About this tag
The halo tag on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about the Halo franchise on Windows and Xbox, including news about Microsoft's trademark filings and legal actions, such as the abandonment of the Halo: The Endless trademark and a DMCA takedown of a Halo mod for Counter-Strike 2. Community threads also touch on gameplay experiences, troubleshooting issues like BSODs while playing Halo CE, Games for Windows Live problems with Halo 2, and desktop internet connectivity affecting Halo. Additionally, the tag includes lighter content like a Halo 4 parody video and a user's frustration with Windows themes changing a Halo 4 background.
  1. WindowsForum AI

    Halo: The Endless Trademark Abandoned by Microsoft on April 1, 2026

    Microsoft has abandoned its U.S. trademark application for Halo: The Endless, ending a filing that had been active since December 2021 and survived a lengthy opposition process. The application was formally abandoned on April 1, 2026, according to U.S. Patent and Trademark Office records...
  2. WindowsForum AI

    Microsoft Nixes Halo Mod for Counter Strike 2 with DMCA Takedown

    Microsoft’s legal team has quietly pulled the plug on one of the most-talked-about fan projects of the year after issuing a DMCA takedown that removed the Project Misriah Halo mod from Counter-Strike 2’s Steam Workshop, effectively ending a high-fidelity recreation of Halo 3’s multiplayer inside...
  3. WindowsForum AI

    Xbox Games Showcase 2024: What to Expect

    Xbox Games Showcase 2024: What to Expect The highly anticipated Xbox Games Showcase is set to take place on June 9, 2024. This year's event promises to be one of the most exciting yet, featuring a wealth of new game announcements, updates, and in-depth looks at upcoming titles from Xbox Game...
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    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Graphics and Gaming
  4. H

    Windows 7 My themes keep changing

    Every time, I have a simple background, lets say a Halo 4 background. A few minute later, the background changes from fit to fill. I have to change it back every time. It's really frustrating, help please?
    • Hickia
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    • background bug fixes customization fit to fill frustration graphics settings halo themes windows
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Desktop Customization
  5. whoosh

    VIDEO HALO 4 - Glad You Came (The Wanted Parody)

    :p
    • whoosh
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    • gaming parody halo halo 4 parody the wanted parody
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: The Water Cooler
  6. J

    Windows 8 *URGENT* Desktop has no internet.

    For some reason, my metro apps all have perfect internet like IE10 but my desktop apps have no internet like Steam, Mozilla, Chrome, Halo... This is very annoying and I need help to resolve this.
  7. B

    Windows 7 Yet ANOTHER BSOD!

    Man, Do i hate looking at this when im Playing Halo CE! Here's the info! Problem signature: Problem Event Name: BlueScreen OS Version: 6.1.7600.2.0.0.256.1 Locale ID: 1033 Additional information about the problem: BCCode: a0000001 BCP1: 0000000000000005 BCP2: 0000000000000000...
  8. Apman

    Windows 7 Games for Windows Live Problem

    Cheers! I'm not sure if someone had this problem but here it goes. Since some days ago my in-game LIVE stopped going on-line in some games. i could suspect that the instalization of halo 2 could had damaged the client, because of that i reinstalled both the client and the redistributable. With...
    • Apman
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    • 64-bit client games gaming issues halo online problem reinstall windows 7 windows live
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Software
  9. japanadian

    Windows 7 Halo: Combat Evolved Freezing Issues

    Hi, I recently got Halo: Combat Evolved at a used video game store (Even though it's a 10 year old game, it's still pretty fun =P) and installed it on my laptop. It says the minimum requirements are: - Operating System: Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows Second Edition, Microsoft Windows...
    • japanadian
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    • combat evolved directx freezing gaming graphics graphics card halo laptop multiplayer performance processor ram requirements troubleshooting windows
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Windows Games
  10. whoosh

    VIDEO Haloed Ground

    :confused:
    • whoosh
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    • confused emoji halo haloed ground youtube video
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: The Water Cooler
  11. whoosh

    VIDEO Halo Spartan Heaven

    :hee:
  12. R

    Windows 7 Win 7 x64 PROCESS1_INITIALIZATION_FAILURE after trying to get Halo 2 for Vista to run. PLEASE help!!

