Compatibility mode in the new operating system from Microsoft allows you to work with almost any software that ran on Windows XP, 7 or 8, but refuses to work in new version. However, sometimes it also introduces some disadvantages into working with programs. To eliminate inconveniences, the mode can and should be disabled, which is quite simple to do.
What's happened
Compatibility mode is what allows the operating system to run games or applications that worked well in previous versions, but do not launch quite correctly in the current version of the system.
The check occurs automatically the first time a process is launched, and the system independently selects the optimal parameters that allow it to work more or less correctly. However, it also takes away the ability to configure the launch manually, which may be inconvenient for some users.
How to turn off
Compatibility mode is not always needed, so disabling automatic settings launch is possible in several variations:
- Complete service stop.
- Only for one application.
- Via Editor group policy.
Stopping the service
Stopping compatibility checking and setting options completely will solve the problems this process causes once and for all. If necessary, you can always not only disable, but also enable the Assistant back.
To open all services, you need to launch the Run tool using the Win+R keyboard shortcut and enter the services.msc command.
Among the extensive list that appears after clicking “OK”, you need to find “Program Compatibility Assistant Service”. This line should be selected, and then right click mouse click on it. There are two possible scenarios here:
- Stop temporarily. This option will disable it only until the computer is restarted, then the Assistant will be enabled again. To do this, just click on “Stop” in the drop-down menu.
- Completely disable until required. Until the user manually turns on the Assistant, it will not work. In this case, you need to go to “Properties” in the same menu, and then in the “General” tab in the “Startup type” line, enable the “Disabled” option. After that, save the changes.
Shutdown for one program
Compatibility mode in Windows 10 can be stopped for a specific application. This selective shutdown can be accomplished with a few simple steps:
- Right-click on the desired shortcut and click on “Properties”.
- Go to the section called “Compatibility” and uncheck the box where the frame is in the screenshot.
- Click OK and exit “Properties”.
Via Group Policy
To disable it using Group Policy, you need to enter the gpedit.msc command into the “Run” tool we already know (Win + R). After clicking “OK”, a new window called “Local Group Policy Editor” will open in front of the user. Here you need to find the “Administrative Templates” section, where you open “ Windows components" Then you need to click on the names in the sequence (highlighted in the screenshot).
Windows 10 Program Compatibility Mode allows you to run software on your computer that only worked normally in previous versions. Windows versions, and in the latest OS the program does not start or works with errors. This instruction is about how to enable compatibility mode for Windows 8, 7, Vista or XP in Windows 10 to fix program startup errors.
By default, Windows 10 offers to automatically enable compatibility mode after program failures, but only in some of them and not always. Manually enabling compatibility mode, which previously (in previous OSes) was performed through the properties of the program or its shortcut, is now not available for all shortcuts and sometimes you need to use special remedy for this. Let's consider both methods.
To run the Program Compatibility Mode setting, you will need to run a special troubleshooter Windows problems 10 “Running programs designed for previous versions of Windows.”
This can be done either through the “Troubleshooting” control panel item (the control panel can be opened by right-clicking on the Start button. To see the “Troubleshooting” item at the top right in the “View” field there should be “Icons” and not “Categories”) , or, which is faster, through a search in the taskbar.
This will launch the Windows 10 Legacy Program Compatibility Troubleshooter. It makes sense to use the "Run as Administrator" option when using it (this will allow the settings to be applied to programs located in folders with limited access). Click Next.
After some waiting, the next window will ask you to select a program with compatibility problems. If you need to add own program(for example, portable applications will not be displayed in the list), select “Not in the list” and click “Next”, then set the path to the executable exe file programs.
After selecting a program or specifying its location, you will be prompted to select a diagnostic mode. To manually specify the compatibility mode for a specific version of Windows, click “Program Diagnostics”.
The next window will ask you to indicate problems that were noticed when running your program in Windows 10. Select “The program worked in previous versions of Windows, but is not installed or does not start now” (or other options, as appropriate).
