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The thread discusses issues with installing Games for Windows Live and .NET Framework 3.5 on Windows 8.1 x64, leading to problems with certain games like DiRT 3 and Batman titles. A participant successfully enabled .NET 3.5 and confirmed that Steam versions of their games now work, noting that GFWL appears to be phased out by Microsoft. Overall, the user resolves their issues by installing the games via Steam, and others agree that GFWL support is being discontinued.
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Games for Windows Live won't install in 8.1 x64, nor will .net framework 3.5, even though I enabled it. I thus lost DiRT 3, Microsoft Flight, Batman:Arkham Asylum and Batman:Arkham City. Yesterday I got the following games through Humble Bundle: Batman:Arkham Asylum GOTY, Batman:Arkham City GOTY, F.E.A.R. 2 Project Origin, F.E.A.R. 3, The Lord In The Rings: War In The North and Scribblenauts Unlimited. They are all through Steam. Will they all work in Windows 8.1 Pro x64 ?
 

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*SOLVED* I installed all the games through Steam and they all work. Now all I have to do is get my diabetes software working and then re-hook up my usb 3.0 h.d. and see if system image will work on it now.
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Hi,

I managed to enable .net 3.5 through the 'add and remove windows features' and then clicking download using windows update button from the revealing dialogue box.
I do have STEAM running too although out of all the games you have listed I only have the two FEAR games which play without a hitch. I do have DiRT2 however and as you say Games for windows isn't really compatible with 8.1. I just install it and leave it. I can then get DiRT2 to at least run although i don't use games for windows for anything as it's obviously borked.
Oh and I use Win 8.1 Pro..
 
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*SOLVED* I installed all the games through Steam and they all work. Now all I have to do is get my diabetes software working and then re-hook up my usb 3.0 h.d. and see if system image will work on it now.
 
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