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

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

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

If the Windows 8 Compatibility Center cannot find the program you want, we can detect the compatibility of the game with the system in the following ways:

1, the game configuration requirements are supported

2, the installation process is normal

3, the game can be normal operation

4, the game function can realize

5, the game is running smoothly

Here, we use "Gem Maze 3" as an example to analyze how to detect whether the game is compatible with the Windows 8 operating system.

Operation Steps:

1, "Gem Maze 3" on the operating system needs are as follows:

Operating system: Windows XP SP2/VISTA/7

Because the game is on sale Win8 not yet available, so the game configuration requirements do not indicate whether it can support WIN8, we need further testing.

2, the operation of the game installation program to detect the installation process is not an error and other anomalies;

3, test the installation program decompression process whether there are errors, the following figure:

4, if the installation program has errors such as error, you can try the program installation package on the right mouse button, select the "Compatibility Troubleshooter", the following figure:

5, open the "Application Troubleshooter", select "Try the recommended settings", the following figure:

Note: This interface has a "troubleshooter" that will try to assist the user in solving the current problem by using a wizard question and answer, and the principle is to use compatibility to solve the problem, so it is not described in detail.

6. The Program Compatibility Wizard automatically detects the program and prompts you to try running the program in Windows compatibility mode, as shown in the following figure:

7, select the "test program" above, test the installation process is normal, if the test program is still an error, the game is not compatible with Windows 8 Customer preview version of the operating system, if you can install, click Next, the following figure:

8, select "Yes, save these settings for this program", and then run Setup again to install it.

9, after the game installation, run the game main program to see if the game loading process is normal, the following figure:

10, to see whether the game after the full start is normal, the following figure:

If the game load or START process has an error, you can see the game description of whether there is a solution to the error, if not please refer to step 1 in the use of "Application Troubleshooter" to set game compatibility after the game, if the failure is still, the game is not compatible with the Windows 8 operating system; If everything is OK, proceed to the next step.

11, open the game set options, test options in the normal implementation of the functions, such as resolution, sound, etc., the following figure:

12, open the Options menu, further to the function of the option to set the switch, detection is normal, the following figure:

If the program has an error or exits automatically during Setup, the program is incompatible with the Windows 8 operating system, and if the settings are correct, continue to the next step.

13, the official beginning of the game, test run the game is smooth, whether there is a cotton situation, whether it will be black screen, shortcut keys can be used normally, the following figure:

There is no card in the running of the game:

14, if the operation of the comparison card or game will be out of error, the game may be incompatible with the Windows 8 operating system, if the use of all normal, no errors and other exceptions, you can determine that the game can be perfect compatible with the Windows 8 operating system.