[READ FIRST - POST HERE] Windows 10 Help Thread

Well nothing there will work (tried in vain) and researching the issues does show exactly why.

Microsoft with windows 10 started blocking the installation of rootkits, this means DRM such as Securom (which is the security package with Sims 3 and many other EA Titles) cannot install.

Essentially game installs, patches up fine, but when you run it you then get an error stating "A required security module cannot be activated. This program cannot be executed (8016)." If you run the launch analysis it says it again then asks to send a log file to securom.

This is on the Origin version version and I would wager the same for Disc.

There is a lot of people saying it works, but the difference is they upgraded to win10 from a prior OS. This would mean that Securom was likely already installed prior to upgrading. I personally took the opportunity to upgrade my hardware all around. Effectively new machine with a clean install of windows 10 (something that the other users blaming "Skylake" for, they are most likely a clean install aswell with windows 10 being the first OS on that motherboard/CPU. Its not the processor its Windows.

For those in this situation there are 4 ways this will get fixed.
1. Microsoft allows rootkits, thus allowing DRM such as Securom to install, but also allow other malicious programs to do the same unchecked. (hope not)
2. EA patch the games to a new DRM that works with a clean win 10 installation, or removes Securom and rely on the user logging in online (or no protection at all).
3. Apparently you can sign for the digital certificates yourself, Im not doing this as I agree with the security MS are attempting to provide here.
4. Not advisable with EA due to the logging into your account to play could result in a ban. But it has worked for other games (Fallout 3 for example which gave the exact same error) which is to use a No-CD patch. This is a use at your own risk suggestion in addition to the potential loss of your EA account, you dont know what else may be with that patch, Ie seen enough infected computers from users who would utilise them.

Personally I hope EA use this as an opportunity to mend some bridges and patch out DRM from the Securom infected titles. Possibly upgrading them to Denuvo, assuming that works with a windows 10 clean install.