Not how cheats works if it runs and bypasses on windows it'll likely run on linux and bypass checks there's no difference. If anything probably easier to cheat on windows because how many cheats are specifically designed for windows in mind. If you believe cheating is easier on linux you're just stupid....
Nah, Linux kernel is open source, anyone can go edit the kernel to bypass kernel level anticheat software. Windows kernel is controlled by Microsoft and closed source. Microsoft is a trusted source and wouldn't put in a way to bypass it. That being said Microsoft will most likely transitioning anti cheat out of Kernel level access because of the CrowdStrike incident last year. At that point they are pretty much on par I think.
That's not quite right.
Sure, you can tecnhically edit the Linux kernel, but doing so strips its official cryptographic signature. Modern anti-cheats check Secure Boot and hardware attestation. If you recompile the kernel to hide a cheat, you break that chain of trust and the anti-cheat flags you. For most people, spoofing that attestation from scratch is a massive headache, not a simple bypass. Plus, the Steam Deck (which seems to be the main target) uses an immutable OS anyway.
As for Microsoft, the CrowdStrike changes are pushing enterprise antivirus out of the kernel. Game devs are still fighting to keep kernel access. Even if anti-cheat eventually moves to user-space, Windows is replacing it with strictly locked-down, hardware-backed APIs. It won't just beccome free for all.
