Download standard games from Windows 7 for Windows 8
The wave of excitement accompanying the release of Windows 8 has long subsided, leaving behind dozens, if not millions, of unresolved problems and questions. As a result, the “happy” owners of Windows 8 had to plunge headlong into the bowels of the Internet in an attempt to find either a way to restore the familiar Start menu, or a hint on how to return standard games from Windows 7 to their computer, which have become over the years of use most dear and beloved. With the last problem, however, the situation is much simpler, because to solve it you can use not one, but several fairly simple methods at the same time.
Method #1: Download Standard Windows 7 Games from the Microsoft Store
Today, you can install a standard set of games developed by Microsoft for Windows 7 on a computer with Windows 8 / 8.1 directly from the online application store. To do this, just click on the "Store" icon on the main screen of the 8-ki:
and then find a suitable application in the window that appears using the built-in search string:
I note that to search for standard Windows games in the online store, you can use both the general Microsoft query and the individual names of these game applications in English:
- Solitaire Collection (a set of games - "Kerchief", "Solitaire" and "Spider");
- Minesweeper ("Sapper");
- Mahjong ("Mahjong").
At the same time, to install the selected game, it will be enough to click the "Install" button in the window with its description. In principle, there is nothing complicated about this. The only disadvantage of such free gaming applications for Windows 8 is, perhaps, only that in terms of design style they very little resemble standard Microsoft games. Therefore, if you want to return them exactly in the proprietary shell that accompanied Vista or 7-ke, you will have to use a special installer program.
Method #2: Installing Microsoft Games for Windows 8
For those who are not looking for easy ways, a very interesting way to "reanimate" standard games for Windows 8 will be to install them using Microsoft Games for Windows, which can be downloaded immediately from. One way or another, after the program is downloaded to the computer, it must be unpacked and run by double-clicking the mouse. Next, in the window that appears, we are required to click "Yes", thereby confirming the launch of the application, and then select the installation language (English or Russian) and click OK:
After that, we only need to wait until the components of the standard games from Windows 7 are copied to our computer in Windows 8, and then click "Finish" to exit the installation wizard:
In order to make sure that the process of copying data was successful, just look at the application menu. Let's check what we have here. Yep, everything seems to be in place.
As you can see, getting stock games from Microsoft on your Windows 8 computer is pretty easy. In this case, you see, it is hardly worth postponing their installation indefinitely! Simply choose the download method that suits you best and enjoy your favorite Windows 7 gaming apps whenever you want! Good luck!
