System prep and launch
Hydra won't start for everyone out of the box: it needs Hyper-V enabled, Secure Boot disabled and the disk in GPT layout — MBR won't do. Any CPU works, Intel or AMD. It's a one-time setup: set the UEFI and Windows options once, then just run the loader with the key from your email. Rust runs EAC, so after Facepunch patches the build goes on a short freeze until the fix — that keeps accounts safe.








