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For modern games, Windows 8. BF4 runs a million times smoother under W8 than W7.

For older games, I've seen some reports that games made for XP and before don't work, but anything built for Windows Vista and above should work fine.

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For modern games, Windows 8. BF4 runs a million times smoother under W8 than W7.

For older games, I've seen some reports that games made for XP and before don't work, but anything built for Windows Vista and above should work fine.

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For modern games, Windows 8. BF4 runs a million times smoother under W8 than W7.

For older games, I've seen some reports that games made for XP and before don't work, but anything built for Windows Vista and above should work fine.

Is compatibility mode an option in Windows 8.1?

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Is compatibility mode an option in Windows 8.1?

Yes of course.

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Dell S3422DWG | Dell S2721DGF | Corsair K70 RGB Keyboard | Logitech G502 Lightspeed | ATH-R70x

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