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
    2015-08-28T16:52:40+00:00

    As a workaround, I would be glad if Microsoft offered a virtual XP machine as the one developped for Windows 7 Professional or Ultimate.

    Otherwise many gamers will go away from W10. Direct X12 could attract many, but how many games are X12 ready ?

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-08-28T17:35:25+00:00

    My friend had minecraft it had to run as administrator but on my computer it don't work.What to do?

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-08-28T18:52:53+00:00

    I think it will be a cold day in hell before the game distributors offer patches to remove the DRM.  Only one did that I know of and that was a patch for A Vampyre Story to remove SecuROM.  But Bioware or EA Games?  Forget it.  I can't even get EA Games to respond to an issue with on-line activation.  Once you've spent your money, you're on your own.

    And to tdug's suggestion of running XP in a VM - that really won't help either.  The "XP Mode" that was available for Windows 7 Pro and Ultimate was geared for business applications that were still dependent on the legacy OS.  But it did not support 3D graphics, so was pretty useless for gaming.

    I am in a better position than most as I have Windows 7 installed on a separate SSD in my case and I set my computer up as a dual boot.  Plus, I even put my ancient old XP hard drive in a low-end desktop I built just to house it.  But that isn't an answer for most PC Gamers who would like to keep up with the new operating systems, but still continue to play their games.

    I'm sure "cold day in hell" also describes how Microsoft will help us out.

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  4. Anonymous
    2015-10-02T01:09:01+00:00

    My graphics card was fine with windows 8.  The problem I am having is the launch button for Microsoft Games in Win 10 will not load....

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  5. Anonymous
    2015-10-02T02:49:49+00:00

    The problem is not your graphics card...  the problem is that Windows 10 is blocking any game with certain DRM installed.  If you read the rest of the thread, there is quite a bit of information I have uncovered.  I'm not seeing anything from Microsoft that is going to allow us to play our games on Windows 10.

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