Windows 10: Older Disc Games Won't Work On Windows 10

So I have a lot of older disc games for my pc. Most of them downloaded but won't play on my Windows 10 os. I checked around and seems it's something MS added to 10 so we can't play them. This is some of what I found: DRM blocking was introduced with Win10, and Win10 is the only OS which has no option to disable this protection racket. A User on/off option would have been considerate.
- MS then installed DRM Blocking to Win7/8/8.1 users subversively via 'security' update - KB3086255 .
So basically what we have with DRM blocking is a malware installed by MS .

[A malware being a code that a user unwittingly installs, or does not give permission to, that causes problems

with their machine. In this instance the malware prevents people from playing older disk based games.] That we paid for to work with Windows.

IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO OR DOWNLOAD TO GET THESE GAMES TO WORK ON WINDOWS 10? A lot of money was invested in these and I would still love to be able to play these great games. Thank you.

:)

 

Skype won´t wok in 17063

Skype Won´t work... games won´t work...

Making backup and re-format...

Maybe I Install a Windows 7 again, At least, all of my games run smoothly ...Sadness!!

*Banghead

 

Will Windows 10 be able to play older games/programs?

Hi,

We appreciate your time and effort for getting back to us.

I know how this concerns you, let me help you to resolve this issue.

I suggest you to install the games in compatibility mode and check if it works.

Follow the below steps:

1. Right click on the setup file and select Properties.

2. Select Compatibility tab.

3. Check Run this program in Compatibility mode.

4. Let the game install and then check the functionality.

I suggest you to refer to the following Microsoft article on Make older programs compatible with this version of Windows.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/older-programs-compatible-version-windows

Note: The steps for Windows 8.1 applies to Windows 10.

Reference: Refer to the following Discussion created by Master Turkey
on Windows 10 Games Compatibility List.

Windows 10 Games Compatibility List

Kindly let us know if you need any further assistance with Windows. We are glad to assist you.

Thank you.

 

Star Wars Gold Pack won' work in Windows 10 i have the disk an the codes for me to activate it an the game wont run

Hi,

Most programs created for earlier versions of Windows will work on Windows 10. However,
some older programs might run poorly or not at all.

To resolve your concern, you may run the Program Compatibility Troubleshooter by following the steps on this link to
automatically detect and fix some of the most common issues.

You may also run the game in compatibility mode to make it work on your Windows 10 PC by following the steps below:

• Go to the game folder and right click on the setup file.
• Click on Properties and go to the Compatibility tab.
• Under the Compatibility mode, check Run this program in compatibility mode for: and select the operating system where the game is compatible.
• Let the drivers install and launch the game again.

Keep us updated with the results after performing the suggested solutions above.