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✅ 【How to Play Old PC Games on Windows 10】
⏰ 0:00 Start
⏰ 0:37 Method 1. Switch to Compatibility Mode
⏰ 1:18 Method 2. Play Old Games with DOSBox
⏰ 2:02 Method 3. Create an Old Windows Environment
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✅ 【Detail】
⏰ 0:37 Method 1. Switch to Compatibility Mode
1. Navigate to the desktop shortcut of your game or its .exe file in the installation folder.
2. Right-click on the .exe file to bring up a menu.
3. In the menu, click on “Properties”.
4. Navigate to the Compatibility tab on the upper side of the window.
5. Here you can find the “Compatibility Mode” section.
6. Check the box below this section and select from the drop-down menu which OS you want to run the game to run in compatibility mode for.
7. Click on Apply and OK.
⏰ 1:18 Method 2. Play Old Games with DOSBox
Some users may have old game discs in the game collection box, or you get some old game discs. In this case, you’ll need a tool called DOSBox. DOSBox is a DOS emulator that is so important for running DOS-era games on current PCs. So, if you have a DOS game installed, just drag and drop its executable icon, which is normally a '.exe' or '.bat' file, over the DOSBox icon.
Besides, if you don't want to go through the drag-and-drop method every time, you may build a shortcut for your game that launches it in DOSBox automatically. If you are interested in it you can refer to the article to see more details, the link is in the description.
⏰ 2:02 Method 3. Create an Old Windows Environment
For Windows XP and Windows Vista games, there is a way to help you store your old games and make an old game disk. You can make a Windows to Go disk with the Windows XP/Vista system. You can download and install old programs, games, or others on this disk and use it just like a normal Windows PC. At the same time, your Windows 10 system won’t be affected, two systems are independent.
If you’re interested in this way. You can download AOMEI Partition Assistant Standard, a free disk and partition management tool for Windows systems. Its “Windows To Go Creator” feature can use ISO files to make a portable Windows disk for you. Once you boot into this disk, you can download games and enjoy them just like in good old times.
1. Connect your external disk to your PC and launch AOMEI Partition Assistant Standard. You can find Windows XP/Vista ISO files on the Internet.
2. Select Windows To Go Creator in its main window. The program will detect the disk automatically. If it’s not showing up, please click Refresh.
3. Choose the first option "Create Windows To Go with system disc/ISO". Click the folder icon to select ISO manually. Click "Next" to continue.
4. Please select the location of the Windows XP/Vista ISO file and click “Next”.
5. Choose a prepared external disk and click "Proceed".
6. Finally, click “Proceed” to start the creation.
Now, you can reboot your PC and enter BIOS to change the boot order to the Windows to go to disk and boot from it.
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