Change Compatibility Mode for Apps in Windows 10

With the introduction of Windows 10, many earlier apps are having issues with the latest operating system by Microsoft. Although Windows 10 supports a variety of apps created for an earlier version of Windows, some older apps might have a problem in the running in Windows 10. Few apps might have a problem with scaling especially if you have a high-resolution display while some other apps might not run depending on the system architecture. But don’t worry you can still run your older version of software on Windows 10 with the help of a feature called Compatibility Mode.

Compatibility mode settings in Windows 10 are specially made for this purpose: to detect and fix compatibility problems of older application built for the earlier version of Windows. Anyway without wasting any time let’s see How to Change Compatibility Mode for Apps in Windows 10 with the help of the below-listed tutorial.

Change Compatibility Mode for Apps in Windows 10

ډاډ ترلاسه کړئ چې د بیا رغونې نقطه رامینځته کړئ یوازې په هغه صورت کې چې یو څه غلط شي.

But before moving forward to this tutorial, let’s see what all the compatibility options Windows 10 offers are:

دا پروګرام د لپاره توافق حالت کې پرمخ وړئ – With this option you can run your app in compatibility mode for Windows 95, Windows 98/Me, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista, Windows Vista SP1, Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 and Windows 8.

Reduced colour mode – App uses a limited set of colours that might be useful for some older apps that could only run in 256 colour mode.

Run in 640 × 480 screen resolution – If graphics for the app appears incorrectly rendered or if you want to change the display resolution to VGA mode (Video Graphics Array).

د لوړ DPI اندازه کولو چلند له پامه غورځول – Well you could override high DPI scaling mode which can be performed by either the Application, System, or System (Enhanced).

د بشپړ سکرین اصلاح کول غیر فعال کړئ – Improves the compatibility of the full-screen apps.

دا برنامه د مدیر په توګه پرمخ وړئ – This will run the application elevated as the administrator.

Method 1: Change Compatibility Mode Settings

1. Right-click on the application then selects ځانتياوې.

نوټ: You need to right-click on the .exe file of the application.

2. Now in the Properties window switch to توافق.

3. چیک مارک the box which says “دا پروګرام د لپاره توافق حالت کې پرمخ وړئ".

4. From the drop-down below the above box, select the Windows version you want to use for your application.

5. You could also checkmark “دا برنامه د مدیر په توګه پرمخ وړئ".

نوټ: For this, you need to be signed in as administrator.

6. په پلي کولو کلیک وکړئ، ورپسې هوکی.

7. See if the application works or not, also remember that all these changes will یوازې پلي کیږي your personal user account.

8. If you want to apply these settings for all the user account, make sure you are signed in as administrator then click the button “د ټولو کاروونکو لپاره تنظیمات بدل کړئ” in the property window of the application.

9. Next, a new property window will open, but all the changes you make here will be applied to all user accounts on your PC.

This is how you Change Compatibility Mode for Apps in Windows 10, but don’t worry if this method didn’t work out for you. Another method with which you can easily change the compatibility mode for apps using the program compatibility troubleshooter.

Method 2: Run Program Compatibility Troubleshooter

1. ډول “run programs made” in the Windows Search box then click on the “Run Program made for previous versions of Windows"د لټون پایلو څخه.

2. په د برنامې متوافقۍ وړوالی window click بل.

3. Now wait for a few seconds for the troubleshooter to generate a list of programs.

4. بیا ، select the particular program from the list, which is having the compatibility issues and then click بل.

5. On the Select troubleshooting options window, click on “وړاندیز شوي تنظیمات هڅه وکړئ".

6. ټک وکړئ برنامه ازموینه and if everything works well, then close the program and click بل.

7. Finally, select “هو ، د دې برنامې لپاره دا تنظیمات خوندي کړئ” but if the program didn’t run correctly, select “نه ، د مختلف ترتیباتو په کارولو سره بیا هڅه وکړئ".

8. After you select “نه ، د مختلف ترتیباتو په کارولو سره بیا هڅه وکړئ” you would be taken to “What problem do you notice” window. If you would have chosen “د ستونزو د حل پروګرام” in Select troubleshooting option window, you would see the same window: “What problem do you notice".

9. اوس choose one of the four options that fit your situation and then follow the on-screen instructions to let Window collect enough information to start troubleshooting the compatibility issue.

10. If you have more than one program facing the incompatibility problem, you need to repeat all the above steps for that program.

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