How to use Windows on Mac for free (IE, Edge only)

Tadashi Shigeoka ·  Sat, March 4, 2017

I’ll introduce how to use Windows on Mac for free.

As a prerequisite, using it for purposes other than testing Internet Explorer or Microsoft Edge browsers would be a license violation, so you must not install other software.

Installing VirtualBox

First, install the free virtualization software VirtualBox.

Installing with ievms

Next, install IE using ievms from Terminal

Installing all versions

To install all versions of IE and Edge, just run the following command:

curl -s https://raw.github.com/xdissent/ievms/master/ievms.sh | bash

Installing only specific versions

For example, if you want to install only IE11 and EDGE, run a command like this:

curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/xdissent/ievms/master/ievms.sh | env IEVMS_VERSIONS="11 EDGE" bash

Windows initial login password

The login password is Password1 (P is uppercase).

Summary - Thanks to ievms

Thanks to ievms, it’s helpful that IE browser checks can be completed with just a Mac.

Reference Information

That’s all from the Gemba.