System requirements
What each load method needs, side by side, and how to check your processor.
Both methods
These apply whichever load method you pick in the loader.
| Windows | Windows 10 build 18363 (1909) or newer, or Windows 11 up to 25H2 |
|---|---|
| Boot mode | UEFI |
| Access | An administrator account |
| Disk | BitLocker suspended, or your recovery key to hand |
| Antivirus | An exclusion for the loader |
Standard build
In the loader this is the Standard method. No processor requirement at all: Intel or AMD, any generation, any motherboard vendor. What it needs instead is for Windows to stop blocking driver loading, because it starts by loading a signed driver and then loads our modules through it.
| Processor | Any |
|---|---|
| Memory Integrity | Off |
| Vulnerable Driver Blocklist | Off |
| Secure Boot | Off |
| Hyper-V | Unloaded |
| Boot anti-cheats | Unloaded |
The standard build setup page walks through each of these, in the order that avoids fighting Windows.
Intel Edition
The Intel Edition is coming soon. Its requirements will be published here when it launches, so for now prepare your machine for the standard build.
Check your processor
The generation is the first one or two digits after the dash. A Core i7-12700K is 12th generation; a Core i7-11700K is 11th and cannot run the Intel Edition. Newer naming such as Core Ultra 7 265K is well past the floor and is fine.
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1
Open Settings, then System, then About.
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Read the Processor line under Device specifications.
Or from PowerShell:
Get-CimInstance Win32_Processor | Select-Object Name
To check your Windows build and boot mode at the same time, press Windows
+ R
, type msinfo32 and press Enter. Look at BIOS Mode, which should say UEFI.
What is not supported
- Virtual machines, cloud gaming boxes and remote desktop hosts.
- Machines booting in Legacy or CSM mode.
- Windows Server, Linux and macOS.
- Windows 11 releases newer than 25H2, until we confirm support.
- Locked OEM firmware that exposes no Secure Boot or virtualization settings.
Not sure which side of the line you are on? Post your processor model and motherboard on Discord before you buy and we will tell you straight.
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