Windows 10: Games from my old windows version are missing but still using storage

So I have recently just installed a new version of windows onto my SSD, my original version on win 11 was running slow for a variety of reasons so I just rebought and installed win on a new SSD. I've managed to seek out all of my files, downloads and steam games and move them onto the new SSD but old Microsoft store games seem to have disappeared, they don't show up as installed in the store nor in settings but my storage tab says that my apps and features are using 284GB of storage, all of that being Ark Survival and its DLC's, so its a lot of stuff id like to be able to access or be able to

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windows xp installation and dual core am

could someone please list the steps they follow to install windows with a dual core processor and windows xp service pack to. I'm reletively new to amd dual core and i feel i'm missing a step. All help will be appreciated. thanx

 

Wanting to run old games

Hi Jameson,

Welcome to Microsoft Community. Your interest in Windows 10 is much appreciated.

I would suggest you to refer the below link and check the compatibility of the game with Windows 10.

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

You may also try installing the game in compatibility mode.
Follow these steps to install the game software in compatibility mode and check if that helps.

• • • • 
        Right-click on the game setup file and click on
        ‘properties’.
        
      • 
        Click on the ‘compatibility’ tab and check the box
        ‘Run this program in compatibility mode for’ and select Windows 8 operating system from the drop down menu and proceed with the installation. Once this is done, restart the computer and check if the issue persists.
        

If the issue still persists, I would suggest you to get in touch with the game manufacturer if it’s specific to that particular game.

Keep us posted if you face any issues on windows in future. We will be glad to help you.

 

Why did the startup window get cleared?

I didn't missed any step, the list was gone and gone , even after using lot of programs the programs were not listed in that list.