With Windows 10’s end of life rapidly approaching and Microsoft’s relentless push toward Windows 11, many users find themselves experiencing not only technical indecision but also a powerful nostalgia. As Microsoft sunsets an operating system that many have grown comfortable with, there’s an air...
bloatware
casual gaming
digital marketplace
emulation
gaming community
gaming history
installedgames
legacy applications
microsoft store
minesweeper
offline play
pc games
pinball
software evolution
solitaire
windows
windows 10
windows 11
windows nostalgia
windows user experience
The shortcuts of the installed games and programs for Microsoft Store does not show in the start app list anymore.
I should restart pc to see em. What should I do?
I know this is far from a big issue, but the games that come with windows like chess and whatever other little games they have are not showing up. I have windows 7 pro installed, and everything seems to be working great but when i go to the game explorer it's blank.
Any ides on how to fix this?
The games menu item is not as flexible as the Pictures, Music and Documents menu items. It seems to be more hardcoded into the system. A few things I noticed:
-Right-clicking on Games in the windows menu doesn't show the same options as the Documents, Pictures, and Music menu items. For example...
customization
default folder
exclusions
flexibility
game behavior
game management
games menu
gaming services
installedgames
libraries
navigation pane
options menu
software management
start menu
system settings
user experience
user interface
user preferences
windows
I was wondering, can Game Explorer detect already installed games? It detected all the new games that i installed and 2 previous installed. I was just wondering cause i have more than 10 games, that i installed before Windows 7, and they all work fine, just Game Explorer doesn't detects them...