In this mode, you should be able to install the game or any drivers the game needs.
The seventh option should read Disable driver signature enforcement, so press F7 to boot into this menu. This will take you to a boot menu that lists several options you can change. On this menu, click Troubleshoot > Advanced options > Startup Settings > Restart.
This will take you to a special boot menu. To do this, open your Start Menu, click the Power icon in the lower-left corner, and hold down Shift while you click Restart. To install unsigned drivers, you'll need to boot into a special mode that allows it. Unfortunately, some older games rely on these drivers, which can cause problems when you try to run them. Drivers that lack this signature aren't allowed to run. Drivers now come with a digital signature (Opens in a new window) that verifies their integrity. When Windows transitioned to 64-bit, Microsoft made it possible to use more than 4GB of memory, and it made your computer more secure (Opens in a new window), but it also blocked use of unsigned drivers. Find a full explanation of all the settings you can tweak here (Opens in a new window).
The bottom box in this window also has settings to enable reduced color mode, older 640 by 480 resolutions, or-as mentioned previously-an option to always run the program as an administrator. Under Compatibility mode you can select the version of Windows the game was designed for in the drop-down-or at least the one most likely to work. Alternatively, you can manually change certain options. The player takes the role of Archer, the leader of the Gorgonites, who has to cross five levels while facing the Commando Elite's soldiers. The plot revolves around a war between two factions of toy soldiers, the Gorgonites and the the Commando Elite.
You can click "Run compatibility troubleshooter" to automatically detect any problems for a certain game, which will automatically be applied at the end of the wizard. Small Soldiers is a platformer based on the movie of the same name. At the top of the windows that appears, click the Compatibility tab.
exe of the game you want to run, right-click it and select Properties. This feature built into Windows lets you simulate certain conditions found in older versions of Windows.
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