inFaux ("info") Real telemetry. Faux drivers.

The driverless, zero-install, zero-privilege hardware monitor and open telemetry server for Windows 10 & 11. Physics-based CPU temperature modeling, wireless Bluetooth environmental sensors, multi-GPU tracking, and local WebSockets without a single UAC prompt.

Download inFaux v1.2.0 Explore Dashboard

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100% User-Mode (Zero UAC)

Physics Thermal Modeling

Embedded Kestrel Server (:8765)

Stream Deck Companion Suite

Passive Bluetooth Listener

Why inFaux

Built for Speed, Privacy, and Precision

No sketchy kernel drivers, no background telemetry trackers, and no UAC popups. Just clean, native hardware monitoring.

Zero Drivers, Zero Elevation

Runs as a standard user app (asInvoker). No sketchy kernel drivers, no UAC popups on startup, and zero risk of tripping anti-cheat or Windows Defender Core Isolation.

No Admin Rights 0 UAC Prompts Anti-Cheat Safe

Smart Thermal Modeling

Instead of raw sensor jitter that sends fans into panic mode, inFaux uses Newtonian physics, steady-state storage hardware anchoring, and liquid loop exhaust integration to model CPU package heat smoothly and accurately.

Per-Core Temps Physics-Based Storage Anchored

Local Telemetry API

A built-in local web server streams live hardware stats over JSON and WebSockets on port 8765. Connect Rainmeter, custom dashboards, or Home Assistant in seconds.

REST /summary WebSockets Localhost :8765

Stream Deck Plugin

Comes with a companion plugin with live dials for CPU, GPU, RAM, Network, and Bluetooth. Tap to cycle GPUs or switch modes, with 1-click install from Settings.

Live Gauges Tap-to-Cycle 1-Click Install

Wireless Bluetooth Sensors

Connect wireless BLE thermometers (Shelly BLU H&T, BTHome v2, ThermoBeacon, or ESPHome) natively with zero dongles. Monitor real room ambient, case air, and radiator exhaust live in natural airflow order (Room ➔ Case ➔ Exhaust).

BTHome v2 Zero Dongles Room ➔ Case ➔ Exhaust

Live System Tray Badge

Displays your live CPU or GPU temperature directly on your Windows taskbar tray icon with color-coded alerts and essentially zero CPU overhead.

Live Tray Temp Color Alerts 0% CPU Waste

Interface & Showcase

Visual Elegance Powered by WPF

Hardware-accelerated dark mode dashboard with 60-second rolling sparklines, multi-GPU monitoring, and wireless Bluetooth telemetry.

inFaux Native Dashboard: Real-time CPU, GPU, Memory, Network, and Storage telemetry with zero kernel drivers.

Architectural Paradigm

The Driverless Telemetry Advantage

Why modern Windows systems, games, and virtual environments demand user-mode telemetry.

Capability / Architectural Standard	inFaux (FoxDen Software)	Traditional Tools (HWiNFO / HWMonitor)
Windows Security Privilege	✓ asInvoker (Standard User)	✗ Administrator (Requires Elevation)
Kernel Driver Dependency	✓ Zero Drivers (100% User-Mode)	✗ Ring-0 .sys Kernel Driver
UAC Prompts on Startup	✓ 0 Prompts (Silent Task Startup)	✗ Requires UAC Confirmation
Virtual Machine (VM) Compatibility	✓ Full (Virtual Workload ΔT Model)	✗ Fails / Driver Load Blocked
Anti-Cheat / Vanguard Compatibility	✓ 100% Clean (Zero Driver Footprint)	✗ Blocked / Heuristic Flags
Open Local Telemetry API	✓ Built-in REST & WebSockets (:8765)	✗ Proprietary / Shared Memory Only
Installation Footprint	✓ Portable Single File or 1-Line IEX	✗ Heavy Installer + Driver Registration

Embedded Kestrel Server

Open Telemetry on Port 8765

Every instance of inFaux embeds a high-performance ASP.NET Core Kestrel web server. Stream live hardware metrics to custom web dashboards, Rainmeter, Elgato Stream Decks, or Home Assistant over standard JSON.

GET /api/v1/summary Full JSON Hardware Snapshot

GET /api/v1/sensors Flat Sensor Channels List

WS /api/v1/stream 60Hz WebSocket Real-time Feed

GET /api/v1/health Daemon Health Status

{
  "timestamp": "2026-09-27T14:55:00Z",
  "cpu": {
    "name": "AMD Ryzen 7 5825U",
    "tempC": 36.0,
    "loadPercent": 5.0,
    "powerWatts": 16.0,
    "cores": [
      { "id": 0, "clockMhz": 1840, "tempC": 36 },
      { "id": 1, "clockMhz": 1840, "tempC": 35 }
    ]
  },
  "chassis": {
    "isVirtualMachine": true,
    "additiveThermalDeltaC": 6.0,
    "displayText": "VM Thermal Impact: +6°C ΔT"
  },
  "gpus": [
    {
      "name": "Integrated APU",
      "tempC": 32.0,
      "powerWatts": 1.5
    }
  ]
}

Fast Deployment

Fast Deployment. Zero Hassle.

Run standalone as a portable executable or install via PowerShell in seconds.

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Cryptographic SHA-256 Verification

Verify binary integrity locally before running. inFaux also includes an integrated runtime cryptographic audit feature:

PS > Get-FileHash .\inFaux.exe -Algorithm SHA256

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything You Need to Know

Microsoft Windows doesn't let regular apps read raw CPU thermal diodes without installing risky Ring-0 kernel drivers (which trigger Windows Defender security warnings). Instead, inFaux uses real physics: it reads live processor speeds and core loads through native Windows performance counters, anchors to real temperature sensors on your GPU and SSD, and simulates how heat absorbs into the copper heatspreader and cools into the air. You get smooth, realistic CPU and per-core temperatures without compromising your PC's security.

inFaux includes a built-in passive Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) listener supporting the open BTHome v2 standard. Supported thermometers (such as Shelly BLU H&T out of the box, ThermoBeacon, or custom ESPHome/ESP32 beacons) broadcast passive telemetry packets. inFaux picks them up directly via Windows Bluetooth with zero pairing dongles, upgrading estimated room, case, and radiator exhaust air to 100% measured physical readings.

Traditional monitoring utilities try to load a Ring-0 kernel driver to query hardware Model-Specific Registers (MSRs). Hypervisors intentionally strip and block these instructions, causing legacy monitors to crash or display blank values. Because inFaux is 100% user-mode, it runs cleanly on top of virtual performance counters, computing the exact thermal impact (ΔT) that the virtual workload contributes to the host CPU.

No. Anti-cheat engines routinely block or flag vulnerable Ring-0 drivers (like WinRing0 or older CPU-Z drivers) because they can be exploited for kernel code execution. inFaux runs strictly as a standard user process (asInvoker) and contains zero kernel drivers or injection DLLs, making it completely invisible and safe for gaming.

inFaux features a built-in Lifecycle Manager (LCM) directly in the Settings menu. Simply open inFaux, navigate to the Settings tab, and click Install Stream Deck Plugin. inFaux extracts and configures the companion plugin into your Stream Deck profile with zero manual file copying.

Yes. Run irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/TalviFox/inFaux/main/uninstall.ps1 | iex in PowerShell, or click Uninstall in Windows Installed Apps. Because inFaux leaves no kernel drivers or registry system services behind, uninstallation is instantaneous and 100% clean.