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Enhancer Setup

To make use of the Valthrun Zenith Driver, you need to run one of the Valthrun Enhancer applications.
These applications require a communication channel with the Zenith Driver. This is achieved through the Driver Interface.

Proper setup of the Driver Interface is explained in detail here.

Running the Enhancers Securely​

It is strongly recommended to run the Valthrun Enhancer applications inside a Hyper-V Virtual Machine.
Unlike the Zenith Driver, these applications are not isolated from your system and remain visible to other software processes.

Running the Enhancers in a virtualized environment ensures that your host system cannot detect or fingerprint these applications.
This adds an additional layer of privacy and security.

Requirements for Virtualization​

Because of how the Zenith Driver operates, you must use a Hyper-V–based virtual machine.
You can set this up using either:

  • Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) with Hyper-V backend, or
  • A dedicated virtual machine managed through Hyper-V Manager.

Both options provide the necessary hardware-level isolation required by the Zenith Driver for proper communication and operation.
A guide on how to setup the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) can be found here.