Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems made by Microsoft. This tag should be used when the question is broadly about Windows (it can apply to more than one version) or when the question references the PC version of a game and that version is only for Windows.
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How can I turn off a Wireless Xbox 360 Controller for Windows?
I have installed my drivers and paired the device up to the computer. I have given it a quick run through on Steam Big Picture mode to make sure it's all working and behaving as I'd expect it to, but ...
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How do I remap spells in Kingdoms of Amalur?
I've tried dragging and dropping so many times but its not working. I can see the yellow highlight when you hover your mouse over the ability in the ability screen, but there is no response when I try ...
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How do I use cheat codes in emulated PS1 games?
How can I use Action Replay–type cheat codes for PS1 games that my computer (Windows) emulates?
I would like to play games I used to play when I was younger, such as Final Fantasy VIII, but I ...
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I want to play the same games on Mac OS X and Windows 7
Here's my current setup. I have both Mac OS X 10.8 and Windows 7 installed on a SSD, and Paragon drivers for each installed on each. (so I can read/write to the other partition from both partitions)
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How to reset squad points?
I am in my first play through of Mass Effect. I had set my squad to auto level up. But I am at the mission to retrieve Wrex's family armor. There is a box that says Decryption too low. I have Tali and ...
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How to restrict Steam games to X hours per day? [duplicate]
I would like to know if there is a program that will restrict my gaming time to X amount of hours per day. However, all of the programs I have found are designed to be 'Net nannies' as well, and ...
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Microsoft Reversi on Windows Vista?
Is it possible to get the old Microsoft Reversi from Windows 2.03 to run on Windows Vista? It's an old classic!
It looks like this:
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Is there a way to bind a key to adjust mouse sensitivity?
Typically, I play with my mouse sensitivity really high, but when using certain weapons (sniper rifles, MANA AV turret) I want to drastically reduce the sensitivity. Is there a way to bind a keyboard ...
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Civilization V always crashes on big games
Since bigger is better, I usually want to play on Huge worlds with max number of Civs and City States. After I begin conquering the world and my empire spans about 50 cities, the game begins to crash. ...
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Keep Games in Full Screen Mode
I am playing Assassin's Creed on Windows 7. After I launch the game, suppose I get a pop-up (like Windows Update). Now the game is stuck in windowed mode, and no way to get it back to full screen.
Is ...
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Playing Steam games on different versions of Windows from same location?
I have a dual boot with Window 7 (C:) and Windows 8 (D:). I have a few Call of Duty games on Steam that I want to be able to play on both OS.
Would it be possible to have the game installed on ...
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Minecraft doesn't work on Windows 8
When I try to run Minecraft on my Windows 8 computer, it comes up with a error that says: The registry refers to a nonexistent Java Runtime Environment installation or the runtime is corrupted. The ...
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I can't move to the next round!
I'm playing Need For Speed: Most Wanted, I need to press Enter to move to the next round. It doesn't seem to be working even though it works fine on other games and programs.
Why is this happening, ...
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Is it possible to get Steam to continue downloading a game while I'm playing? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I continue downloading a game in Steam while playing?
This question has been asked before, but it's outdated and the solution no longer applies: How do I continue ...
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Xbox Controllers on Windows
I'm getting seriously confused with this. I don't own an Xbox, but I have started to play games on Steam a lot more, and some of them really need a controller. The Xbox one seems to be the ...
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Item icons in the inventory menus are switched around
The game runs without any problems other than all of the item menus (backpack, ammo/gun purchase, sell) all have their item icons mixed around so nothing I see is correct). For instance, it shows a ...
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Is this Xbox 360 Wireless Gaming Receiver legitimate?
Or is it another knock-off? I know Amazon is reputable but I heard that these receivers were only being produced for sale in a bundle with a 360 controller, not just being sold standalone like this ...
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Simulate analogue steering wheel input from third party software like xPadder
I currently have a steering wheel connected to my htpc, running Windows 8. Since it doesn't work with (or get recognized by) all the games I play, I use xpadder.
As far as I understand, it simply ...
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Need help finding an old game I want to rewrite/port [closed]
There was this old stick figure game for Windows I played a while back. You, playing as a stick figure, run around on a 2d map with guns and fight other stick figures. You can get power ups, like ...
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How can I backup my games saves in Windows XP, Vista/7?
As the question stated, just how can I backup my game saves?
I play lots of games; some of them, like Skyrim, are using the following directory in Vista/7:
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Mygames\
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Joystick -> Keyboard Mapping by Application
Is there a tool similar to JoyToKey that allows me to create multiple profiles and automatically switch between them depending on which application is being run?
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Which rendering options in Heroes of Newerth are heavy on the CPU?
My PC has an awesome GPU (GTX580) but an ageing Core2 quad-core CPU. The game flows smoothly with all graphics options maxed until there is a team fight where up to 10 heroes, and perhaps even with ...
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Does Deux Ex: Human Revolution run better under Windows than Mac OS X?
I've got a macbook air 13" with an HD 4000 graphics card. Deus Ex runs just ok on it.
Is the performance on Windows better for this game? If so, is it enough to matter?
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RAMDisk for performance boost in gaming?
I recently started experimenting with a RAMDisk for web browsing and since it worked pretty well, I began wondering if any particular games would benefit from using a RAMDisk?
