Incompatibility of Windows 8

I am a recent graduate of a program at the stage of looking for a job in medical transcription and Medical Transcription.  However, many medical transcription companies claim that their platforms are incompatible with Windows 8 - which is, of course, what I have.  Is there away around this incompatibility problem?  For example, Windows 8 is somehow 'adjustable' to 'Act' like an older version, at certain times or certain platforms?

He can.  There are several things you can try.

First of all, compatibility mode.  Just right click on the program who is struggling and choose "Troubleshoot compatibility" from the context menu.  This it will allow to try to imitate the older versions of Windows so that the program can run.

In addition, if you haven't already done so, upgrade to Windows 8. 1. this free update fixes several compatibility issues and defines you also for the next update coming next week which offers even more fixes and improvements.  You can get the free update by opening the 'Store' app, and you'll see a big notification that an update is waiting.

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