'ICLOUD_UNSUPPORTED_DEVICE when installing macOS Big Sur in VMware

When I try to install macOS in VMware Workstation I get a popup error when I try to login with my Apple ID:

ICLOUD_UNSUPPORTED_DEVICE

That's all it says.

How do I make my VM appear as an iCloud supported device?

macosmacos-big-surapple-id


Solution 1:[1]

Shut down the VM gracefully, then add the following to the end of your virtual machine's .vmx file to make VMware believe it is running on Mac hardware:

board-id = "Mac-551B86E5744E2388"
hw.model.reflectHost = "FALSE"
hw.model = "MacBookPro14,3"
serialNumber.reflectHost = "FALSE"
serialNumber = "C02XXXXXX153"
smbios.reflectHost = "FALSE"
efi.nvram.var.ROM.reflectHost = "FALSE"
efi.nvram.var.MLB.reflectHost = "FALSE"
efi.nvram.var.ROM = "3c0754a2f9be"

Boot the VM.

Open iTunes, click Account menu, then Sign In.

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