My old games- spider solitaire, freecell, and mohjong titans.

I am afraid that the old games are NOT just a download/install away now.  The latest Windows 10 update removes those old games and even if you run the install (Win7GamesForWin10-Setup.exe) to get them back they are disabled again after every restart.

Jenith_James of Microsoft, I agree with other posters.  I learned to love the Microsoft games included with Windows 7; especially Majong Titans, Solitaire, Spider Solitaire, and Freecell.  When I initially upgraded to Windows 10 they all disappeared from my PC!  That was NOT ok with me and I was able to find a link to an executable file which reinstalled all the Windows 7 games on Windows 10.  (Search for "Win7GamesForWin10-Setup.exe" - it worked).  They have all worked FINE for nearly a year since then!  On September 21, 2016, an automatic update to Windows 10 was applied which sniffed those games out and deleted them again!  I then restored my PC to an earlier state so that update was removed and I could see just what was done and then see if I could do something to get the games back.  Then I allowed the update to be reapplied.  To get the games back I just ran that executable again and success!!  The games were restored and once again worked FINE.  I have played them several times in the last 24 hours but Microsoft, you have done it again and you are REALLY starting to annoy me now!!  The apps/shortcuts are still visible this time but none of the games will execute now!

Microsoft, those games DO WORK on Windows 10!  I believe that you are just insisting that we play new versions where we have to be online and are bombarded with ads in the new versions.  You are in effect saying that we do not care what you want you cannot play the old versions without ads and we are going to FORCE you to go to the new ones if you want to play at all!  This arrogant attitude is going to lose you more and more customers and supporters!  This is why I will never try or buy any Windows Phone!  You just don't understand that to get people to adopt the new games with ads, just design them so much better than the old ones that we won't mind the ads on the new ones!  There are some that I willingly play with ads!  But when you take away the old ones to try to force us to use new substandard glitch crappy games, you are making stupid changes, not smart ones!

My solution to Microsoft's arrogance is that I am going to keep one old laptop frozen with pre 9/21/16 Windows and allow NO further updates to that laptop - and I will continue to enjoy those games offline on that laptop.  But I am looking for a way to ditch Microsoft altogether in the future.  I am retired now so no longer tied to Windows for work compatibility, and there are just 2 or 3 programs left which I like and use which would not be available to me under Apple/ Mac.  But it really annoys me when Microsoft deliberately and forcibly removes my games, and I will be looking a lot harder at making Apple work for me now!!

Gilbert451,

While I am, as I am sure everyone is, thankful to you for quoting the original posting of this old 13+ page conversation - I feel compelled to query: do you want to add something, ask something, etc.?

Hello,

I upgraded from 7 to 10 and now I am missing my games file that had the old games such as spider solitaire, freecell, and mohjong titans.  Is there anyway to get them back other than what is in the app store?

From what I saw on the app store there are around 138 versions of Mohjong Titans, some with low ratings, some with high ratings.  I tried a couple different ones and found them to be covered with advertisements.  I would also like to play without having to be online all the time.

I would appreciate a note of how to get my regular games back on- or on how I can send Microsoft a note of disappointment.

Thank you.

Gilbert

It is unlikely that it is time you do not have, it is more likely you do not have the patience or the want to learn anything new.

Some of the volunteers who are here are likely older than you. You could just make Windows 10 look like Windows 7 if you desire. It doesn't take much effort at all. As far as the old games and such, is the same as making it look like Windows 7. It is just a download install away.