Standard games for Windows (Windows) 7, 8 and 10 - how to download and install?

It has become that everything has disappeared from the standard entertainment. The developers decided that such an add-on was useless on a working machine.

But users did not like such changes and they are looking for ways out of this situation.

Let's consider how to install standard game applications for different versions of Windows.

Previously, to the standard entertainment that has always been on any PC on which this operating system is installed, there has always been an unchanged set of toys:

• "Klondike";
• "Worms";
• "Tapeworm";
• "Spider";
• "Pinball";
• "Sniper";
• "Worms".

Windows 7

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Standard Windows 7 games can be returned to the desktop by simple manipulations.

1 You need to go to the toolbar and from it go to the "Programs" section or "Programs and Features", depending on the version of the operating system, the names differ from each other.

2 Find a shortcut Turn Windows features on or off and activate those toys that we need on the desktop.

To do this, check the boxes opposite the name.

You can install one application at a time, or select all at once.

3 Confirm the selected settings with the item "Ok".

4 After a few minutes, the standard entertainment will be installed on your PC in a folder.

By the way, you can change the name of the folder where you save. To do this, use the right mouse button and the item from the "Rename" pop-up window.

Now in the "Start" menu section, in the games folder, everything that you just activated will be displayed. The seventh version also contains comments for each of the programs.

They include age ranges for each application, configuration requirements, cover color.

Using the same steps, you can remove the standard set of games from the desktop of your computer.

It will be useful to carry out such manipulations on a working PC - to increase the productivity of employees or on a student's apparatus, so as not to interfere with learning.

Download games for Windows 7

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You can resort to another option and download standard Windows games using an Internet search engine.

If we talk about their compatibility with the new version of the operating system, then it is one hundred percent. There is no reason to refuse to download or activate toys, except as the user's desire.

After reinstalling the operating system using Windows 8, the user will see that there is no Start button on the desktop.

There is no section "My Computer" and in general, its appearance is different. There are no standard toys either. Metro - the interface suggested here with.

Such applications must be downloaded from the Internet. Preferably from the official store on the developer's website.

There you can find both free applications and their paid versions. You can install them yourself.

Just enter the name of the program you need in the store's search engine and download it.

Or there is an option to put on your computer a standard set of toys, which the developers have prudently put together in one file.

It is available for Windows 7, 8.1, 8, and 10.

You can download such an application in a kit provided by the developers in the Microsoft Store

You need to download the file and then unzip the zipped document to the desired folder on your desktop. In the settings you can change the interface language.

After unpacking, a window will appear that prompts you to install the program. You don't have to do anything here, just click the Next button.

After this window, a page will appear, offering to indicate the path where the program will be located or leave the one offered by the computer.

If you want to change the address, click the "Browse" button and specify a location that is convenient for you.

You need to specify the location where the file will be installed or leave the address offered by the system

Click the "Install" button and the program will open the last window in which you should click the "Finish" button.

You downloaded the game applications to your computer, now you need to work in Metro.

1 Referring to the main page of the interface. You need to right-click on an empty space in the window and open the settings page.

4 In it, click on the "Games" icon. Here they are, in front of you. Click on the shortcut and start fun.

5 Work done.

Windows 10

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This operating system also lacks such default toy applications.

But their can be downloaded for free from the Microsoft store.

If you prefer other resources, it is recommended to first check the site for malware, and then start downloading them.

For convenience, a set of standard games has been developed, which is called "Windows 7 games for Windows 10".

They contain all the old toys that were previously on Windows. You can download part or all at once. The program supports Russian.

Installing the package is easy. Download it to your computer and start the installation.

The system will offer to choose one of thirty-five supported languages. Find Russian and click "OK".

In the window that opens, continue the installation by clicking the "Next" button.

A page will appear where you can decide what toys you need and install them.

Or check the boxes next to all and download the full package.

By the way, the application will take up eighteen megabytes of disk space.

The program will display the following window, in which you need to specify the path for the installation of the folder to be installed or leave the one that is provided by default.

Changing the location of the file may adversely affect the playback of the selected applications.

This is the last step of the installation.

Now a window will open, which will offer to confirm the actions with the "Finish" button, and thereby complete the installation.

After the performed manipulations, the corresponding icon will appear on the desktop, and the Games section will appear in the "Start" menu.

There is an option that the downloaded toys will have an unusual appearance for the user. You will need to get used to it.

You need to know that the tenth version of Windows has Microsoft Solitaire Collection - the application is built-in and you can run it yourself.

It contains such toys:

• "Free cell";
• "Klondike";
• "Spider".

If this is not enough, you will have to go to the Internet and download what is required.