Hi,
Today I have upgraded to Windows 10 Pro. The installation went very well without any issue.
You are probably wondering what's new about windows 10, and is it worth upgrading to ?
The answer is YES! I have been testing for two hours, and here is why you should consider upgrading:
Windows 10 starup is super fast than earlier versions.
Age of empires 2 all versions 1.0/ 1.0c up to 1.4rc all of them work without any color issue, nor lag what's so ever, the gameplay seems very smooth, i noticed a slight improvement in fps (scroll speed movements). Because windows 10 pro seems to use less CPU/DISK compared to my old windows 7.
Voobly client lobbies load surprisingly faster than before.
Windows 10 pro explorer doesn't bug or block the taskbar when you launch the game in offline mode. Also no dirty colors when you alt tab. In addition to that if you click Start button + G you will be able to record/take screen shots without any color issue even with patch 1.0c
Security Improvements: Anti-malware included for free, Identity and access control, Information protection, etc.
(Screenshot from Security and Maintenance Settings)
These are Important Tweaks to do on Windows 10 Pro Before you start playing:
1 - Click start button and type in the search cmd, then run as administrator as indicated in the image bellow:
You are now inside the command prompt, type the following commands:
Click Enter after each command.
Why ? Theses commands will disable superfetch/windows search services, because they have been reported to cause High Disk usage. Do not panic! These services are more than safe to disable; because they are pretty useless
2 - Run the game in offline mode, then allow the installation of DirectPlay:
3 - Slow Scroll Speed issue Fix:
Enter any voobly lobby Medieval Siege | New Player Lobby. Host a new room and do the following:
4 - Driver Updates for outstanding performance:
Install, Scan, and Update your drivers with driver booster 3: http://www.iobit.com/fr/driver-booster.php
Outdated drivers will cause issues especially with 1.4RC patch. So better off update them asap.
Today I have upgraded to Windows 10 Pro. The installation went very well without any issue.
You are probably wondering what's new about windows 10, and is it worth upgrading to ?
The answer is YES! I have been testing for two hours, and here is why you should consider upgrading:
(Screenshot from Security and Maintenance Settings)
These are Important Tweaks to do on Windows 10 Pro Before you start playing:
1 - Click start button and type in the search cmd, then run as administrator as indicated in the image bellow:
You are now inside the command prompt, type the following commands:
Code:
sc config "SysMain" start= disabled & sc stop "SysMain"
Code:
sc config "WSearch" start= disabled & sc stop "WSearch"
Click Enter after each command.
Why ? Theses commands will disable superfetch/windows search services, because they have been reported to cause High Disk usage. Do not panic! These services are more than safe to disable; because they are pretty useless
2 - Run the game in offline mode, then allow the installation of DirectPlay:
3 - Slow Scroll Speed issue Fix:
Enter any voobly lobby Medieval Siege | New Player Lobby. Host a new room and do the following:
4 - Driver Updates for outstanding performance:
Install, Scan, and Update your drivers with driver booster 3: http://www.iobit.com/fr/driver-booster.php
Outdated drivers will cause issues especially with 1.4RC patch. So better off update them asap.