EA shut down the original GameSpy multiplayer in 2014. However, the community has revived it via NFS: Hot Pursuit Revival Server:

The game crashes on startup with more than 4 cores. Solution:

If you have acquired the v1.0.5.0s version with All DLCs, here is how to optimize it for Windows 10/11:

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EA shut down the original GameSpy multiplayer in 2014. However, the community has revived it via NFS: Hot Pursuit Revival Server:

The game crashes on startup with more than 4 cores. Solution: Need for Speed Hot Pursuit v1.0.5.0s All DLCs...

If you have acquired the v1.0.5.0s version with All DLCs, here is how to optimize it for Windows 10/11: EA shut down the original GameSpy multiplayer in 2014