Microsoft Blocks Games on Windows If You Have One of These Computers
Today's computers, which are based on the Windows operating system, are capable of performing all kinds of tasks. From working with specific corporate applications, to spending our free time playing games or watching movies.
In fact, over time, the software giant has adapted its project to suit all types of users and operating styles. In this way, it offers us a series of tools that adapt to professional and home uses. It is no coincidence that many game lovers have chosen to abandon consoles and use Android computers to spend their free time.
This is exactly where the problems in this software sector begin. It seems that the tech giant Microsoft is currently blocking the use of games downloaded from the official system store, Microsoft Store.
As you can imagine, this step could become a serious annoyance for many users from now on.
- What Windows computers will not be able to run games?
To give us a better idea of this blocking by Microsoft, it is being implemented on computers based on the ARM architecture. Many users of these computers are seeing all this firsthand after the latest update released by Microsoft itself.
In short, Microsoft has now blocked Microsoft Store games from running on ARM devices with the latest update. Of course, we should keep in mind that the problem may not only be due to a decision by the Windows developer itself. This ban could also be caused by certain decisions made by the game developers themselves.
Furthermore, as some affected users have reported, games that worked fine on ARM devices through other platforms like GoG or Steam are now blocked by the Microsoft Store only. All this after the latest updates sent by Microsoft. Although some have managed to bypass these restrictions recently, the company has patched it so that it is now impossible.
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It is very likely that this is all done for compatibility reasons. Hence, many affected people are suggesting that instead of banning these games outright, Microsoft should allow installations with a compatibility warning.
For example, this is something that will become a serious problem for all those who enjoy the games included in their Game Pass subscription on PC.