June 2016
guys . i bought Burnout paradise but it gives me an error on launch saying "A required security module cannot be activated.
This program cannot be executed (8016)." what should i do? (i have tried origin repair game, nothing)
my pc specs are
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6600K CPU @ 3.50GHz (4 CPUs), ~3.5GHz
Operating System: Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
Memory: 16384MB RAM
DirectX Version: 12
Chip type: GeForce GTX 970
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June 2016
@Venom1377 Hi,
This is an issue with the new Skylake CPUs. You may be able to resolve this by updating the bios of your mainboard. Check out this linked article here for further information.
Let us know how you get on afterwards.
Cheers,
Nils
June 2016
Hi @Venom1377
Go to Game’s installation folder ( C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Burnout Paradise.), right click the game setup.exe, go to properties, and change its compatibility to Windows XP SP3. or Windows 7.Make sure to check mark ‘Disable Desktop Composition’ from the compatibility tab.
June 2016
i have tried all compatibility modes from XP to win 8 and none work. any other ideas?
June 2016
@Venom1377 Hi,
This is an issue with the new Skylake CPUs. You may be able to resolve this by updating the bios of your mainboard. Check out this linked article here for further information.
Let us know how you get on afterwards.
Cheers,
Nils
June 2016
dude i absolutely love you. thank you so much !!!! :D
June 2016
December 2016
Thank you very much , finally I can play one of my all time favorite again
June 2017 - last edited June 2017
Nils
I have a Skylake CPU and the article you referenced was not helpful at all. It simply refers me to a ASUS general site. There are many BIOS upgrades. The article gives no help as to which BIOs upgrade to choose or how to do a BIOs upgrade. ASUS support will not help you do BIOs upgrades
October 2017
@EA_Nils what do i have to do after i have download bios & firmware version?