Apex in Windows VM on Arch Linux with KVM/VFIO — allowed?
I’m considering running Apex Legends in a genuine Windows 11 virtual machine hosted on Arch Linux.
The planned setup would be:
▪ Arch Linux as the bare-metal host OS
▪ QEMU/KVM as the hypervisor
▪ VFIO/IOMMU PCIe passthrough
▪ One GPU dedicated to the Linux host
▪ A second GPU passed directly through to the Windows guest
▪ A separate physical SSD assigned to the Windows VM
▪ Windows running the normal NVIDIA/AMD driver directly against the passed-through GPU
▪ Apex Legends and EA AntiCheat running entirely inside Windows
▪ No Wine/Proton used for Apex
▪ No modification, patching, hooking, spoofing or bypassing of EA AntiCheat
▪ No attempt to hide the fact that Windows is virtualized
My question is specifically about whether this configuration is permitted by EA/Apex anti-cheat policy.
Would simply running Apex inside a normally detectable Windows VM cause:
a. the game to be blocked from launching,
b. an unsupported-environment warning,
c. or any risk of account suspension/banning?
I understand native Linux/SteamOS support for Apex was removed. I’m not asking about running Apex through Proton or bypassing that restriction; the game itself would execute inside a full Windows installation.
If possible, I’d appreciate confirmation from an EA Community Manager, Respawn developer, or anti-cheat team member rather than speculation from other users