In the next window you will need to indicate which OS version to enable compatibility with - Windows 7, 8, Vista and XP. Select your option and click Next.
In the next window, to complete the installation of compatibility mode, you need to click “Check program”. After launching it, checking it (which you do yourself, optional) and closing it, click “Next”.
And, finally, either save the compatibility settings for this program, or use the second point if errors remain - “No, try using other settings.” Done, after saving the settings, the program will work in Windows 10 in the compatibility mode you selected.
Enabling Compatibility Mode in Windows 10 - video
In conclusion, everything is the same as was described above in the video instruction format.
If you still have any questions related to the operation of compatibility mode and programs in general in Windows 10, ask, I will try to help.
While working on Windows 10, Microsoft left the main functionality of its predecessors and equipped the new operating system with many innovations and innovations, for which it is worth taking the opportunity to acquire it. and after looking at the “dozens” reviews, many owners of laptops and computers with Windows 7-8 are seized by the desire to update outdated OS. For Windows installations 10 or updates to it, first of all, you need to check whether the characteristics match hardware your system with the requirements that developers place on Windows 10. Today we’ll learn how to check your computer’s compatibility with the new operating system.
System requirements
Before you start updating operating system to “ten”, you need to find out whether the hardware characteristics of your computer meet the minimum system requirements recommended by Microsoft:
- x32 or 64-bit central processor or single-chip system with a clock frequency of at least 1000 MHz;
- volume random access memory, exceeding 1 GB for a 32-bit CPU or 2 GB for a 64-bit processor;
- free space of at least 16 GB for 32-bit and at least 20 GB for x64;
- video adapter with DX9 support;
- display with a resolution of 800x600 pixels.
Program for obtaining an OS update to "ten"
One of the attractive offers, thanks to which users upgrade to “ten,” is the opportunity to acquire a new operating system for free for a year from the moment of its release. To do this, you need to install the update with code KB3035583 for Windows 8 and 7. It allows you to update the OS to “ten” and first check your system for compatibility with Windows 10.
Due to the fact that computers running under Windows control 7 and 8, support ten, then the installed application will show which drivers and software The computer will not function after updating the operating system. For the most part, compatible drivers for the Ten can be downloaded separately, while incompatible programs will have to be removed or, after installing a new OS, they will be deleted while preserving user data.
- Perform a double click.
- On the only button located at the upper left border of the window, click “Check your PC” or “Check your PC”.
After scanning the system and comparing the components used in it with those supported by the “ten”, information about incompatible devices, applications, or with a message that your computer meets the requirements to run Windows 10.
If the scan is completed with problems, the name of the problematic component will be displayed on the screen with brief description collisions.
As a rule, problems are associated with the use of unsupported applications, old printers, modems and other equipment. If there is a problem with a driver or application, you should go to the developer’s website and check for a new version software product, despite the fact that the Windows 10 installer is capable of downloading and installing the problematic driver on its own. This is especially true for the USB driver if the installation is performed from a flash drive, and network adapter to download the missing components and update the “tens” after its installation.
If you cannot find the “Get Windows 10” icons, the reason lies in one of the following situations:
- automatic updating of the operating system is disabled;
- KB3035583 update not installed;
- the update is installed, but conflicts with your system (perhaps SP1 is not installed in Windows 7 or Windows 8 has not been updated to version 8.1);
- the computer is using an unactivated or unlicensed copy of Windows;
- one of the key hardware components (processor) does not support the new OS.
Using the features of the installation disk
Some users prefer to perform a clean installation of “tens” or do not want to bother activating the function automatic update with subsequent installation of KB3035583 or use Windows 7 or 8 without the required update sets SP1 and 8.1, respectively. In this case, Microsoft offers to take advantage of the capabilities that they have included in the “setup.exe” file located in the installation image.
Very few users know about the mass of parameters with which you can run the setup.exe command. To view the parameters, enter the command “setup.exe /?” from , launched from context menu disk or flash drive. Or run command line and enter the command: “cd /d F:/” (where F is the letter label of the flash drive/disk) to go to the root of the media with installation files. Next, enter “setup /?” and study the installer's arguments.
