Windows 10: VM - How effective for games?

I've just built a new W10 Enterprise system with an Asus H370M-PLUS board, an 8th Gen Coffee Lake Core i5 9400 6 core cpu and 16Gb DDR4 ram.

My intention is to install several VMs - W7, 8.1, XP - so I can run some fairly simple old games, like Zuma, Dungeon Siege etc.

These games are in no way demanding - Zuma runs on very modest W7 platforms, and Dungeon Siege is an XP game.

I've never tried a VM. How effective will my hardware be for that sort of use?

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Lock Screen Fade to Desktop Effect Not Working

Hi,

Before we assist you let us know few details,

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        Did you made any changes to your computer prior to the issue?
        
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        Have you created any system restore point on your computer?
        

As initial troubleshooting steps I suggest you to install the latest windows 10 updates, please follow the steps to install all the windows updates.

If you want to check for the update now, select the Start button, then select
Settings > Update & security >
Windows Update > Check for updates.

We suggest you to try changing the visual effect setting. To Change your Visual Effects Settings in Advanced System Settings refer the below steps,

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  Press Windows logo key+ X
  
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  Click on Control panel
  
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  Select System and Security
  
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  Click on System
  
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  And select System protection
  
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  Select Advanced tab and click on
  Settings
  
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  Now select the option Let Windows choose what’s best for my computer
  option.
  

And check if this helps to resolve the issue.

Hope this information helps with best visual effect on your device.

Thank you.

 

Counter Strike 1.6 (Game) Windows 10 Fall Creators Update mouse problem.

Thanks for the update and for performing the troubleshooting steps provided above. If this is an issue with the mouse driver, we would highly recommend contacting your computer manufacturer for any updates for the mouse driver.

For additional steps, we suggest that you perform the steps below:

Reset the game from the Settings menu.

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  Click Start and click Settings.
  
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  Select System.
  
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  Select Apps and features.
  
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  Find the game and click Advanced options.
  
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  Click Reset. You need to restart your computer to let the changes take effect.
  

Should you need further assistance, feel free to contact us anytime.

 

Error code 0x80073CFD in the game Quantum Break

Hi,

I suggest you to install the game software in Compatibility mode by following the steps below and check if the issue is resolved.

Before installing the game in compatibility mode, i suggest you to delete all the game related files present in the system and proceed with the steps below.

Compatibility mode runs the program in the current version of Windows using the settings from previous version of Windows.

• Locate and right-click on the game setup file on your PC and click on
  Properties.
• Click on the compatibility tab, check the box
  Run this program in compatibility mode for, select Windows 10 operating system from the drop down menu and proceed with the installation. Once this is done,
  restart the computer for the effective changes to take place.

Hope this helps.

Thank you.