VxKex is a project that allows Windows 7 to run newer software designed for Windows 8, 8.1, 10, and 11.
20250915: - Added DLL: api-ms-win-downlevel-advapi32, api-ms-win-downlevel-shell32, api-ms-win-eventlog-legacy, ext-ms-win-ntuser-windowclass, d3d12 (only stubs) - Added Windows 10 DWrite - Spoofed CurrentVersion in registry - Stubbed functions: dxgi.DXGIGetDebugInterface1, combase.RoCaptureErrorContext - Fixed Chromium issues on 32-bit 20250905: - Added functions: kernel32->GetPackagePathByFullName, wldp->WldpGetLockdownPolicy - Stubbed function: uiaautomationcore->UiaDisconnectProvider, RPCRT4->RpcServerRegisterIf3 - Added DLLs: api-ms-win-core-comm-*, RPCRT4 - Fixed bug in KexRtlGenerateRandomData - VxKex is now allowed on programs in %windir% 20250704: - Fixed bug in WinVerifyTrust - Fixed typos in KxTrust resource - Stubbed functions: kernel32->PackageIdFromFullName, kernel32->GetPackagePath, gamingtcui->ProcessPendingGameUI, gamingtcui->ShowChangeFriendRelationshipUI, gamingtcui->ShowGameInviteUI, gamingtcui->ShowPlayerPickerUI, gamingtcui->ShowProfileCardUI, gamingtcui->ShowTitleAchievementsUI, gamingtcui->TryCancelPendingGameUI, ws2_32->GetAddrInfoExOverlappedResult, netapi32->NetFreeAadJoinInformation, netapi32->NetGetAadJoinInformation, combase->RoSetErrorReportingFlags - Added functions: advapi32->GetDynamicTimeZoneInformationEffectiveYears, advapi32->EnumDynamicTimeZoneInformation - Added DLLs: gamingtcui, api-ms-win-gaming-tcui (forwarded to gamingtcui), ext-ms-win-ntuser-draw (forward to kxuser) - Added spoof for RegOpenKey* and RegEnumKey* to hide VxKex registry entries from applications - Improved import rewriting code. More applications should work now that didn't start before. - Prevent InitializeCriticalSectionEx from returning ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER - Fixed bug in version spoofing (build number not spoofed correctly) - Fixed some DLLs failing with STATUS_ACCESS_VIOLATION - Added workaround for some buggy (Mozilla) applications which don't call CoInitialize(Ex) before calling CoCreateInstance - Fixed typing of SpareBytes in NTDLL 20250531: - Improved kernel32->VirtualAlloc2 Implementation - Added functions: kernel32->VirtualAlloc2FromApp - Stubbed functions: mfplat->MFCreateDXGIDeviceManager, mfplat->MFCreateDXGISurfaceBuffer, kernel32->GetCurrentPackageFamilyName - Improved Chromium app-specific hack for kernel32->VirtualAlloc2 - Rewrote DLL path shrinking code to improve & fix bugs - Fixed rare memory protection bug that occurs in DLL import rewriting code with programs that use a nonstandard binary structure - Added DLLs: XAudio2_8, XAudio2_9 - Fixed edge-case failure bug with makesfx build script - Implemented spoof for WinVerifyTrust->WINTRUST_ACTION_GENERIC_VERIFY_V2, this is the first patch to help fix DRM-protected software and video game anti-cheat solutions. Please let me know if it causes any problems with software or games that worked in the old version of VxKex. - Added support for ROBLOX Studio (app-specific hack) 20250512: - Stubbed functions: IsWindowArranged - Improved KexPathCch 20250324: - Added DLL redirects: ext-ms-win-shell-comctl32-window, ext-ms-win-ntuser-window, ext-ms-win-com-ole32, api-ms-win-core-ums, ext-ms-win-ntuser-message - Fixed redirects: ext-ms-win-uiacore - Fixed Chromium & Electron applications crash (app-specific hack) - Added missing DLL exports: kernel32.GetEnvironmentVariable, kernel32.RegOpenKeyEx (Already exist, not exported until W10) - Stubbed functions: winhttp.WinHttpWebSocketCompleteUpgrade, winhttp.WinHttpWebSocketReceive, winhttp.WinHttpWebSocketSend, winhttp.WinHttpWebSocketClose, winhttp.WinHttpWebSocketShutdown, dnsapi.DnsServiceBrowse, dnsapi.DnsServiceBrowseCancel - Fixed bug with KxUser not properly exporting all functions - Added redirected functions: WS2_32.GetAddrInfoExCancel 20250217: - Fixed Firefox, Librewolf, Thunderbird, Betterbird, Seamonkey crash - Fixed Chromium-based software/browser crash - Added kernel32 functions: SetThreadpoolTimerEx, GetSystemCpuSetInformation - Added CoreMessaging functions: CreateDispatcherQueueController - Added MFPlat functions: MFMapDXGIFormatToDX9Format, MFMapDX9FormatToDXGIFormat - Added DirectX GUIDs: IID_ID3D11Texture2D 20250104: - Added d3d11.dll function: D3D11On12CreateDevice - Added ntdll functions: RtlDeleteGrowableFunctionTable, RtlGrowFunctionTable - Improved implementation: VirtualAlloc2 - Fixed bug in VxKex DLL loader that can cause the PATH variable to sometimes not be written 20250102: - kernel32.dll - VirtualAlloc2 20250101: - UIAutomationCore.dll - UiaRaiseNotificationEvent