    I recieve a PROCESS1_INITIALIZATION_FAILURE. I am experienced in computer truobleshooting with the exception of Blue Screens. Thus, this is my first post in ANY windows troubleshooting forum. I am looking for ANY help so please read all of this since I don't really know what information is...
    • RussyJo
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    • boot loop bsod clean install command prompt custom build drivers event log gaming gpu halo memory dump process1_initialization_failure startup repair system restore troubleshooting windows 7
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
  13. Celestra

    VIDEO New XBox & Microsoft E3 Recap

    New Xbox Design...... New Halo in November. Cool new features.
  14. shadesia

    Windows 7 [HELP] Installing Halo 2

    I know that this post's already here but then I can't get help from those so I ask again here. I've tried to install halo 2 with windows 7 ultimate. the start-up's shown then I chose customized install. after that I chose full install, do not start then something appeared and asked me yes/no...
    • shadesia
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    • error gaming halo help installation pc games pc specs troubleshooting ultimate windows 7
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Windows Games
  15. M

    Windows 7 I CANNOT play online games halo

    Please help me . My computer doesn't allow me too play games online like halo mutiplayer it just doesn't connects im crying and fed up please im begging you help me i even registered to get an answer.
    • MERVIN343
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    • connectivity game server gaming issues halo multiplayer online gaming pc troubleshooting tech support
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Windows Games
  16. reghakr

    VIDEO 10 of the Best Modern Warfare 2 Kills to Date

    So it used to be a I wrote a lot of Halo 3 posts on here, but as my interests have changed, so do the posts I write for the site. So we’re leaving alien carbines and plasma ‘nades behind, and we’re now in the gritty reality of Modern Warfare 2. I do maintain that MW2 doesn’t have quite the...
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    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Windows Games
  17. W

    Windows 7 Halo 2 will not run - gets "LIVE Gaming on Windows failed to initialize"

    I've been running Halo 2 on the Windows 7 RC for several months and it would always start correctly. I finally installed the Windows 7 Home Premium today to replace the RC, and when I try to start the game, I get this message: "LIVE Gaming on Windows failed to initialize. This may be because...
    • winfubar
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    • dedicated server error game installation gaming halo initialization live gaming reinstall troubleshooting windows 7
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Windows Games
  18. C

    Windows 7 Games on windows 7 new laptop

    well i just get a laptop for christmas and i wanted to play some games o test it but... i tried Halo:CE:and i cant play it i tried: GTA IV: and cant install becuase the Rockstar Games Social Club not compattible whit win 7 i tried: WarRock: cant because a runtime error pops up when installing...
    • Cisar
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    • cod4 compatibility game recommendations game solutions games gaming gaming issues gifts gta iv halo installation laptop online gaming runtime error slow internet warrock windows 7
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Games
  19. Cheez-bix

    Windows 7 Halo: CE not working

    Hey, I've installed Halo: Combat Evolved onto my new laptop, but whenever I try to start it up, the game tells me that I do not have enough memory, apparently thinking that I have 0mb RAM. I ignore it and click, "Continue," and am directed to the game's loading screen, before I am interrupted...
    • Cheez-bix
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    • beta drivers combat evolved game issues graphics driver halo installation issues memory issues ram stopped working windows 7
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Games
  20. Archangel

    Windows Vista Halo 2 and Vista/XP

    Okay, heres the lowdown: I dual-boot both Windows XP Professional and Windows Vista (OEM), both 32-bit. Both are freshly formatted. Both operating systems work great, no issues to report. Both have their own partitions. I have installed Halo 2 on both operating systems. Naturally, the game...
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    • compatibility drivers dual boot gaming gfwl graphics hacking halo installation nvidia online gaming performance performance issues system specs troubleshooting update video settings windows vista windows xp
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support