Windows 10 and Third Party Software

Question

all of my expensive and valuable 64 bit third party software works

fine in Windows 8.1, but none of it will load into Windows 10.

why is that?

K

Answer 1

Hi Roy. I'm Greg, an installation specialist and 8 year Windows MVP, here to help you.

Are you right clicking the program .exe file to Run as Administrator, and installing from an Administrator account?

Check at Settings > System >About for the Edition of Windows 10. If it is "S" version then it limits what programs can be installed. You'd need to upgrade to Pro which I believe is free right now.

Otherwise go over this checklist to make sure the install is set up correctly, optimized for best performance, and any needed repairs get done: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wiki...

If nothing else helps then run a Repair Install by installing the Media Creation Tool and choosing from it to Upgrade Now. This solves many problems and will also bring it up to the latest version which you need anyway and by the most stable method. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/m...

I hope this helps. Feel free to ask back any questions and let us know how it goes. I will keep working with you until it's resolved.

Answer 2

Another thing you can do is open Start > Settings > Apps > Apps & features, under 'Installing apps' make sure 'Allow apps from anywhere' is selected.

Answer 3

This might be a compatibility issue. Can you try performing the rollback?

why should Microsoft put out a product that is incompatible with 

all 3rd Party Software?

it's all garbled-up "S" build depends on the the build run of the software.

and i have a feeling that Microsoft can turn any build of Windows 10 into "S"

with just one update (patch).

Why has Microsoft decided to twist us all into knots?

.

Answer 4

well, unfortunately Microsoft has irrevocably hijacked my Computer, and i can't get out.

Answer 5

Are you saying, it won't install or it won't execute (launch)?

Did you just upgrade or perform a clean install?

If you just upgraded, try rolling back:

Open Start > Settings > Update & security > Recovery > under Go back to my previous version of Windows 10, click Get started.

If you are unable to do it from the desktop

Press Control + Alt + Delete

Click Sign out

At the Sign In screen, hold down the shift key on your keyboard while clicking the Power button on the screen

Continue to hold down the shift key while clicking Restart

Continue to hold down the shift key until the Advanced Recovery Options menu appears

Click Troubleshoot

Click Advanced options

Click Go back to the previous version of Windows