As a result, an information window will appear with a list of available command line options.
Now you can check the compliance of your computer's hardware components and drivers Windows requirements 10. Execute the “setup.exe” command with several parameters at once:
In the dialog with the option to select data to save, click “Next”.
Then the computer will be checked for compatibility with Windows 10.
If there are inconsistencies, a message will appear on the screen with detailed information about the problem and methods for solving it (in the example, there is not enough free space on the system partition, so the installer suggests using a utility to clean up partitions).
If there are no conflicts, the Windows 10 installation process will begin.
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Every time you launch an application, the operating system launches the Compatibility Assistant by default. This service tracks running program and tries to determine the presence of previously known compatibility problems with the installed operating system. Compatibility mode is also intended for installing and running programs that were written for earlier versions of operating systems. For developer reasons, this can help avoid a lot of problems. The compatibility mode is designed mainly for beginners. If for some reason you are tired of pop-up windows asking you to run this application with special parameters, the article describes how to disable compatibility mode in Windows 10. Please note that all actions are intended for experienced users or administrators.
Description of why this service from Microsoft is needed: “Provides support for the Program Compatibility Assistant. It monitors programs that a user installs and runs and detects known compatibility issues. If you stop this service, then the Program Compatibility Assistant will not work correctly."
Disabling Compatibility Assistant
Step 1: Press the key combination “Win+R” and in the Open field: enter services.msc and click "OK".
Step 2: Team services.msc you launch the service management window. Scroll down the list and find “Program Compatibility Assistant Service” in the list. Right-click on this service and select “Stop” from the context list. This operation allows you to stop the service until the next Windows restart.
Click Stop to temporarily disable Compatibility Mode
Step 3: A window will appear for a while notifying you of an attempt to stop this service. If everything went well, opposite the title service will be lost"In progress" sign. This means it has stopped.
Step 4: To avoid waiting for a reboot, you can manually launch the Program Compatibility Assistant. In the same window, right-click on the service and select “Run” from the list. Just like in the previous case, a launch window should appear for a while and if everything is fine, the words “Running” will appear opposite the name.
To start the Compatibility Service, click on “Start”
Step 5: If you want to completely disable Compatibility Mode windows programs 10, you need to run properties. To do this, either double-click with the left mouse button or right-click and select “Properties” from the list. In the “General” tab, select the startup type “Disabled” and click “OK”. This will completely disable the Compatibility Service and even after a reboot it will not start. To re-enable it, follow the same steps and select “Automatic” as the startup type.
Compatibility Service Properties - Disable Compatibility Completely
Run the program in compatibility mode manually
Step 1: If the program you are running does not work as it should, you can try to specify in the compatibility settings the mode with which you think the program or application should work. To do this, right-click on the program or shortcut and select “Properties”.
Step 2: Go to the “Compatibility” tab and in the “Compatibility Mode” field in the drop-down list of parameters, specify the type of operating system. To make the list available, check the “Run this program in compatibility mode for:” checkbox.
Step 3: Additionally, in this tab you can specify launch parameters. The main thing is the ability to once tell the program to run as an administrator. Convenient if any functions do not work during normal startup.
Step 1: If manual method indicating compatibility does not work or you do not know which type to specify, Windows has a built-in utility for determining the mode in automatic mode. For the utility to determine the mode, you must launch the program for execution with this utility. To do this, right-click on the application or shortcut and select “Fix compatibility issues” from the list.
Step 2: The utility will launch the application and try to identify launch problems.
Step 3: Select the diagnostic mode “Use recommended settings”.
Step 4: In the window you will see automatically given parameters for start. Before continuing, run the program and check its functionality by clicking on the “Test program...” button. The application will launch. After checking the functionality, click the “Next” button.
Step 5: If the application works fine and the problem does not occur again, click on the “Yes, save these settings for the program” button. The utility will use them to launch in this mode for subsequent launches. 
You can write any questions about the problem or suggestions at the bottom of the article.
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