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General discussionNews: We are ready for Windows 10(204 posts)(204 posts)
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Posted July 29, 2015
Windows 10 is coming today!

With so many of us excited to jump on board the next big thing for Windows gaming, we want to share with you the latest update on game compatibility today, and our expectations for the future.

Overall, the entire process went better than expected. We're very happy with that fact, but we're still only getting started.

Today, roughly 85% of our library is labeled as compatible with Windows 10. These games were fully playable with no significant performance or graphical issues during our testing process and are ready to go right now. You can filter through Windows 10 games in our catalog, and the compatibility will be labeled on every game card.

Moving forward, we plan to continue our work to bring as many of the remaining games as possible over to the new OS. As new updates and features are released, we hope to see improved backward compatibility and new tools to work with, but it's always possible for new issues to come up along the way. If you do suspect that a game should not be labeled Windows 10 compatible, we'll appreciate your help in getting to the bottom of things, but you can always rely on your 30 Day Money Back Guarantee.

The most important thing to stress is that Windows 10 is a brand new operating system, and that means we're still in the middle of a transition period. The coming weeks or months may be rocky as the first wave of patches hits the OS, so we'll constantly monitor the situation to quickly put out any fires.







Help us improve our Windows 10 compatibility.
Windows 10 is still in its early days, and there's a myriad of hardware and software combinations out there - some of them potentially explosive. We want to give you the option to report any problems you have with Windows 10 and GOG.com games, and help us make the experience best for everyone. If you'd like to help us out, you can do so through our public Mantis bug tracker:

--Use your GOG.com credentials to log in.
--Make sure that you are browsing issues the Windows 10 Game Compatibility Issues project, as opposed to the GOG Galaxy Client project.
--You can change your project through the drop-down menu in the upper-right hand corner of the page.
--You can access the Report Issue section from the upper menu if you are redirected to the home page.
--Inside, you'll find more detailed instructions on how to help us out and submit your bug.







We've done our best to bring GOG.com to Windows 10 and we're happy with the results so far, but if you're having problems with a game that should be compatible - contact us! Every bit of info helps us and your 30 Day Money Back Guarantee is there if we can't help you in turn.
Posted July 29, 2015
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Elenarie: Holy crap. 2009 called, wants its whining back.
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J_Darnley: Fuck you. Newer Windows versions just make it even worse. The stupid Metro UI and settings being scattered between it and the desktop UI.
What is your problem? I hate the Metro User Interface (UI), but it's not that bad in Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 like in Windows 8. You get your start menu back.
Posted July 29, 2015
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JaPan: Speak for yourself. I really am not excited by Windows 10. nor do I plan to switch to them. Will never install a system which does not allow me to turn off autoupdates!
Windows 7 will be supported till 2020 so I will be fine for the next 5 years. And who knows what will happen then.
Well, I agree, but you can always block the process with pretty much any firewall.
Posted July 29, 2015
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J_Darnley: A poxy little Start Menu that can't find jack in.
Was a bit weird when I first switched, yes, but then I quickly got to wondering how did I find things in the old menu, with no search feature. And can still be browsed if you like, albeit slightly more slowly.
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J_Darnley: Removal of the quick launch bar, replaced by pinning and shit non-standard menus.
Heh, removing the quick launch bar was the first thing I did when installing XP. In 7 it takes a bit longer as it's a matter of unpinning the default pinned programs one by one, but either way, seems that pinning works about the same as quicklaunch? But still, for quicklaunch I made keyboard shortcuts, Ctrl+Alt+[key] and doesn't matter where the program is or whether you can see the desktop or whatever menu.
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J_Darnley: No up button in Windows Explorer.
Oh yes, THAT one's still frustrating. Can get around it easily, but even now after all these years I keep hitting backspace for up and sometimes end up somewhere else, if the previous folder was not the one one level above.
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J_Darnley: Stupid "libraries" view instead of My Computer.
Was a major concern of mine way back in the day too, but in practice it never got in the way. Don't use them, don't put anything in them, don't have anything set to open them directly, My Computer's My Computer as it always was, doesn't open in libraries.
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J_Darnley: What do you get in exchange? A higher DirextX version number and the most stupid of all warning dialogs, the UAC prompt.
Perhaps oddly, I find the UAC prompt somewhat comforting, security-wise.
Posted July 29, 2015
And here I am worrying for nothing.
Posted July 29, 2015
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J_Darnley: Fuck you. Newer Windows versions just make it even worse. The stupid Metro UI and settings being scattered between it and the desktop UI.
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Johnathanamz: What is your problem? I hate the Metro User Interface (UI), but it's not that bad in Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 like in Windows 8. You get your start menu back.
His problem is that XP was left alone in a cave to die.
Posted July 29, 2015
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Johnathanamz: What is your problem? I hate the Metro User Interface (UI), but it's not that bad in Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 like in Windows 8. You get your start menu back.
Not quite. You get some start/Metro hybrid. And would sure like to be able to not install Metro at all. Have options on install, only classic desktop, only Metro or both, and the classic only obviously also meaning no tile thingies anywhere.
Posted July 29, 2015
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Johnathanamz: What is your problem? I hate the Metro User Interface (UI), but it's not that bad in Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 like in Windows 8. You get your start menu back.
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Cavalary: Not quite. You get some start/Metro hybrid. And would sure like to be able to not install Metro at all. Have options on install, only classic desktop, only Metro or both, and the classic only obviously also meaning no tile thingies anywhere.
Well classic is still the classic User Interface (UI) we like a lot.
Posted July 29, 2015
I have no problem with any os. But I just want less resource hungry and a simple ui without tiles along with conversion support and easy troubleshooting.

