Once you’re inside the Regedit Editor utility, use the left-hand section to navigate to the following registry location: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\.
When you are prompted by the User Account Control (UAC), click Yes to grant administrative privileges. Next, type ‘regedit’ inside the text box, then press Ctrl + Shift + Enter to open up Registry Editor with admin access.
Press Windows key + R to open up a Run dialog box.
If you prefer this fix instead of the first one, follow the instructions below to enable the SC SecDrv service via Registry Editor: This operation is recommended if you want to make a more permanent change that will keep the service enabled even after you restart your computer.īut keep in mind that this process makes the turning off of the service a little more awkward than Method 1. Method 2: Enabling SC Start SecDrv service via Registry EditorĪnother method that will allow you to enable the DRM file required to play legacy games on Windows 10 is via Registry Editor. In case you’re not comfortable with this method of enabling the DRM file required to play legacy games on Windows 10, move down to the next method below.
When you’re gaming session is over, return to the elevated CMD prompt, type the following command and press Enter to manually stop the driver service: sc stop secdrv.
You should no longer have any issues launching it.
With the service enabled, launch the game that was previously failing.
Once you manage to get inside an elevated Command Prompt, type the following command and press Enter to start the Sc Start SecDrv service associated with the DRM driver: sc start secdrv.
At the User Account Control (UAC), click Yes to grant admin access to the CMD window. Inside the run box, type ‘cmd’ and press Ctrl + Shift + Enter to open up an elevated Command Prompt.
Open up a Run dialog box by pressing Windows key + R.
Here’s a quick guide on enabling the SC Start SecDRV service from an elevated Command Prompt: There are a lot of affected users confirming that this operation finally allowed them to launch and play legacy games without issues. If you decide to go this route, it’s very important to ensure that you’re opening the CMD window with admin access – otherwise, the command will fail. The first and the most popular way of enabling the driver needed to run legacy games on Windows 10 is to use an elevated Command prompt to enable the Sc Start SecDrv service. Method 1: Enabling the Sc Start SecDrv service via Command Prompt If you follow any of the methods below, you should always reverse engineer the steps to disable the driver and close off the vulnerability. But as Microsoft makes it clear, any of the below operations might leave your system exposed to security risks. Fortunately, several different ways will allow you to re-enable the disabled driver back on and allow Windows 10 users access to their legacy games.
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