Microsoft: Win10 will ban some games that kill soft and embedded systems running

from the official version of Win10 released on July 29 to the present, the compatibility of this new system is not bad, most of the Win7/Win8.1 era of software and The game is working fine. However, Boris Schneider-Johne, a marketing manager at Microsoft's Windows division, said in an interview with a German television station (Rocket Beans TV) that not all old software will be compatible with Win10.

The manager said: "All programs that can run in Windows 7 should also run in Windows 10. But there are only two exceptions: anti-virus software and deep embedded systems. In addition, CD-ROM games using DRM technology are also deeply embedded systems, so this type of game can't continue to play in Win10, because this may become a vulnerability exploited by viruses.

Specifically, games that use SecuROM extensively between 2003 and 2008 will be affected. In other words, if these games do not use & ldquo; CD-free patches & rsquo; or similar measures, then you can not play in Win10, we can not risk making these things a security risk for users. But there are a lot of patches available for developers to choose from, such as things like GOG, which you will find in the affected game versions. ”

In addition, SafeDisc DRM is also difficult to run in Win10. Boris Schneider-Johne added: “SafeDisc DRM has been out of support for several years, and the related drivers have not been updated for a long time. Microsoft should have migrated existing software in the Win8 era. We don't know if Win10 can still run such games now, or …… doesn't matter. (via: Windows Central)

Extended reading:

SecuROM is a CD/DVD copyrighted product developed by Sony DADC. Often used to protect computer games running under Microsoft Windows. SecuROM is designed to block attempts at home recorders, CD duplicators and reverse engineering. The latest version (version 4 or higher) has made some progress in preventing 1:1 CD-R copying. But some programs can still bypass protection. Using SecuROM is controversial because the protector behaves like malware in some ways, and SecuROM is automatically installed on your computer without the user's knowledge. EA has been sued for this issue. (via: Wikipedia)

SafeDisc is a copy protection program for CD-ROM versions of Microsoft Windows applications and games. The program was created by Macrovision to protect the disc from unauthorized copying. (via: Wikipedia)