How to know if the game is compatible with Windows 8 system

We can check the software and hardware compatibility at the Windows 8 Compatibility Center at the following address:

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/compatibility/en-US /CompatCenter/Home

If the Windows 8 Compatibility Center can't find the program you need, we can check the game and system compatibility by the following aspects:

1. Game configuration requirements Whether to support

2, the installation process is normal

3, the game can run normally

4, the game function can be achieved

5, the game runs Is it smooth?

Here, we use the example of “Bejeweled 3” to analyze how to determine whether the game is compatible with the Windows 8 operating system.

Operation steps:

1, "Bejeweled 3", the operating system needs are as follows:

Operating System: Windows XP SP2/Vista/7

Since Win8 is not available in the game, the game configuration requirements do not indicate whether it can support Win8. We need further testing.

2, run the game installation program, check the installation process for errors and other abnormal conditions;

3, test the installation program decompression process whether there is an error, as shown below:

4, if the installation program runs an error such as an error, you can try to right-click on the program installation package, select <; compatibility troubleshooting & rdquo;, as shown below:

5, open “ application Program Troubleshooting & rdquo;, select “ Try the suggested settings & quoquo;, as shown below:

Note: The interface has a "troubleshooter", the program will try to help with the wizard question and answer The user solves the problem currently encountered, and the principle is to solve the problem in a compatible manner, so it is not described in detail.

6, the program compatibility wizard will automatically detect the program, and prompt to try to run the program in Windows compatibility mode, as shown below:

7, select the above picture "test program" , test the installation process is normal, if the test program still gives an error, the game is not compatible with the Windows 8 customer preview operating system; if it can be installed normally, click "Next", as shown below:

8, select “ Yes, save these settings for this program, and then run the installer installation again.

9, after the game is installed, run the main program of the game, check whether the game loading process is normal, as shown below:

10, check whether the game is normal after the start, as shown below:

If there is an error in the game loading or startup process, you can check if there is any solution to the error in the game description. If not, please refer to the use of “Using the application troubleshooting” in step 1. “Set the game compatibility and restart the game. If the fault persists, the game is not compatible with the Windows 8 operating system; if everything is ok, continue to the next step.

11, open the game's setting options, test the various functions in the options can be achieved, such as resolution, sound, etc., as shown below:

12, open the options menu, further The function in the option is set to switch, and the detection is normal, as shown below:

If the program has an error or automatically exits during the setup process, the program is not compatible with the Windows 8 operating system; if the settings are normal, Then continue to the next step.

13, officially start the game, test whether the game is smooth during the running, whether there is a situation of card, whether it will be black screen, whether the shortcut keys can be used normally, as shown below:

Game running There is no card condition:

14. If the card is compared during the running or the game will report an error, the game may not be compatible with the Windows 8 operating system; if everything is normal, no error, etc., you can Make sure the game is perfectly compatible with the Windows 8 operating system.