No games installed in Windows 7 Professional?

For those people installing Windows 7 Professional you might notice that the Games Explorer and Start Menu look a bit sparse game wise. By default the games aren't installed in the Professional version.

You can of course quickly add them back.

Press Start
-> Control Panel
--> Programs
---> Turn Windows features on or off

Up the top of the list of components you should see Games. Check that box, or drill into it and specify individual games. And press OK. Within a few moments the games should be installed.

You can also add the Games Explorer on the Start Menu by right-clicking on the Start Menu -> Clicking customize and adding it in the new dialog box and OKing out.

15 comments

Comment from: no games? [Visitor]

Thanks!

29th October 2009 @ 22:58

Comment from: Jay Cee [Visitor]

Yes, thanks - they will keep my young daughter occupied!

8th November 2009 @ 20:27

Comment from: Drake [Visitor] · http://drakenscripts.co.cc

Yay! Was wondering where they were!

9th November 2009 @ 07:01

Comment from: Brixdan [Visitor]

Thanks. I was getting kind of disappointed that I had no games. I was SO looking forward to playing mahjong!

17th November 2009 @ 20:31

Comment from: Nikhil [Visitor]

Hi this seems really helpful but when i go to turn windows feature on and off i dont get anything showing.

is there something i have to do to turn this on.

27th November 2009 @ 12:06

Comment from: rube [Visitor]

thanks!!!

11th December 2009 @ 20:33

Comment from: Glad [Visitor] · http://www.google.com

YAY!!!!!! Thank you very much! Glad to play on Spider Solitaire, Mahjong Titans, and Solitaire. :D

12th December 2009 @ 03:01

Comment from: Hooray [Visitor]

Thanks! My grandmother wasn't gonna be happy without her Mahjong and Soltiaire on her new laptop.

26th December 2009 @ 21:41

Comment from: jlmagee [Visitor]

Excellent tip! Thanks so much; I was starting to get really frustrated trying to figure out how to get the games in 7.

27th December 2009 @ 01:21

Comment from: Chris [Visitor]

Triple thumbs up.

23rd January 2010 @ 15:15

Comment from: billybob [Visitor]

thanks man needed a chess titans fix bad

24th January 2010 @ 22:24

Comment from: Guddu [Visitor]

Thanks. you saved me some googling time ;-)

7th February 2010 @ 15:03

Comment from: Au [Visitor]

That was helpful. Thanks!

19th February 2010 @ 16:04

Comment from: Noel [Visitor]

Followed your instructions re no games in windows7 professional but got the following message -
An error has occurred. Not all the features were successfully changed.

Have tried many times but always the same result and of course no games.
Can anyone offer further advice?

1st March 2010 @ 06:02

Comment from: Kim [Visitor]

thanks!

12th March 2010 @ 10:24

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