Directplay on Windows 10

Has anyone who is not able to enable Direct play tried enabling Legacy Components & Direct Play from Safe Mode yet ?

I don't have this  (Win10 v1709) switching Direct play on and off problem, so I can't verify myself,  but would interested in hearing

if trying to enable from Safe Mode does, or does not work.

[EDIT: No response from those who followed here, but someone on another thread on this topic reckons

enabling Direct Play from Safe Mode didn't help

• I see that several people have had good luck  disabling their Anti-virus  or Skype temporarily when Windows fails to 'install',

or 'enable' Direct Play from either the option in Programs and Features, or the error message that pops up the first time Win10 detects

an D3D game ( A new 'feature' that came with update 1709) .

• I haven't seen any suggestions to try and fix the problem by running System File Checker.

Don't know if what is essentially a DirectX file gets checked by this tool, but it maybe worth a try. A whole lot easier than

reinstalling Windows, which should not be necessary.

SFC /SCANNOW Command - System File Checker - Windows 7 Forums

• Regarding disabling Anti-Virus, Skype and similar on line software, you may find a conflict from another Service or a Startup program

by troubleshooting from  Clean Boot

How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista or in Windows 7]

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thank you for your response to this question. i understand that there are obsolete components, but i am trying to play a game that i really like. this game requires directplay to run. is there a way around this?

Here's another one: The option in control panel doesn't activate. After restart DirectPlay is deactivated. Nice work Microsoft. All my old games I love became useless. Also all the updates from December don't install. Everything asks for a restart and after restart we are back to square one. The people hired to do a job are becoming dumber and dumber.

It stays on with my box so you may have a deeper problem

easier to refresh windows and carry on

Here's another one: The option in control panel doesn't activate. After restart DirectPlay is deactivated. Nice work Microsoft. All my old games I love became useless. Also all the updates from December don't install. Everything asks for a restart and after restart we are back to square one. The people hired to do a job are becoming dumber and dumber.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyioNyksT10