Windows 10: Games starts - error: SecuROM / SafeDisc

If you want to start a game with SecuROM or SafeDisc protection under Windows 10, this currently does not work. We will show you why and how you can solve the problem.

Windows 10: Games with SecuROM and SafeDisc do not start

• SecuROM and SafeDisc are technologies of DRM protection. This copy protection penetrates deep into the Windows system to prevent hacks or pirated copies.
• With Windows 10, Microsoft decided against using SecuROM and SafeDisc. Since both technologies intervene deeply in the system, a security gap is closed. The disadvantage: the DRM-protected games can no longer be started.
• Some games from 2003 to 2008 are affected. However, many games have received a so-called "No-CD Patch", which allows the game to start without a CD.
• If there is no patch, the game cannot be started on Windows 10. It is still unclear whether Microsoft or the developers of the games will provide a solution in the near future. Hard-minded gamers must therefore return to Windows 7 or 8.

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