Windows NT and newer systems based on it do not support real mode DOS. The following games will work best with Windows 2000 and newer by using Glidos, DosBox, or similar techniques: For information on newer versions (like downloadable Steam games), see Steam. Remark: This article describes Compatibility of the original game discs with Windows. Ĭompatibility with Tomb Raider Games is quite good: Windows 10 does support any of the existing Tomb Raider Games similar to Windows 8 using the same tricks like DosBox or Glidos for the original Tomb Raider, compatibility mode and patches for the other classic games and native support for the Crystal Dynamics titles since Legend. Using drivers from older versions can be used as a workaround, but are not guaranteed to work. Older hardware is supported quite well, but support for AGP was dropped in version 1607 without prior announcement. On the other hand, it clearly favours the use of an SSD to speed up its many disk accesses. using a hybrid sleep mode instead of shutting down the PC for fast start-up times.
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Unlike the predecessor that focussed on full screen apps, Windows 10 brought back the classic desktop and a start menu. 2.2 Using Compatibility Mode and/or (Third Party) Patches.