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

確保建立一個還原點，以防出現問題。

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

在兼容模式下運行此程序 – 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.

以 640 × 480 屏幕分辨率運行 – If graphics for the app appears incorrectly rendered or if you want to change the display resolution to VGA mode (Video Graphics Array).

覆蓋高 DPI 縮放行為 – Well you could override high DPI scaling mode which can be performed by either the Application, System, or System (Enhanced).

禁用全屏優化 – Improves the compatibility of the full-screen apps.

以管理員身份運行此程序 – This will run the application elevated as the administrator.

Method 1: Change Compatibility Mode Settings

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

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. 複選標記 the box which says “在兼容模式下運行此程序“。

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 “以管理員身份運行此程序“。

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

6. 按一下應用，然後按一下 確定。

7. See if the application works or not, also remember that all these changes will 只適用於 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 “更改所有用戶的設置” 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：執行程式相容性疑難排解

1。 類型 “run programs made” in the Windows Search box then click on the “Run Program made for previous versions of Windows”從搜索結果中。

2。 在 程序兼容性疑難解答 window click 下一步。

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

4。 下一個， 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 “嘗試推薦的設置“。

6。 點擊 測試程序 and if everything works well, then close the program and click 下一步。

7. Finally, select “是的，為此程序保存這些設置” but if the program didn’t run correctly, select “不，請使用其他設置再試一次“。

8. After you select “不，請使用其他設置再試一次” you would be taken to “What problem do you notice” window. If you would have chosen “疑難解答程序” in Select troubleshooting option window, you would see the same window: “What problem do you notice“。

9。 現在 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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