Old game doesn't run on Windows 10

Hello, My name is Jesse. I'm an Independent Advisor and a member of the Microsoft community and I'd love to assist you today.

The game is from 2002. I think the only way to make it work would be if there was some sort of compatible emulator for it. Besides that, I don't see another way.

Thank you. I will be sure to try that

Hi,

It's not all about DirectX.

1. 64-bit Windows 10 no longer supports 16-bit applications.
   
2. Some older software depends on old Windows libraries that are no longer included with Windows 10.
   
3. Since Windows XP, all versions of Windows no longer run on top of DOS.
   
4. Older games rely on non-existent DRM (digital rights management) solutions that stop programs from booting.
   

These 'Old Atari games' you mentioned running on Windows 10 would be running on an emulator. The emulator will be a Windows 64-bit application, it doesn't really matter how old the software the emulator can run, that's the whole point of the emulator in the first place.

The games industry is over 40 years old, some publishers either no longer exist or their libraries or IP's (intellectual properties) are owned by other organisations now. This is the one of the biggest reasons why old games disappear and are no longer available to buy, unless second hand. It's not a simple process of just adding thousands of games from decades ago to Windows.

Hey ! Was the old laptop running a different OS from the new one? Like was the old one Windows 8, and the new Windows 10? Post back and let me know!

Both are windows 10

Hi,

It's not all about DirectX.

1. 64-bit Windows 10 no longer supports 16-bit applications.
   
2. Some older software depends on old Windows libraries that are no longer included with Windows 10.
   
3. Since Windows XP, all versions of Windows no longer run on top of DOS.
   
4. Older games rely on non-existent DRM (digital rights management) solutions that stop programs from booting.
   

These 'Old Atari games' you mentioned running on Windows 10 would be running on an emulator. The emulator will be a Windows 64-bit application, it doesn't really matter how old the software the emulator can run, that's the whole point of the emulator in the first place.

The games industry is over 40 years old, some publishers either no longer exist or their libraries or IP's (intellectual properties) are owned by other organisations now. This is the one of the biggest reasons why old games disappear and are no longer available to buy, unless second hand. It's not a simple process of just adding thousands of games from decades ago to Windows.

Thanks for your explanation, I can get that old games no longer work on Windows 10 without emulator, they don't have be remade but this is just a case. Speaking of Windows games, they deserve to be available on ms store and phones too, pinball, chess titans and purble place deserve a spotlight on my phone one day. I may want to start a new beginning and try Halo, Call of Duty and other 3d games if possible but I doubt I will promise anything. I just wanted Microsoft to add them on ms store when appropriate due to difficulty in downloading the games nowadays whatever the webpage I visit.