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Evelarch

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Registered: 2023-12-22

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Arch an windows dualboot for kernel level windows anticheats with tpm?

In my friend group, mostly games with kernel level anticheats are played. Therefore, I need to have a windows installation running on my main pc.

I have used Arch alone on my pc a few times for longer times and just couldn't play with anyone for most of the time, but it was painful socially.
A dual boot with both operating systems therefore seems perfect, until I factor in the TPM.
I read through some documentation and as far I understood it, only one OS can call on the TPM at a time to store keys and deem the processes safe?

I conclude that there must be some wired way to make Arch not call on the TPM at any time and get it to work somehow?

Nnote 1: One quick thing I want to mention is that I have tried to get a Windows vm running on arch and passthrough my GPU. I failed
it was an extreme hassle and I tried it over a course of 2 weeks to get it to run, but I'm just not skilled enough to do it.
And I was never able to figure out if I couldn't do it because my GPU doesn't support it or because I'm too inexperienced to get it to work.

Note 2: i have read thie article from the arch wiki https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Dual_boot_with_Windows it did not clear up my question

Note 3: specifically Riot Vanguard and Ricochet antic heat need to work on the windows side, everything else I can get working with
wine, proton and so on.

V1del

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Registered: 2012-10-16

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Re: Arch an windows dualboot for kernel level windows anticheats with tpm?

Afaik your concerns would only be relevant if you tried to run both OS at the same time or so. A proper (non-VM) dual boot should generally work fine. But I don't play these games on Windows either so maybe someone else can chime in.

Evelarch

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Registered: 2023-12-22

Posts: 7

Re: Arch an windows dualboot for kernel level windows anticheats with tpm?

Well i did try it before. And switching os brought me into the "recovery screen" and that scared the live out of my body.