings for Android

Now on the first window, you have to select your Android language and click next.

Select your language
Select your language

You will be asked to connect the Android with a Wifi network, so simply click on the Skip button and click continue.

Skip the wifi
Skip the wifi

Set the date and time for Android and click next.

Set date and time
Set date and time

On the Google services window, simply click on more options.

Click more
Click more

Accept the terms and services of Google and click accept.

Accept
Accept

If you want to set any password or PIN for android simply enter it, or if you don’t want simply click on Not now and click skip anyway.

Set a password
Set a password

Click on quick setup to set up the Android for you for the first use.

Quick setup
Quick setup

And finally, here it is the Android x86 is successfully installed on VMware on Windows PC, without any problem.

Android on VMware
Android on VMware

Conclusion

Android x86 successfully installed on VMware on Windows without any issues or errors. You can use the Android x86 as a tablet mode on VMware on Windows PC. So, there is nothing to do further because you have installed the full setup of the Android x86 operating system on VMware on a Windows PC.

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