At the end of the day I just want to play my games flawlessly.
Posted July 29, 2015
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popperik: Is this today's DRM-free release?
If so, where's the Linux version?
Posted July 29, 2015
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amrit9037: I have no problem with any os. But I just want less resource hungry and a simple ui without tiles along with conversion support and easy troubleshooting.

At the end of the day I just want to play my games flawlessly.
Hm? What do you mean by conversion support?
Posted July 29, 2015
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JaPan: Speak for yourself. I really am not excited by Windows 10. nor do I plan to switch to them. Will never install a system which does not allow me to turn off autoupdates!
Windows 7 will be supported till 2020 so I will be fine for the next 5 years. And who knows what will happen then.
There are some options, assuming you just want to block them or block them long enough to know they won't cause significant issues. This however won't allow you to pick or choose what updates, and it can only be used on WiFi... as someone on limited internet though, this is what I do.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2953132/windows/set-windows-10s-wi-fi-connections-as-metered-to-download-forced-updates-at-your-own-pace.html

There is also a Windows 10 tool, that will allow you to block some unwanted updates...
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JaPan: Speak for yourself. I really am not excited by Windows 10. nor do I plan to switch to them. Will never install a system which does not allow me to turn off autoupdates!
Windows 7 will be supported till 2020 so I will be fine for the next 5 years. And who knows what will happen then.
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classicgogger: Well, I agree, but you can always block the process with pretty much any firewall.
Don't even need that, there are built in ways... see my link. ;)
Post edited July 29, 2015 by BKGaming
Posted July 29, 2015
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JaPan: Speak for yourself. I really am not excited by Windows 10. nor do I plan to switch to them. Will never install a system which does not allow me to turn off autoupdates!
Windows 7 will be supported till 2020 so I will be fine for the next 5 years. And who knows what will happen then.
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BKGaming: There are some options... as someone on limited internet, this is what I do.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2953132/windows/set-windows-10s-wi-fi-connections-as-metered-to-download-forced-updates-at-your-own-pace.html
Irrelevant, as it still doesn't allow you to pick what to install and possibly hide something for good, and only works for WiFi.
Posted July 29, 2015
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paladin181: I just don't see why you wouldn't upgrade to 7 if you can afford to.
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J_Darnley: Because it removes or cripples so many features.

A poxy little Start Menu that can't find jack in.
Removal of the quick launch bar, replaced by pinning and shit non-standard menus.
Removal of the cascade windows feature.
Removal of the file types dialog.
No up button in Windows Explorer.
Stupid "libraries" view instead of My Computer.

What do you get in exchange? A higher DirextX version number and the most stupid of all warning dialogs, the UAC prompt.
There are things in Windows XP that I miss in Windows 7. What I did get with Windows 7 is the ability to run 16 GB of memory, which I need. If Windows XP x64 had been better supported by drivers and software I would probably be running that instead.
Posted July 29, 2015
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BKGaming: There are some options... as someone on limited internet, this is what I do.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2953132/windows/set-windows-10s-wi-fi-connections-as-metered-to-download-forced-updates-at-your-own-pace.html
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Cavalary: Irrelevant, as it still doesn't allow you to pick what to install and possibly hide something for good, and only works for WiFi.
It's far for irrelevant, if you just want to stop auto updates or be able to stop them until you can be sure there are no issues... this will allow you to do that. All depends are what your really looking for. As far as picking or blocking updates, MS gives you a tool for some updates:

http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/07/27/microsoft-tool-lets-windows-10-users-block-unwanted-updates
Post edited July 29, 2015 by BKGaming
Posted July 29, 2015
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popperik: Is this today's DRM-free release?
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IAmSinistar: If so, where's the Linux version?
I add that to my nominations for "Post of the Year". =)

Also I bet Impaler is gonna pass on the upgrade since he already owns it on Steam.
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