DirectDraw emulation still broken in Windows 10

Anonymous
2015-08-17T12:32:58+00:00

Hello, Microsoft, please fix DirectDraw, considering Windows 10 is your last OS, and loads of people have complained about this in Windows 8, and it's STILL NOT FIXED IN 10. most games DX8 and below run horrible thanks to this, either screwed up colours and/or a very bad framerate to other problems such as sprites not loading. This is odd considering it was fine in Windows 7. 

An example is Red Alert 2, it's unplayable unless you use a 3rd party directdraw emulation such as WineD3D.

Another example is Commandos 3, the graphics are corrupted and it crashes on some missions making it unplayable.

And no compatibility settings don't fix any of this.

All we need is Windows 7's DirectDraw emulation back since that was fine.

Cmon microsoft fix this!

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  1. Anonymous
    2015-08-17T22:47:36+00:00

    I've already got that, the problem is that the directdraw emulation in windows 10 is broken like it was in windows 8

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-08-17T18:30:24+00:00

    Bump! just fooling around with more games and found plenty that are unplayable on Windows 10, even the directx 8 and 9 emulation seems to be off too, why brake it when it was near perfect in Windows 7 and earlier, please just give us back windows 7's way of emulating old directx/directdraw games, especially if this is going to be your last OS.

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-12-02T13:42:59+00:00

    just upgraded to windows 10. direct draw error. welp.

    restoring windows 7. windows 10, you suck!

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  4. Anonymous
    2015-08-17T21:04:36+00:00

    Hi Robert,

    We appreciate you for being part of Windows 10.

    Sorry for the inconvenience caused to you.

    Before proceeding, we need to know more information to help you better.

    1. Have you updated the graphics card?
    2. Is your system up to date?

    As you are facing the issue with DirectX while playing games, you need to download the latest DirectX update which is compatible with Windows 10. Follow the below link to download the updated version of DirectX and check if it helps.

    DirectX graphics and gaming

    http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/directx-graphics-and-gaming#v1h=tab02

    I hope the above information helps. Kindly let us know if you need any further assistance with Windows. We are glad to assist you.

    Thank you.

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  5. Anonymous
    2015-09-24T01:51:07+00:00

    This is a huge issue that was also in windows 8. The same exact machine using windows 7 plays the games better in terms of framerate and working. Something changed around then and I hope you guys can fix it. Here is a link mentioning the issue which I believe you saw but just curious if it's still being looked into.

    https://windows.uservoice.com/forums/265757-windows-feature-suggestions/suggestions/6608422-fix-the-frame-rate-issue-that-has-been-in-since-wi

    Some other issues include games running a window and you cannot force full screen either. examples of this are **** II, Max Payne 1. Also the original Splinter Cell has flickering issues.

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