like Steam and the PlayStation Store in 2013 due to expiring licensing agreements between Activision and EON Productions, it has become "abandonware" [8, 9]. For players with physical copies or those looking to run the game on Windows 10 or 11, the modified executable is often the only way to bypass the defunct GFWL handshake that prevents the game from launching [7]. Security and Legacy
: Right-click the executable, select Properties , navigate to the Compatibility tab, and set it to run as an Administrator under Windows 7 compatibility mode. like Steam and the PlayStation Store in 2013