Freebuff exits immediately on Windows with code 3221225501 (possible AVX2 incompatibility)

[mrshehzad1]

After installing freebuff globally with npm on Windows, the application exits immediately with error code 3221225501.

Steps to reproduce

npm i -g freebuff
freebuff

Output

Download complete! Starting Freebuff...

❌ freebuff exited immediately (code 3221225501)

Your CPU may not support the required instruction set (AVX2).
This typically affects CPUs from before 2013.
Unfortunately, this binary is not compatible with your system.

System info:
  Platform: win32 x64
  Node:     v24.14.0
  Binary:   C:\Users\HP\.config\manicode\freebuff.exe

Environment

• OS: Windows 10/11 x64
• Node.js: v24.14.0
• Architecture: x64

Notes

It appears the bundled binary requires AVX2 instructions and does not run on older CPUs. It would be helpful to have:

• A fallback binary for non-AVX2 CPUs
• Better pre-install compatibility checks
• Documentation mentioning AVX2 requirements