Focus setup for Dead by Daylight
Working Medium setup difficulty Menu key Home
Focus is downloaded with your key and starts from its own launcher. Preparation is one-time: remove anti-cheats and turn off Windows virtualization, but keep VT-x on in the BIOS.
Requirements
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Tick what matches your PC:
- Windows 10 or 11 (x64), builds 22H2–25H2
- An Intel or AMD CPU
- The game from Steam, Epic Games or Microsoft Store
System requirements
- Operating system Windows 10 or 11 Builds 22H2 – 25H2
- Processor Intel or AMD
- Graphics card NVIDIA or AMD
- Game mode Any
- Launchers Steam, Epic Games or Microsoft Store
- Built-in spoofer No
Preparation
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Remove third-party antivirus and anti-cheats Kaspersky, Avast, ESET and the like, plus FaceIT and Riot Vanguard, conflict with the loader. They must be uninstalled, not just paused.
- Open Settings → Apps → Installed apps (or Control Panel → Programs and Features).
- Uninstall any third-party antivirus (Kaspersky, Avast, AVG, ESET, 360, Malwarebytes, etc.). Pausing or disabling is not enough — the antivirus driver stays resident.
- Uninstall the FaceIT AC and Riot Vanguard anti-cheats if present — they block third-party software at the kernel level.
- FaceIT is the CS2 anti-cheat, Vanguard is the Valorant one. If you don't play those games, they are safe to remove.
After removing an antivirus, restart the PC — some of its services only unload after a reboot.
Disable Core Isolation Memory Integrity blocks the driver from loading. Takes a minute to switch off.
- Open Windows Security → Device security → Core isolation details.
- Turn off Memory Integrity and restart the PC.
Disable Hyper-V and Windows virtualization Windows' own virtualization features grab the hypervisor and get in the loader's way. Disabled separately from VT-x.
- Open Control Panel → Programs → Turn Windows features on or off and uncheck Hyper-V, Virtual Machine Platform and Windows Hypervisor Platform.
- Open Command Prompt as administrator, run the command, then reboot:
bcdedit /set hypervisorlaunchtype off - Also turn off Memory Integrity and Application Guard if enabled (see “Disable Core Isolation”).
- In Core isolation details also turn off the Microsoft vulnerable driver blocklist.
- In Windows features also clear Windows Sandbox.
- Warning: do not turn off hardware virtualization VT-x / AMD-V in the BIOS, it must stay on.
- Restart the computer: the changes do not apply without a restart.
Launch
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- Open Focus Launcher, paste your key and press the download button.
- Run the downloaded launcher and wait until it loads the cheat.
- Enter the game. The menu opens with
Home.
Problems & fixes
2Focus does not start even though the preparation is done
Download the utility archive from the developer guide, section “If it still doesn't work”. Extract it with the password
focus, run Focus-Disable.bat as administrator, confirm the changes with Y and restart the computer.A game with FACEIT or Valorant stopped launching
That is expected: these anti-cheats are removed for Focus. To play those games, reinstall their anti-cheat, and remove it again before running Focus.
FAQ
2Does it work with the Steam version of Dead by Daylight?
Yes. The cheat works with Dead by Daylight from Steam, Epic Games and Microsoft Store.
Do the unlocked perks work in online matches?
Yes: every perk unlocks at tier 3 and works in online matches. Prestige and character level change only on your screen. Unlocks apply once you return to the main menu and enter again.
Still stuck?
Run R1XON Checker first — it pinpoints most launch problems in 30 seconds. If it still fails, attach the checker report to your support ticket and we’ll sort it out fast.