Microsoft Squashes SafeDisc DRM in Windows Vista, 7, and 8

Say goodbye to SafeDisc

With the release of Windows 10, Microsoft effectively dropped the ban hammer on SafeDisc, one of the most hated forms of digital rights management (DRM). That same courtesy has now been extended to Windows Vista (SP2), Windows 7 (SP1), Windows 8, and Windows 8.1.

“This security bulletin addresses a defense-in-depth update for the secdrv.sys driver, a third-party driver. The update turns off the service for the secdrv.sys driver,” Microsoft explains.

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