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DeepPlane82142
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30 days ago
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winring0x60 incompatible?

Just trying to reinstall the game in time to get in the Mass Effect event. Every time I try to boot up the game the anticheat shuts it down stating winring0x60 either needs updated or disabled. The ...
  • Chris_Hawkner's avatar
    30 days ago

    Hm so I did some digging and winring0x64.sys is a driver that's used for fan control and hardware monitoring, BUT has some vulnerabilities. It's likely the anticheat just isn't happy with it as a result. From the error message it has a file path for EVGA which suggests youre using something like Precision X1 for fan control. Try updating the software and see how it goes when you get a chance. 

    If you want some interesting reading from what I found here ya go. Whole writeup about what the file is and what it's deal is with Windows Defender and likely various anticheats.  

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