Games will not work.

I upgraded from Windows 8 to 8.1 Windows.  Now none of my games work, such as Microsoft Minesweeper.  He just trying to load and then returns to the home screen.

Hi @renatahackert,

Thank you for visiting the HP Forums! A place where you can find solutions for your problems with the help of the community!

I stumbled upon your post on the laptop and wanted to help you! I looked in your question in the subject of your HP laptop and issues with Microsoft games does not work correctly after a Windows 8.1 update. You can try to use the Windows Update Troubleshooter to fix updates that do not come through Windows.  Please restart the laptop twice to make sure that all updates are completed!

You may need to install the updates listed here for help.

I'd be happy to help you if necessary because there are many models of HP laptops, I would need the model number.
How can I find my model number or product number?

Please let me know how it goes.

By clicking on the Thumbs Up below, you can say thank you! .

Thank you.

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