I realize games are ...
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How to install custom hit beep sounds for TF2? (aka dingaling)
I've just reinstalled TF2 and I used to have the Quake 4 sounds playing when hitting people, which was great. Now I'm back to vanilla.
I've found the hitbeep I wanted, how do I go about to installing ...
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Where does 1000 Amps save game progress?
In what location on the filesystem does 1000 Amps store your progress through the game when you save in game?
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Is there a database of save file locations? [closed]
I'd like to not lose progress in the games I've not completed when I'll be refreshing/resetting my Windows partitions. As such I'd love to know about websites where you put in the game name and get ...
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Is there a way to get Windows to handle Shift + numpad keys differently? [closed]
I have a Razer Naga gaming mouse. The mouse has a number grid on the side that acts like a numpad. I know this can be remapped, but I would like it to use the Numpad keys. In Windows, when you hit ...
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Cannot uninstall a game via Start Menu or Control Panel
I cannot uninstall Sid Meiers Civilization V. I have the following methods tried and been unsuccessful:
Cannot find game in "Uninstall a Program" in Control Panel.
Start Menu only lists to play the ...
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Very low brightness after Windows Update graphics driver update
When I try to play Call of Duty, the brightness becomes very low and I can't revert it. This started after a graphics driver update through Windows Update. I tried to increase the brightness from the ...
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Where are the save files stored?
Well, pretty much everything is in the title. Since the game doesn't use Steam Cloud, where can I find back the save files (containing my character's level, etc) ?
The smrconfig file located in ...
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How do I set name in Minecraft offline WITH MCPatcher?
Yes, I've seen the other questions of the same problem. I've been using this line:
java -Xms512m -Xmx1024m -cp "%APPDATA%.minecraft\bin*" -Djava.library.path="%APPDATA%.minecraft\bin\natives" ...
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What is the save file location for Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning?
I want to create backups from my save files for Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning.
But I can't find them! Where are they?
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Windows can't see or connect to Macs on a TF2 server
Trying to play Team Fortress 2 at work and the Windows machines can't connect to the Mac machine's server and vice versa, when we create a local server.
Tried connecting through the console directly ...
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Bit.Trip Runner crashes immediately on boot
I'm having trouble with Bit.Trip Runner on my laptop, installed using Steam. I try to open the game, it tries to do its "initial install", then thinks for a moment with a black screen, before failing ...
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Windows Media Center performance tuning on Xbox 360
How can I improve the performance of Windows Media Center while connected with my Xbox 360? It performs each action slowly, and sometimes it queues up the actions, then suddenly starts doing all the ...
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How do I restore a Dragon Age 2 save file?
I reformatted my PC and ended up with a backup of my Dragon Age 2 files not getting recognized by my new Dragon Age 2 installation. I basically just copied it into the Documents\Bioware\Dragon Age 2 ...
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How do you make a backup of save games and patches?
I'm getting a new motherboard which means I have to reinstall my OS, how would I do that but not have to remove my games? Is there anyway I can back up the games?
For example, I don't want to lose ...
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Where are the save files in Skyrim?
I can't find those that I need to delete. What's the location of those files?
How can we manage them?
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How can I change the Install Directory of Games in Origin
In preparation of the upcoming Battlefield 3 Open Beta, today I attempted to set up Origin to install to the proper directories.
My base Origin is installed at:
"E:\Games\Origin".
For some ...
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How can I manipulate Anomaly Warzone Earth savegames?
I'm experiencing a serious issue with AWE: the game is fun, it works well, then for some reason the game doesn't close cleanly and I lose ALL progress I ever made in the game.
When this happened ...
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Fallout 3 - No Disk Inserted Error
I cannot play Fallout 3. Whenever I click either the Fallout3.exe or falloutlauncher.exe and this message appears:
No disc inserted. Please insert the original "Fallout 3" CD/DVD.
Please ...
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What's happened to my save game?
I started Assasssin's Creed 2 this morning, and I found a very bad surprise. All of the missions played the day before haven't been saved. All of sequence 3, from Casa Dolce Casa to A Change of Plans, ...
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Magic The Gathering Tactics on ATI M880G Mobility Radeon HD 4200?
This game won't run on anything with OpenGL lower than 2.1, and I have all the latest software from ATI installed and I get OpenGL 1.1
How can I update the OpenGL or get the game to run?
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What has happened to EAX and other hardware sound enhancements? [closed]
Since Windows Vista has dropped support DirectX support for hardware accelerated sound, new games using EAX have become virtually nonexistent. So what are games using today? Have game developers ...
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Setting up digital audio gain on my computer mic (above 100%)? [closed]
I would like to use my computer microphone to play Portal 2 with a friend.
The problem is that the mic comes in way too quiet. When using Ubuntu, I have an option to set the microphone volume to ...
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How do I save/backup Halo (Combat Evolved) configuration and player saved checkpoints?
So yes, if you read the title it IS Halo: Combat evolved, got it a few months ago.
It's time now to re-install and re-organize everything on my machine, so that would mean whacking everything very ...
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How to make the key 'WIN' used for key bindings?
I know there is a method in windows to ban the WIN key(To edit the register), and when I hit the WIN key, nothing happens.
However, can I use the key for key-bindings?
