Windows 7 has become a popular OS but a lot of players seem to have problems with running games on there windows 7 and always blame the OS. Before this game is fully up and running here is a small guide for playing games on windows 7.
Pros and Cons of Windows 7 and Games
Windows 7 Gaming Features (Pros)
- Smooth game run
- Less lag
- Saves More Ram (better performance)
Cons
- Windows Defender automatically blocks a lot of games (turn off windows defender and use your antivirus)
- Graphics Automatically adjust to fit the games (older games are not usally upgraded to fit windows 7 so windows 7 adjust its setting to fit the game which may mess up any other games you have open at the time
Necessary Requirements for Games to Run Smoothly
- Graphic card: no specific graphic cards a lot are compatible (always upgrade your outdated graphics card)
- RAM 1gb+ (Computers with less than 1gb of ram are eligible for windows 7 upgrade games will run smoothly, but don't count on playing new games smoothly with less then 2gb of ram)
- Sound cards: most from 2000+ are acceptable
Important things to do before playing installing a new game
- Make sure you check the games system requirements
- Update all drivers to the most recent one
- Install DirectX (that is very important never forget to install directX
- Allow the game to your firewall. (this is not necessary but better safe then sorry)
Important Questions And Answers
Q. Will the games run smoothly on windows 7
A. Yes it will depending on your computer ram if you have less then 2gb of ram make sure you don't have anything running that you are not using . This will slow down the performance
Q. Does window 7 fix lag
A. yes but lag doesn't just fixed by a new OS (operating system) this also depends on your graphics card and ram. How well your computer performance is when running the game.
Q. Can I multiclient with windows 7
A. Yes you can, (no i am not telling you how to do it because some games do not allow this)
Q. I have less then 1gb of RAM and have windows 7 and constantly keep lagging while playing
A. There is a simple solution follow this upgrade your grade your graphics card or do the following below but cant promise anything
- Clean out your computer such as temporary internet files, old unused files, etc. How: Go to start menu, All programs and files, accessories, system tools, clean disk
- Close out any unused programs (IM, internet or firefox, etc)
- Clean up desktop, delete any shortcut icons that are rarely used (with windows 7 its good to keep your desktop clean the task bar can hold a lot icons so keep the ones you use constantly on there)
- Uninstall programs that are rarely used