Despite having stopped receiving official support a few weeks ago from Microsoft , Windows 7 is still widely used worldwide. At the same time this has been the reason why many others have decided to make the big leap and finally migrate to Windows 10.
There are several reasons why some of these have so far refused to migrate to the latest version of the operating system . From telemetry , through UWP or simply through the applications they use in Windows 7. With everything and with that, regardless of Windows 7 being more or less secure, or outdated, the truth is that it is a good operating system. In spite of everything, last January it stopped receiving official security updates, at least for free, although it can still be updated from Windows 7 to Windows 10 for free .
Many users encounter problems when migrating to Windows 10
Therefore, once we have made the determination to migrate, there are users who may encounter a big problem. Specifically, we mean that some might encounter the incompatibility of certain applications. It may be the case that our old Windows 7 applications do not work in the new version of the operating system.
At first this should not be something usual, but with everything and with it, surely there are a few cases. In fact, Microsoft recently confirmed that Windows 10 is compatible with almost 99% of Windows 7 applications. With this, it wants to somehow ensure that switching to the new operating system should not be a problem. Of course, in the event that you have a problem installing and using a Windows 7 application on your PC , let’s see what we can do.
To begin, we will tell you that Microsoft previously loads the Windows compatibility mode for previous versions of the system. It does this to ensure that software and applications designed in older versions work correctly in the latest operating system. With everything and with it, if you have encountered a problem when installing an application that you used in Windows 7, in Windows 10, let’s see how to fix it.
Fix problems when installing applications on Windows
Thus, the first thing we have done is to right-click on the installation file, that is, on the exe or msi of the application. Next we select the Properties option, so we place ourselves in the Compatibility tab.
Once we are in the new window that appears here, we mark the checkbox that says Run this program in compatibility mode for. Then we will see a drop-down list in which we can choose the desired version of Windows in that case. To finish this process we choose the option we need and click OK. From that moment, we can install the application as we normally do by double clicking on it, it should not cause any problems .
On the other hand, we also have the possibility of right-clicking on the application and clicking on the menu option Troubleshoot compatibility problems.
These simple steps will help us so that Windows 7 applications that give us problems in Windows 10, can now be installed and used normally.