Game crashing on 12th Gen Intel Core Processor on Windows 10/11: Fix

In this guide, we will show you the steps to fix the game crashing issue on the 12th Gen Intel Core Processor due to DRM incompatibility. Due to issues with Digital Rights Management software, over 50 different types of games are facing sudden crashes or shutdowns, either during the launch time or in between the gameplay. Some of the popular titles include Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Far Cry Primal, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered, and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. So what exactly is the underlying issue?

Well, as opposed to earlier generation processors, this time Intel has split the CPU workload into high-powered “performance” cores and low-powered “efficiency” cores in its twelfth generation. However, there ate some DRM software that is incorrectly recognizing the “efficiency” cores as another system altogether. And this is leading to a game crashing issue on the 12th Gen Intel Core Processor. Fortunately, there does exist an official workaround through which you could rectify this issue. So without any further ado, let’s check it out.

  • Which 12th Gen Intel Processors are Affected?
  • List of Games Affected
  • How to Fix Game Crashing Issue on 12th Gen Intel Core Processor due to DRM

Which 12th Gen Intel Processors are Affected?

Intel® Core™ i9-12900KF Processor 

Intel® Core™ i9-12900K Processor 

Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF Processor

Intel® Core™ i7-12700K Processor 

Intel® Core™ i5-12600KF Processor 

Intel® Core™ i5-12600K Processor

List of Games Affected

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The following games are facing crashing issue on the 12th Gen Intel Core Processor on “Windows 11”

Assassin’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

The below games are facing crashing issue on the 12th Gen Intel Core Processor on “Windows 10”

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

How to Fix Game Crashing Issue on 12th Gen Intel Core Processor due to DRM

  1. To begin with, boot your PC to BIOS. For that, power it off, and then turn it back on.
  2. While it is booting up, continuously press the Esc key. This shall bring up the Start menu.
  3. Now just press the key that corresponds to BIOS (which is usually F10) and your PC shall boot to the BIOS screen.
  4. Once you reach the BIOS screen, enable the Legacy Game Compatibility Mode.
  5. After that, save the changes and exit the BIOS. Now restart your PC and boot it to the OS.
  6. Now press the Scroll Lock key on your keyboard to turn on the Legacy Game Compatibility Mode.
  7. Now launch the game and it should no longer face any crashing or freezing issues.

Moreover, once you are done playing the game, make sure to press the Scroll Lock key to turn off the Legacy Game Compatibility Mode. However, do not turn off this feature from the BIOS. Otherwise, you will have to boot your PC to BIOS and enable this feature every time before playing the affected game.

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