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Re:Windows 11: a spyware machine out of users' control by BlueTemplar on Wednesday February 08, 2023 @07:45PM (#34718091)
I am curious, what games do not work on Windows 7 any more ?
Re:Windows 11: a spyware machine out of users' control by wkat4242 on Wednesday February 08, 2023 @08:31PM (#34718513)
Any games requiring directx 12.
Re:Windows 11: a spyware machine out of users' control by alexklarjr on Thursday February 09, 2023 @06:58PM (#34733553)
Except WoW because Windows 7 is still popular in China and WoW is still not banned in China. Money talks, Dx 12 walks.
Re:Windows 11: a spyware machine out of users' control by BlueTemplar on Thursday February 09, 2023 @08:22PM (#34734373)
I am pretty sure that WoW, a game from 2004, doesn't require DirectX 12 ? (Heck, even with engine upgrades, they probably still support DirectX 9 ?)
Re:Windows 11: a spyware machine out of users' control by alexklarjr on Friday February 10, 2023 @04:34AM (#34737503)
>Blizzard added DirectX 12 support for their award-winning World of Warcraft game on Windows 10 in late 2018. This release received a warm welcome from gamers: thanks to DirectX 12 features such as multi-threading, WoW gamers experienced substantial framerate improvement. After seeing such performance wins for their gamers running DirectX 12 on Windows 10, Blizzard wanted to bring wins to their gamers who remain on Windows 7, where DirectX 12 was not available.

>At Microsoft, we make every effort to respond to customer feedback, so when we received this feedback from Blizzard and other developers, we decided to act on it. Microsoft is pleased to announce that we have ported the user mode D3D12 runtime to Windows 7. This unblocks developers who want to take full advantage of the latest improvements in D3D12 while still supporting customers on older operating systems

Re:Windows 11: a spyware machine out of users' control by BlueTemplar on Friday February 10, 2023 @04:50AM (#34737612)
This doesn't say that Blizzard was about to abandon support for DirectX versions earlier than 12.
Re:Windows 11: a spyware machine out of users' control by patriciaaa on Friday February 10, 2023 @07:43AM (#34738920)
wow! nice
Re:Windows 11: a spyware machine out of users' control by patriciaaa on Sunday February 12, 2023 @11:17AM (#34763969)
The first thing to do is to choose the right game. For example, if you are playing World of Warcraft, you may need to hire a professional player https://boosthive.eu/wow/raids to help you level up. These professionals can do a lot more than just move you up the ranks, however. As with any service, you will have to pay them, and they will have to take care of things like changing your password and keeping track of your progress.