How to make previous desktop software compatible with Win8/8.1

When we upgraded our legacy Windows system to Windows 8 or Windows 8.1, we may be concerned about whether the previous desktop software will work properly on the new system. In fact, Microsoft has made great efforts in technology to make most of the old software run smoothly on Win8 and Win8.1, and provides solutions to possible permissions and compatibility issues.

From the right-click menu, select “Run this program as an administrator>

Sometimes the software does not work properly because the file does not have sufficient permissions to run under Win8 or Win8.1. . For this type of problem, we can right-click the software icon and select “run this program as administrator in the pop-up context menu. These software runs smoothly because of software that has insufficient running privileges.

Select "Run this program in compatibility mode" in the properties panel of the software program file.

If you just select "Run this program in administrator mode", you cannot solve the problem. We can use the Win8 and Win8.1 system files < compatibility” settings.

Right-click the program desktop icon that cannot be run, select “Properties> on the pop-up menu, select the <;Compatibility" tab, check “run this program in compatibility mode”, And in the drop-down list, you can run the Windows version of the program before you, such as "Windows 7" or "Windows XP", so Win8 or Win8.1 system will simulate the old Windows system environment to run the software program.
Icon: Software Compatibility Mode Settings

Run“Run Compatibility Troubleshooting"

In addition, we can also click on the <quo;Compatibility Troubleshooting in the screenshots of the above two interfaces. & rdquo; menu option or “ run compatibility troubleshooting & rdquo; button, in the pop-up "Program Compatibility Troubleshooting" dialog box, we can choose "try the recommended settings" & rdquo; and & ldquo; troubleshooter & rdquo ;

For example, we select “try the suggested settings<quo;, the system will automatically detect the problem.

Wait a moment, the system will give some compatibility settings status of the current program. If you click the “Test Program" button, the system will automatically run the program for testing.
Icon: Win8.1 Test Program Compatibility

After the test is completed, the system will give the results and options. If the program can run normally, select “Yes, save these settings for this program>; if the program still fails to run, you can select “No, try again with other settings”, continue the test, or report the error and connect to Microsoft. Solve the problem.

If we select "Troubleshooting program" in the previous interface, the system will give a description of several running faults for the user to check, and the user will check the running phenomenon of the program. Then go to the next step.
Easily view Win8.1 system compatibility details in the Software and Software Compatibility Center

In addition, Microsoft provides a Software and Software Compatibility Center for Windows 8.1. Users can easily learn about Windows 8.1 by visiting this page. Compatible information and device drivers, software upgrades, and downloads that are compatible with the system. Type the hardware brand and model we need to query in the search bar, and we can see if the product is compatible with Windows 8.1, and also see the relevant community ratings and corresponding software download addresses. If the query object is software, you can learn all Adobe Photoshop compatible with Windows 8.1, just enter the search keyword, the compatibility center page will give relevant information.
Windows Software and Software Compatibility Center

Users can check whether the software installed on their computer matches the software name and version listed in the Compatibility Center. Drivers and software updates can also be downloaded from the Compatible Center and can be viewed by users for compatibility with a program or device.

In addition, Microsoft will give you the latest compatibility information from time to time for everyone to understand.

The above we have introduced how to make the desktop programs running in the old version of Windows run normally on Win8 and Win8.1 systems. If we find that some software or games cannot run on Win8 or Win8.1. Don't worry: if it is not enough to run, select "Run as administrator"; if it is a compatibility issue, Win8 and Win8.1 provide compatibility mode to run the old version of the program; in addition, we can also provide it at Microsoft. The compatibility center looks at the software version that is suitable for running, or downloads the corresponding driver. I hope these methods can help you use Win8 and Win8.1 systems more smoothly.