Windows 10: Opinion: The 10240 version of Solitaire is not very impressive

In the earlier Windows 10 builds, there were things I didn't like about the new Solitaire, but I have to say the RTM version doesn't impress me much for being an inbox app for Windows 10.

1. Really don't like that it now has general ads. That's a huge turn-off.

2. It also now advertises itself. In the menu, it has ads to upgrade to the premium, subscription-based version of Solitaire.

3. The load times seem to be a little longer now than in the previous versions.

4. It now more forcefully tries to get you to sign into your Xbox account. As soon as you open the app, it tries to get you to sign-in. It's possible not to show the dialog again, but it's still a bit of a put-off, especially in environments where settings cannot be permanently saved on a computer.

5. It is now also heavily Xbox-branded.

6. This was also I complaint I had about earlier Windows 10 versions, but all the hint bubbles and connections to "the cloud" are a bit of a turn-off. The pre-Windows 8 versions of Solitaire were quick, "open and play" games.

Again, just my opinion, but I find much to dislike about the new version.

:)

 

Nokia Lumia 930 - overheating

I have had the Lumia 930 now for 2 weeks. I do not run a lot of apps on the phone, but still my phone gets really hot as well. For example playing the Microsoft Solitaire collection for 20 minutes gets the phone so hot that I cannot hold it in my hand. Also
once it became so hot that the Microsoft Solitaire crashed.

Even web surfing makes the phone really hot.



When I use the phone very little then with 100% charge I can get the phone to last ~2 days, but it is in my opinion not very impressive. I do not know how phonearena.com got their numbers (Stand by time 23 days).



In my regin Cortana is not available, so I do not use that.



I hope Microsoft and Nokia will arrange software updates that will fix the hot potato issue as well as battery drain issues.

 

Is the w7 version of solitaire available for w10? This new version is a giant leap backward.

Hi Michael,

Thank you for contacting Microsoft Community.

Sorry to inform you that Solitaire game which was available in Windows 7 is not available in Windows 10, since the operating system have been upgraded even the games versions are upgraded.

You can go to Windows store and download the solitaire games for free and few games should be purchased. I request you to provide us the feedback using the feedback app, so that it will reach our concerned team.

Hope this information was helpful and do let us know if you need further assistance. We will be glad to assist.

 

I notice that not a single critique had anything to do with the actual solitaire game itself or any of it's gameplay....

 

I agree.

Why can't they just include the game as it was in W7 or Vista.

MS keeps forcing this "app"-style crap... It's so annoying!

 

I actually really enjoy it, especially the XBox Live integration.

 

Sure. But there is more to any program than just how it plays at its core. In some environments (i.e., anywhere where permanent changes cannot be stored because of programs like DeepFreeze or mandatory profiles), these changes will basically make it annoying just to start the game because there will be a bunch of prompts to go through.

 

Any way to just make Solitaire from Windows 7 works on 10 ?