Check your PC is supported

slate runs on Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit, on a UEFI machine. That is nearly every PC built since 2012. It does not run on 32-bit Windows, Windows on ARM, or older machines that still boot in legacy BIOS mode.

Not sure? Press Win + R, type msinfo32 and press enter. Look at System Type and BIOS Mode. You want x64-based PC and UEFI.

You will need administrator rights on the PC — the same permission you need to install any program. If it is a work or school machine, ask before installing.

Buy a key

Pick a tier on the pricing page and enter your email at checkout. The key is emailed to that address, usually within a minute. Nothing appears on screen, so check your spam folder if it has not arrived after five minutes.

That email plus the key is your account. There is no password to create or forget. Keep the email — you will need it if you ever sign in on a different PC or ask for a reset.

subject   your slate key

          SLT-4K2P-9WQ1-M7RT-8XZ3
          tier: 30 days · 1 PC · 3 resets

          install:  the link in this email
          your key: /login

Lost the email? Enter your address on the my key page and it will be sent again.

Install the app

Download the installer from the link in your order email and run it. Windows will ask for permission — say yes. It installs to your user folder and puts a shortcut on the desktop.

Your antivirus will almost certainly flag it. That is normal for anything that changes hardware details, and it is not a sign of a problem. Before you run the installer, add the install folder to your antivirus exclusions, or choose Keep anyway if Windows Defender quarantines it.

slate setup

  [+] installing to  %LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\slate
  [+] shortcut       desktop
  [+] version        1.2.0
  [+] ready — open slate from the desktop

Blocked by SmartScreen? Click More info, then Run anyway. That prompt shows up for any new installer, signed or not.

Paste your key

Open slate. It asks for your key the first time. Paste the whole thing from your email, including the dashes, and press enter. You only do this once — after that the key is tied to this PC and the app remembers it.

welcome to slate

  paste your key   SLT-4K2P-9WQ1-M7RT-8XZ3

  [+] key valid
  [+] tier        30 days · 3 resets
  [+] bound to    this PC
  [+] next        press SPOOF MY PC

If it says the key is already in use, it has been activated on another PC. Use a reset from my key to free it, then paste it here again.

Press spoof

That is the whole job. Choose a profile — or leave it on the one slate picked for you — and press SPOOF MY PC. It takes about forty seconds. Do not close the window while it runs.

spoofing

  [####........]  38%   changing disk identity
  [###########.]  92%   clearing old setup traces
  [############] 100%

  [+] protected — 12 of 12 identifiers changed
  [+] reboot to finish

Want a different identity? NEW IDENTITY generates a fresh set. RESTORE ORIGINAL puts your real details back, and you can spoof again afterwards as many times as you like.

Restart

One restart finishes the job. Everything is saved before you reboot, so nothing is lost if you restart later — just do not skip it, because the last few details only take effect at boot.

After the restart, open slate and press CHECK STATUS. It should say PROTECTED — 12 of 12 changed. That is it, you are done.

Keep it that way

slate does not need to stay open, and it does not run in the background. Your new identity stays until you undo it. Game updates and normal Windows updates do not affect it.

Two things can undo it: a major Windows feature update, and cloning your drive to a new disk. If either happens, open slate and press SPOOF MY PC again. It takes forty seconds.

Moving to a new PC? Use a reset from my key first, then activate there. Reinstalling on the same PC does not use a reset.

Anything unclear? The help page covers activation problems, resets, refunds and how to reach us.