The transition from Windows 7 to Windows 11 has brought numerous enhancements, yet it has also led to the omission of several beloved classic games that were once staples of the Windows experience. Games like Minesweeper, Solitaire, and Chess Titans have been notably absent in recent Windows...
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Windows has long been celebrated not only for its versatility but also for the charming, iconic games that have come bundled with it—Minesweeper, Solitaire, Hearts, FreeCell, and Spider Solitaire, among others. These games weren’t just simple diversions; for many users, they were foundational...
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Never had this problem before :-
1) load MS spider solitaire
2) which loads but after a few seconds freezes the PC for about 5 seconds and then everything returns to normal.
3)During the freeze SS displays a completely different set of cards which return to the start set when the freeze is...
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Just discovered this and recorded a very boring instance of Spider Solitaire, but at least it works.
Not sure how robust it is at this point, nor if it even works on third party games, but I thought it was at least interesting that it was included natively.
I thought maybe some real gamers might...
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I am running Windows 7 Professional. All the shortcuts (on desktop, on start menu & on taskbar) are showing a spider solitaire image; when clicked upon spider solitaire starts up. However, when I click on properties for a shortcut the correct target address shows (i.e. not the address for...