Does RawCheats Work on Windows 10 and 11?
Yes. RawCheats runs on Windows 10 22H2 and Windows 11 22H2/23H2/24H2/25H2. Both versions support the same loader, spoofer, and cheat overlay code. Windows 11 is preferred because TPM 2.0 enforcement and IOMMU defaults match what modern anti-cheats (Fortnite EAC, Riot Vanguard, Marvel Rivals NeacSafe) require. Windows 10 still works but you must manually enable Secure Boot and TPM 2.0 in BIOS. Windows 7/8.1 are unsupported. ARM Windows is unsupported.
The Raw toolchain is built against the NT 10.0 kernel surface that both Windows 10 and Windows 11 share. From an internal-API standpoint they're the same OS — Windows 11 is essentially Windows 10 with shell changes, an updated security stack, and TPM/Secure Boot enforcement defaults. Below is what differs in practice.
Windows 10 22H2 support
Final supported Windows 10 version. End of mainstream support is October 2025, but Microsoft extended security updates run through 2028. The Raw toolchain works on 22H2 with all features. You must manually enable Secure Boot in BIOS (often Off by default on older hardware) and TPM 2.0 (often disabled in firmware). Without these, Fortnite EAC, Marvel Rivals NeacSafe, Vanguard, and others refuse to launch — independent of the cheat.
Windows 11 22H2 / 23H2 / 24H2 / 25H2
Preferred platform. TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot are enforced by the installer, so most users already have them on. Windows 11 also enables HVCI (Hypervisor-protected Code Integrity) and VBS (Virtualization-Based Security) by default on supported hardware. These don't affect external cheats but interact with kernel-mode cheats and DMA workflows. For our external overlay model the impact is zero.
Windows 11 25H2 specifics
The 25H2 build added Memory Integrity verification stricter defaults and an expanded driver block list that targets older vulnerable signed drivers. None of the blocked drivers are part of the Raw toolchain — we don't ship a kernel driver — so 25H2 has no impact on our workflow.
What about Windows 7 / 8.1
Unsupported. Both versions are out of mainstream support, lack TPM 2.0 enforcement, and missing kernel features the Raw Spoofer needs for MachineGuid and SMBIOS spoofing. Most modern games refuse to launch on Win7/8.1 regardless of cheats. If you're still on these, upgrade.
What about Windows Insider builds
Beta Insider channel builds (Dev, Beta, Release Preview) sometimes break compatibility temporarily when Microsoft ships kernel changes. If you run an Insider build and something stops working, roll back to stable. We test against released versions only — Insider compatibility is best-effort.
What about ARM Windows
Surface Pro X, Surface Pro 9 ARM, Snapdragon-based Windows laptops run Windows 11 on ARM with x64 emulation. The Raw toolchain targets x86-64 only — our spoofer relies on direct ATA queries and NDIS APIs that don't translate through Microsoft's x64-on-ARM emulator reliably. Anti-cheats themselves don't support ARM either. Skip ARM Windows for cheat workflows.
TPM 2.0 enforcement
Both Windows 10 and Windows 11 expose TPM 2.0 through TBS (TPM Base Services). Anti-cheats read the TPM's endorsement key (EK) as part of their hardware fingerprint — the EK is firmware-baked and Raw Spoofer does not touch it. The good news is most current anti-cheats use TPM presence as a launch gate, not a fingerprint anchor. NeacSafe, Vanguard, and Activision Ricochet all require TPM but don't (yet) bind bans to EK.
Secure Boot
Both Windows 10 and 11 support Secure Boot. Enable it in UEFI/BIOS. Fortnite's February 2026 IOMMU rule combined with Secure Boot blocks most DMA cheating setups — for external cheats it just means the game launches. Don't disable Secure Boot to "make cheating easier" — modern anti-cheats require it as a launch gate.
HVCI and VBS
Hypervisor-protected Code Integrity (HVCI) and Virtualization-Based Security (VBS) live above the Windows kernel and protect kernel-mode code. They don't affect external cheats. Default on Windows 11, off on most Windows 10 installs. Anti-cheats sometimes warn about disabled HVCI but generally allow play with it off.
Version checking before purchase
Open Settings to System to About and read the Windows specifications panel. Look for OS build 19045.x (Windows 10 22H2) or 22621.x / 22631.x / 26100.x / 26200.x (Windows 11). If you see anything older, upgrade before buying.
For full hardware spec see what hardware do I need. For Steam Deck Linux see Steam Deck support.
Related Pages
Sources
- TPM 2.0 Overview — Microsoft
- About Easy Anti-Cheat — Epic Games
- Windows 11 Release Information — Microsoft
Related Questions
No. TPM 2.0 endorsement keys are signed by the TPM chip manufacturer at production and stored inside the chip itself — they cannot be rewritten from software. Anti-cheats that read TPM EK and PCR values (Vanguard, COD: Black Ops 7 via Remote Attestation, FACEIT, Fortnite tournaments) get a cryptographic identity no commercial spoofer can fake. The only public TPM-spoof attempt — Samuel Tulach's tpm-spoofer POC — is unstable research code.
No. RawCheats runs on Windows 10 and 11 only. Steam Deck uses SteamOS, a Linux distribution running games through Proton (a Wine-based compatibility layer). Our loader, spoofer, and cheat overlay are Windows binaries that require native NT kernel APIs, NDIS-level MAC rewrite, and WMI for SMBIOS spoofing — none of which work in Proton. Dual-booting Windows on Steam Deck is technically possible but defeats the purpose and introduces extra detection vectors. Use a real Windows PC.
Cold boot Windows before launching anything, right-click the Raw Spoofer binary and select Run as administrator, paste your spoofer license into the activation field, and click Spoof. The tool randomizes 16 hardware identifiers including SMBIOS UUID, motherboard serial, disk serials, MAC addresses, GPU UUID, MachineGuid, RAM SPD, and monitor EDID in about 4 seconds. Reboot is not required. Launch your cheat loader and game afterward.
Buy the Raw cheat for your game plus the Raw Spoofer add-on, cold boot Windows, run Raw Spoofer as administrator and enter your spoofer license to randomize 16 hardware identifiers, launch the Raw loader and enter the cheat license, select your game from the dropdown, then start the game via Steam, Epic, or Battle.net. Click Inject in the loader at the main menu and press INSERT in-game to open the overlay.
Any Windows 10 or 11 PC with an Intel or AMD CPU (Ryzen 3000+ or Intel 8th-gen+), 16GB RAM, an Nvidia GTX 1660 / AMD RX 580 or better, and at least 50GB free SSD space for the game plus loader. TPM 2.0 must be enabled for Windows 11 anti-cheats. Secure Boot enabled for Fortnite (Feb 2026 IOMMU rule). No DMA hardware, no second PC, no expensive setup — RawCheats is software-only. Native Windows is required; Steam Deck SteamOS is incompatible.
