Those who have a Windows 8, 8.1 or Windows 10 PC and miss the good old games that were included in Windows 7, in Windows XP and Windows Vista such as Minefield, Chess, Checkers or solitaires, can now download and install them, all or just one, from a file package provided by Winaero (a reliable software company linked to many useful Windows programs). To be precise, you can download, install and play, in Windows 10 and Windows 8.1, the following historical Microsoft games of Windows 7 :
- Chess, the game of Chess);
- Minefield or Flowery Meadow or Minesweeper, the game where you have to be careful not to touch the mine hidden in the game board;
- Hearts, FreeCell and Spider and all Microsoft solitaires.
- Mahjong, the Chinese game with wooden tiles.
- Purble Place, a game for children to recognize colors and shapes that was included in Vista and Windows 7.
- Backgammon
- Checkers
- Spades, card game for two or more players
To download the games, go to the program website and click on the text link Download Windows 7 games for Windows 10 and not on advertising.
The file must be extracted into a folder by pressing on it with the right mouse button and then pressing on the installation file.
If you are only interested in one of the games, you can deselect the others during installation, choosing which one to have.
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