I tried clicking on the Validate DRM button to see what it does, but now my project keeps showing this popup when the project is opened
I tried validating DRM (it says "success") or packing the sliders, but it is impossible to get rid of this popup from showing when project is opened. I tried to reproduce this on another project but I could not.
To get rid of it, I created a new project from scratch, and manually copied all the sliders. I also discovered another weird bug in the process, which forced me to re copy all the sliders manually a second time. I found this other bug because Character Creator crushed, and when I reopened CC, it asked me if I want to recover, and recovering somehow recovered the DRM stuck bug. This means that the recovery system has a problem and it recovers stuff from other projects, not just the project that is active at the time CC crushes.
Summary:
problem 1: DRM popup will always show when project starts, but I could not reproduce it on another project.
problem 2: Recovery system has something wrong with it and is probably not reliable.