Private server on dedicated machine - unable to run

[Casea]

I have problem with running server on my dedicated machine.
It's Windows7/64 system with all patches.
Running many other games servers already (conan,ark,eco,v, valheim) without any problem.


All I can share about installation:

-installed server with SteamCMD with this:
start "" steamcmd.exe +login anonymous +force_install_dir "D:\Enshrouded" +app_update 2278520 validate
(only server installed)

-installation ended with no error, Verification same - no error found

-Installation take ~13GB in direcory. There is "enshrouded_server.exe"

When I try run "enshrouded_server.exe" I see only this error:

"The procedure entry point SetThreadInformation could not be located in the dynamic library KERNEL 32.dll"

Any idea why I can't run server? What is wrong?

[Sapier]

Well, did you have a look at the minimum system requirements of enshrouded?
It clearly states "Windows 10".

Actually the error message does tell it too, the server tries to use an operating system function which isn't there in Windows 7.

Honestly running a server which is connected to the internet on Windows 7 in 2024 is quite questionable as it exposes not only you but everyone on the internet to a certain risk.

[Casea]

Any source of your state about error message pleae?

Not every game running w10 REQUIRED w10 for server.
And safety? W7 is more secure than w10 (even worse with w11).

[Sapier]

lmgfy: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/processthreadsapi/nf-processthreadsapi-setthreadinformation
The function which is mentioned in the error message is available since Windows 8 so yes it might run in win 8 but if you're unlucky you'll just get the next missing function if you try to run the server on win8

[Sirius]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Casea:

And safety? W7 is more secure than w10 (even worse with w11).

No, it is not.

Now, we can debate if this is deliberate on Microsoft's part or not, but the fact remains that Win7 is NOT secure anymore.
At all.

Edit: Unless you run some weird modded version or something, I remember having used a heavily modified version of XP that made it reasonably secure long after support was cancelled, but no idea if such a thing exists for Win7 or if it would indeed be secure and not worse (because you basically have no real way of knowing if whatever you download isn't intentionally made to screw you over), so this would also be an immense risk for you.

Not going to tell you how to do your computer security, but Win7 is dead, security wise, and that's all there is to it.

Doesn't mean you will get problems, just means that if some malicious actor detects you using Win7 and they know what's up, you're going to have a bad day.

[Casea]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Sirius:

but no idea if such a thing exists for Win7 or if it would indeed be secure and not worse (because you basically have no real way of knowing if whatever you download isn't intentionally made to screw you over), so this would also be an immense risk for you.

So you know everything downloading to W10 or w11 isn't made to 'screw you'.
I'm happy for you, really.

Have a nice day :)

[Beef Cabinet]

ya you lost it at win7.... this is a brand new game, windows 7 is old af, if it seems like it could be something totally obvious, it probably is lol. I'm having crashing issues on win 10