To run an old app or game on Windows 11, use your operating system's built-in compatibility mode. To use compatibility mode, right-click your app or game, click "Properties," open the "Compatibility" ...

PC users can run games/apps in Compatibility Mode or run the Program Compatibility Troubleshooter to detect and fix common compatibility problems on their devices if some older games or apps created ...

Recently helping with Windows 7 migrations, I've taken a look at "XP Mode" in Windows 7. It was hyped up by everybody as offering backwards compatibility in Windows 7. Much to my surprise when I got ...

The backwards compatibility of new operating systems has been a constant thorn in Microsoft's side. With Vista, the compatibility problems at launch were so great it never really stood a chance of ...

Back in December I told you about Windows 7’s little-known application-compatibility troubleshooter, which I’d used to try to resolve a problem with https://www ...

Mitch Tulloch is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional and lead author of the Windows 7 Resource Kit from Microsoft Press. You can follow him on Twitter at ...