Windows 8.1: Where are my games? (Solitaire, Freecell, etc.)

Anonymous
2014-03-11T14:15:06+00:00

I can't find the standard Microsoft Games (ie: Solitaire, Freecell) that come pre-installed in every other Microsoft Windows based computer that I own. I even looked under "Turn Windows Settings on/off" under "Programs. What's the deal?

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Anonymous
2014-03-22T10:16:13+00:00

I can't find the standard Microsoft Games (ie: Solitaire, Freecell) that come pre-installed in every other Microsoft Windows based computer that I own. I even looked under "Turn Windows Settings on/off" under "Programs. What's the deal?

Just like Naman R and Mike Hall said, you can get them from the Windows Store. Solitaire and Freecell are bundled together in the Microsoft Solitaire Collection and they are better looking versions of the same games you loved on previous versions of Windows.

In fact, there are 5 different Solitaire variations – Klondike, FreeCell, Spider, TriPeaks, and Pyramid.

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-04-24T04:56:27+00:00

    This is NOT the answer for me. The FreeCell game I was using on Windows 7 and earlier, had numbered games. Since Windows 3.1, I have been working my way through the games. That's many, many years and thousands of games. I found a way of getting the old FreeCell to run on Windows 8, and it worked fine on Windows 8.1 but it won't run on Windows 8.1 Update! I get a "No suitable graphics devices found" error message.

    I've hated Windows 8 since it first appeared and now I hate it even more!

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-04-25T22:48:42+00:00

    Aaron, you're right. That's the obvious answer. If I hadn't been so angry with Microsoft, I could have worked it out for myself. I used to really like Windows - changed to it from a Mac in about 1995 - but Win 8 is so awful I'm even considering a switch to Linux - which is also bad, but nowhere near as bad as Win 8. If I keep an old Win 7 machine running for all the old software (and games) I can't live without, maybe that will ease the transition to Ubuntu or something similar.

    Thanks again.

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-03-12T02:58:59+00:00

    Found this site and it currently is working. It will install the Microsoft Games from Windows 7-includes all games. Be sure to check file to make sure it is safe. Go here:                            

    https://mega.co.nz/#!IB4zVACb!d9_UMQXxqNiOQ2njluYgYRsbF0hTl5lLgpJyDYLbj34. Enjoy. Hope this helps and if you need further assistance post and we will be glad to assist you.

    The above opinion is mine and mine alone and doesn't necessarily reflect that of Microsoft, it's

    employees, or any other member of this forum. 

    If this answers your question please mark it answered.

    "When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe." -John Muir

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