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

确保创建一个还原点，以防出现问题。

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

在兼容模式下运行此程序 – 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).

覆盖高 DPI 缩放行为 – Well you could override high DPI scaling mode which can be performed by either the Application, System, or System (Enhanced).

禁用全屏优化 – Improves the compatibility of the full-screen apps.

以管理员身份运行此程序 – This will run the application elevated as the administrator.

Method 1: Change Compatibility Mode Settings

1. Right-click on the application then selects 属性。

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

2. Now in the Properties window switch to 兼容性。

3. 复选标记 the box which says “在兼容模式下运行此程序“。

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 “以管理员身份运行此程序“。

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

6. 单击应用，然后单击 确定。

7. See if the application works or not, also remember that all these changes will 只适用于 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 “更改所有用户的设置” 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.

方法 2：运行程序兼容性疑难解答

1。 类型 “run programs made” in the Windows Search box then click on the “Run Program made for previous versions of Windows”从搜索结果中。

2。 在 程序兼容性疑难解答 window click 下一步。

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

4。 下一个， select the particular program from the list, which is having the compatibility issues and then click 下一步。

5. On the Select troubleshooting options window, click on “尝试推荐的设置“。

6。 点击 测试程序 and if everything works well, then close the program and click 下一步。

7. Finally, select “是的，为此程序保存这些设置” but if the program didn’t run correctly, select “不，请使用其他设置再试一次“。

8. After you select “不，请使用其他设置再试一次” you would be taken to “What problem do you notice” window. If you would have chosen “疑难解答程序” in Select troubleshooting option window, you would see the same window: “What problem do you notice“。

9。 现在 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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