compatability mode not found in win 11

Question

I recently "upgraded" to win 11. now some of my games won't work and i can not find the compatabilty mode setting to change which version of windows to run the game under.

what can be done to fix this???? I have tried the right click on executable and click properties like i always did in win 10, but the option of changing compatability mode is not an option in win11.

Answer 1

Hi there,

Is this specific or single app or for all games, you cannot find the compatibility mode setting?

Right-click on the EXE file and open Properties. Next, move to the “Compatibility” tab, and enable the checkbox for “Run this program in compatibility mode for”.

First, try running the compatibility troubleshooter:

In the search box on the taskbar, type the name of the program or app you want to troubleshoot.

Select and hold (or right-click) it, and then select Open file location.

Select and hold (or right-click) the program file, select Properties, and then select the Compatibility tab.

Select Run compatibility troubleshooter

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/make-older-apps-or-programs-compatible-with-windows-10-783d6dd7-b439-bdb0-0490-54eea0f45938

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Answer 2

I also have this same issue. I even managed to download the local group policy editor and when I disable hiding the compatibility tab it still doesn't appear.

Answer 3

I'm having the same problem, and the tab for compatibility is gone windows 11 doesn't have the compatibility tab anymore, SteamVR doesn't work anymore