Microsoft Safedisc

Hi, Thanks for pointing that out. I'm not sure of the relevance though as it was Microsoft who decided to remove this component without providing an alternative.

Really saddened (but not surprised) to see that the link you supply suggests repurchasing from Steam. A deeply disturbing approach to looking after consumers I think.

How can one register an actual "complaint" with Microsoft?

• I agree that MS should give the user an option to disable their DRM Blocking 'security' feature, but they have gone full tilt

big brother protection with Win10.

The reason given is secdrv.sys (being a driver) has Admin permissions, and is therefore has potential (as yet to be realised)

for being attacked, and used by sociopath types to carry out nefarious activities on your machine.

The only option on Win10 for disc based games the use SafeDisk is to use a noCD fix, or (less secure than using an noCD imo)

is to use the one stop option - Driver Signature Enforcement Overrider 1.3b

I've never used this, but it does apparently work. However, I've been using noCD fix\hacks since I started using PC for games in 2004.

If I wanted to be forced to use the disc to run a game I would have stuck with Playstation .

• I would definitely stay right away from downloading full cracked games from torrent sites though. Not so much because of the games

themselves (which may still contain spyware or similar less malevolent bugs), but because of the nature of torrent downloads

(you never know where they've been).

• You didn't name any games, but disc based games that use SafeDisk copy protection will generally install. DRM Blocking more often

comes into it when you try to launch the game.

MS's DRM Blocking 'security' feature prevents the secdrv.sys driver from being invoked during the disc check.

Using a noCD fix\hack skips this step by tricking the game into thinking the check has been done, so even if something did get into

the secdrv.sys driver, it will not be referenced by the noCD fix, so the bug stays in hibernation.

If not able to install from the disc, it is often possible to install the game if you copy all files from the disc to a folder on your machine and

install the game from there (folder can be deleted after installing). A noCD will still be required to launch the game.

"... being forced to re-purchase this software available through.....of course....STEAM and MICROSOFT!"

• EPIC, Good Old Games (retro gamers preferred site. GOG remove the DRM), UbiSoft, Rockstar, EA,

and other sites that sell legit keys, such as The Humble Store.

I have never used the MS Store. It just adds another PC gamer antagonist to the mix (MS have encrypted all game files, among other things).

And it looks like it's only going to get worse with Win11 as they are integrating 'The Store' deeper into Windows.

A one stop shop and XBOX gaming and entertainment venue 1st... Operating System 2nd.

"I will make representations to my MP."

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