OOTP and Windows 10

dishnet34 · 06-05-2015, 07:30 AM

This may be a stupid question, but OOTP 16 should work fine with Windows 10 when it releases next month, right? I'mm assuming it will.

bwburke94 · 06-05-2015, 09:02 AM

I did have OOTP and Windows 10 on the same laptop at one point, but I always booted it through Windows 8 so I can't confirm it will work perfectly.

Déjà Bru · 06-05-2015, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by dishnet34

This may be a stupid question, but OOTP 16 should work fine with Windows 10 when it releases next month, right? I'mm assuming it will.

Not a stupid question at all, considering history. However, MS has been doing a better job in recent years of providing for backward capability in their new versions of Windows.

Raidergoo · 06-05-2015, 01:16 PM

I am doing some application compatibility testing on Windows 10 at work. I just installed OOTP 16 (caveat: the latest beta build) on Windows 10 Enterprise Insider Preview Evaluation Copy build 10074. The installation was successful. The game loaded successfully. I ran a historical season (1976) successfully. I used Facegen successfully and created a baseball card successfully. So, take this with a very large grain of salt...a beta build running on a beta OS, with no test plan other than clicking on a few buttons. But it worked like a charm!

MizzouRah · 06-05-2015, 03:14 PM

W10 FREE to all W7+W8 owners.. just reserved my download last night.

mars001 · 06-06-2015, 05:23 PM

I've been running OOTP on various builds of Windows 10 for a while. I have not seen any compatibility issues.

jlking · 06-06-2015, 05:48 PM

A little secret, other than marketing, Windows 10 is still just a iteration of NT 6 that first appeared with Windows Vista. I really don't expect any issues with the new version of Windows.

Going forward it could get a bit more dicey. Microsoft isn't going to do major revisions after Windows 10 - or so they say. Future updates will be incremental without a name change. Not so different than Apples OS X.

ootp3to6 · 06-06-2015, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by mars001

I've been running OOTP on various builds of Windows 10 for a while. I have not seen any compatibility issues.

same for me.

gpellis · 06-08-2015, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by jlking

A little secret, other than marketing, Windows 10 is still just a iteration of NT 6 that first appeared with Windows Vista. I really don't expect any issues with the new version of Windows.

Going forward it could get a bit more dicey. Microsoft isn't going to do major revisions after Windows 10 - or so they say. Future updates will be incremental without a name change. Not so different than Apples OS X.

Yep. This is just another iterative update, same kernel. Aside from some complexities with drivers, everything that's currently compatible will remain compatible.

Déjà Bru · 06-19-2015, 11:12 PM

One more confirmation:

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In other words, if it runs on Windows 7 or 8, it’s almost guaranteed to run on Windows 10.

Is Windows 10 Backwards Compatible With Your Existing Software?

06-05-2015, 07:30 AM	#1
dishnet34 All Star Starter Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 1,542	OOTP and Windows 10 This may be a stupid question, but OOTP 16 should work fine with Windows 10 when it releases next month, right? I'mm assuming it will.

06-05-2015, 09:02 AM	#2
bwburke94 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Belchertown, MA, USA Posts: 4,507	I did have OOTP and Windows 10 on the same laptop at one point, but I always booted it through Windows 8 so I can't confirm it will work perfectly.

06-05-2015, 01:16 PM	#4
Raidergoo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 9,005	I am doing some application compatibility testing on Windows 10 at work. I just installed OOTP 16 (caveat: the latest beta build) on Windows 10 Enterprise Insider Preview Evaluation Copy build 10074. The installation was successful. The game loaded successfully. I ran a historical season (1976) successfully. I used Facegen successfully and created a baseball card successfully. So, take this with a very large grain of salt...a beta build running on a beta OS, with no test plan other than clicking on a few buttons. But it worked like a charm!

06-05-2015, 03:14 PM	#5
MizzouRah Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Troy, Mo Posts: 6,252	W10 FREE to all W7+W8 owners.. just reserved my download last night.

06-06-2015, 05:23 PM	#6
mars001 All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 917	I've been running OOTP on various builds of Windows 10 for a while. I have not seen any compatibility issues.

06-06-2015, 05:48 PM	#7
jlking Minors (Single A) Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 85	A little secret, other than marketing, Windows 10 is still just a iteration of NT 6 that first appeared with Windows Vista. I really don't expect any issues with the new version of Windows. Going forward it could get a bit more dicey. Microsoft isn't going to do major revisions after Windows 10 - or so they say. Future updates will be incremental without a name change. Not so different than Apples OS X.