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Article #694973Re: WINDOWS 10 Upgrade Better Games Compatibility Than Clean Install
From: Werner Punz
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2015 11:01
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2015 11:01
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Am 14/12/15 um 11:57 schrieb Werner Punz: > Am 14/12/15 um 02:18 schrieb Trimble Bracegirdle: >> WINDOWS 10 Upgrade Better Games Compatibility Than Clean Install. >> All on the same hardware with the latest November version of Win10 >> >> I've been trying assorted games on a fresh clean install of Windows 10 >> 64bit Pro. >> Installed ALL the Visual C++ etc. . >> > > Microsoft has shut down a number of DRM schemes from the 2000s in > Windows 10, they are basically now categorized as malware. Hence a load > of disk based older games utilizing those drm schemes wont work anymore. > > Afair Safedisc and Securom which were widely used up until a few years ago, are among those DRM schemes now considered to be malware. The only workarounds are ventdor approved drm free patches, no cd cracks (with other malware) from shady sources or rebuying the titles again online. It is not like those titles wont work just the integrated DRM wont work anymore. One of the many reasons why I simply buy PC games online only anymore. http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/how-to/windows/how-play-safedisc-securom-drm-games-in-windows-10-3623760/
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