Said and done: KiriGiri released a launcher for regular launching of hypervisor-hacked games

Said and done: KiriGiri released a launcher for regular launching of games hacked by a hypervisor

The hacker KiriGiri (rumored to be a woman) has published DSE Universal Launcher 1.2. It makes running hypervisor-based Denuvo bypasses less fiddly. In practice this means you don’t have to keep toggling Secure Boot in the BIOS or switching Windows into Test Mode — actions that used to open up fairly nasty risks.

Some caveats remain. Virtualization must be enabled (it’s on by default in Win 10/11), and HVCI (memory integrity) must be turned off — something many gamers already do for perf. Also, the MKDEV hacks themselves still run at the kernel level; that’s how the method works, i.e., they need ring-0 access. What’s changed is the launch flow: devs and users can fire these hacks with noticeably less hassle and, arguably, with reduced exposure compared to the old routine. Not that I’m endorsing bypassing protections — just noting the practical differences.