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
    2015-08-10T02:12:22+00:00

    Do you have to purchase these games?

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-08-09T14:30:48+00:00

    I installed windows 10 and all my solitaire games disappeared.  Now I have to pay to get no advertisements and the interface sucks.  It seems to me that Microsoft is removing programs I paid for when I purchased windows 7 - where do they get that right?  If they tell me they were free - I ask - they would not be there unless I paid for windows 7 - so not free.

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-08-06T14:10:49+00:00

    Where are my games--free cell--spider solitaire, etc.

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