As it is the case with previous versions of Windows clients, Windows 7 comes to the table with its fair share of components. Among them is a collection of games, some traditionally associated with Windows, and some new additions. There are a total of 11 games in Windows 7 by default including: Chess Titans, FreeCell, Hearts, Mahjong Titans, Minesweeper, Purble Face, Solitaire, Spider Solitaire, Internet Backgammon, Internet Spades, and Internet Checkers. Some of theme, like Minesweeper and Solitaire, are nothing short of Windows classics, while others, especially the Internet-based ones, have been added to Windows 7.
“If you’re running the Windows 7 Beta and hadn’t already noticed, we are introducing 3 new Windows Games for Windows 7: Internet Backgammon, Internet Spades, and Internet Checker,” revealed Brandon LeBlanc, Windows Communications Manager on the Windows Client Communications Team. “These games were well liked in Windows XP. Due to the amount of requests we received, we are bringing them back! The new versions of these games have been completely redesigned and improved over their old-school predecessors.”
All the new gaming content in Windows 7 will be centralized through the Games Explorer, a feature that has evolved in comparison to what was made available in Windows Vista. Games Explorer will track statistics both for the client-based variants of the games, as well as for those played over the Internet.
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“With each game, you can: play online against human opponents (up to 4 players at the same time with Internet Spades). Select from 3 skill levels to be matched with similarly skilled players from all around the world. If your opponent drops out, a computer opponent takes over to finish the game. Choose from cool different backgrounds and piece/card designs,” LeBlanc added.
Games that Microsoft shipped with Windows 7 are fundamentally different from those that it included in Windows 8 or 10.
Windows 7 games were the last that were shipped as programs for example, and there were significant differences in the selection of games when compared to Windows 8 or 10.
All Windows games are Modern Apps or Universal Apps in newer versions of Windows, and while that may appeal to some, others may prefer the older games over their newer counterparts.
There are quite a few reasons for that. Most Windows Store games feel bloated when compared to the games that shipped with Windows 7. The older games usually start up faster and the interface they use is a lot simpler as well. Plus, most don't require Internet connections at all.
Another reasons is that these games are not identical, and that some Windows 7 games are not available on Windows 10 at all.
Windows 7 Games for Windows 10
If your favorite Windows 7 game is not available on Windows 10, or if you prefer classic Solitaire over Microsoft's Solitaire Collection, then you may be interested in installing those classic Windows 7 games on Windows 10 (or Windows 8 if you still run this version of the operating system).
Here is what you need to do:
- Download the Windows 7 Games for Windows 8 and 10 installer from WinAero.
- Extract the contents of the 146 Megabyte archive to the local system and run the installer afterwards.
- The installer displays all Windows 7 games, and it is up to you to install all of them or only select ones.
- Games included: Chess Titans, FreeCell, Hearts, Mahjong Titans, Minesweeper, Purble Place, Solitaire, Spider Solitaire, Internet Backgammon, Internet Checkers, Internet Spades
- Once installed, you can run all games from the start menu.
The package is multi-lingual, and the games have been prepared specifically to run on newer versions of Windows.
Windows 7 games and their Windows 10 version
The following table lists games that Microsoft shipped with its Windows 7 operating system and games that the company shipped with Windows 10.
| Windows 7 | Windows 10 |
| Chess Titans | not available |
| FreeCell | Microsoft Solitaire Collection |
| Hearts | not available |
| Mahjong Titans | Microsoft Mahjong |
| Minesweeper | Microsoft Minesweeper |
| Purble Place | not available |
| Solitaire | Microsoft Solitaire Collection |
| Spider Solitaire | Microsoft Solitaire Collection |
| Internet Backgammon | not available |
| Internet Checkers | not available |
| Internet Spades | not available |
As you can see, quite a few games are missing, and the ones that are available, have all been modernized. That's not necessarily a bad thing, but if don't like those new games, or prefer games without ads, then you may want to play those old games instead.
Now You: Do you prefer Windows 7 or Windows 10 games?
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