Game not working on Windows 10

Anonymous
2015-08-17T13:10:59+00:00

I installed a game yesterday and had to uninstall it because it would just not work. I tried everything. Frist, it would say I had to be an administrator for it to run, so I ran it as an administrator, but then it just wouldn't start. So, I ran the technical compatibility troubleshoot and tried every setting they recommended and it won't start or open at all. It doesn't even try to start. The run as administrator permission box opens and I click ok and then nothing happens. It still won't work. Any fixes for this? It worked before on windows 7 and then I upgraded to windows 10 and now nothing.

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  1. Anonymous
    2015-08-17T17:46:07+00:00

    Hi Kristen,

    Thank you for posting on Microsoft Community.

    We appreciate your interest in Windows 10.

    1. What exactly happens when try to run\install the games? Do you receive any error codes or messages?
    2. Are you trying to play online or offline games?
    3. What is the make and model of your system?
    4. Can you run other games on the computer?

    Let’s try the following steps and check if it helps.

    Method 1:

    Refer to the link below to check if the games are compatible with Windows 10.

    http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/compatibility/CompatCenter/Home

    You may also try to run the game in compatibility mode and check if it helps.

    Follow these steps to install the drivers in compatibility mode.

    Step 1: Right-click on the game setup file and click on ‘properties’.

    Step 2: Click on the ‘compatibility’ tab and check the box ‘Run this program in compatibility mode for’ and select Windows 7 operating system from the drop down menu.

    Step 3: Click on ‘Apply’ and click ‘OK’ and run the file to install it.

    For further information, refer the article Get your apps and devices working inWindows (Applies to Windows 10 also):

    http://windows.microsoft.com/en-IN/windows-8/get-apps-devices-working

    For further information, refer the article (Applies to Windows 10 also):

    http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/what-device-isnt-installed-properly

    Hope this helps!

    Get back to us if you have queries regarding Windows, we will be happy to help you.

    Thank you,

    Microsoft Community.

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-08-17T17:59:53+00:00

    Thank you, Likhitha V.  I am testing games on Windows 10 for a large gaming community and am having the same problem.  The games install just fine, but will not launch, no matter where they are installed to or any of the compatibility modes.  It appears to be kind of hit or miss with some older games installing from the disk and playing and some games installing and refusing to launch.  All of these games that won't launch worked on both Windows 7 and on Windows 8.1.

    I will subscribe to this post for any updates which would be greatly appreciated!

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-08-20T16:42:18+00:00

    friends,

    update your graphic card's driver and enjoy all games.

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  4. Anonymous
    2015-08-20T17:50:45+00:00

    Ummm...  graphics card - Nvidia GTX 660TI - updated before I even started testing games.  Sort of a no-brainer.

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  5. Anonymous
    2015-08-20T23:30:13+00:00

    Yea, I did that before I asked this question and it didn't help. Soooooooo, not the answer at all.

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