Intel's e-Cores on their Alder Lake processors is triggering games DRM
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It seems Intel’s new little.Big processor technology in their 12th Gen Alder Lake processors is not sitting well with the DRM system used by a large number of games.
The company has published a list of games where the processors trigger the Denuvo DRM system in the games and prevent them from running. This is due to the DRM systems believing the e-Cores (efficiency cores) are another system.
The games affected include:
Windows 11 |
Windows 10 |
| Anthem Bravely Default 2 Fishing Sim World Football Manager 2019 Football Manager Touch 2019 Football Manager 2020 Football Manager Touch 2020 Legend of Mana Mortal Kombat 11 Tony Hawks Pro Skater 1 and 2 Warhammer IAssassin’s Creed: Valhalla Far Cry Primal Fernbus Simulator For Honor Lost in Random Madden 22 Maneater Need for Speed – Hot Pursuit Remastered Sea of Solitude Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order Tourist Bus Simulator Maneater |
Ace Combat 7 Assassins Creed Odyssey Assassins Creed Origins Code Vein eFootball 2021 F1 2019 Far Cry New Dawn FIFA 19 FIFA 20 Football Manager 2021 Football Manager Touch 2021 Ghost Recon Breakpoint Ghost Recon Wildlands Immortals Fenyx Rising Just Cause 4 Life is Strange 2 Madden 21 Monopoly Plus Need For Speed Heat Scott Pilgrim vs The World Shadow of the Tomb Raider Shinobi Striker Soulcalibur VI Starlink Team Sonic Racing Total War Saga – Three Kingdoms Train Sim World Train Sim World 2 Wolfenstein Youngblood |
Intel says a fix is coming via Windows Update in mid-November (presumably Patch Tuesday next week) and the company is also working with developers to help address the issue.
In the meantime a workaround is to disable to e-Cores using Legacy Game Compatibility Mode as per these instructions below:
- Power-up system and enter system BIOS setup.
- Enable switch Legacy Game Compatibility Mode to ON (one-time only) in BIOS.
- Save BIOS setup changes and exit.
- Boot to OS.
- Toggle Keyboard Scroll Lock key ON.
- Launch affected game title.
- Toggle Keyboard Scroll Lock key OFF after ending game title.
via gHacks
