Get your games folder back

Discussion in 'Windows 8' started by Digitalhoward, Nov 4, 2012.

  1. Digitalhoward

    Digitalhoward MDL Novice

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    #1 Digitalhoward, Nov 4, 2012
    Not seen this anywhere yet so I thought it might be useful to some.

    Get your "Games" folder back.

    Copy and paste the following into the target for a "New Shortcut" on the desktop.

    %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /E,::{ED228FDF-9EA8-4870-83b1-96b02CFE0D52}

    Open the shortcut and pin to start menu.

    You now have a link to games from the desktop.
     
  2. Linktopower

    Linktopower MDL Member

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    #2 Linktopower, Nov 4, 2012
    That's pretty cool! Thanks, But its a shame there is no games.
     
  3. alien2xx

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    #3 alien2xx, Nov 4, 2012
    This may help to get the Windows 7 Games back to Windows 8, I will test later.. interesting...

    h**p://techmell.com/games/download-play-windows-7-games-windows-8/
     
  4. Tito

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    #5 s1ave77, Nov 5, 2012
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    #6 Tito, Nov 5, 2012
    Appropriate icon -> %systemroot%\System32\gameux.dll

    ;)
     
  7. alien2xx

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  8. lochie99

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    #8 lochie99, Jan 24, 2013
    Thanks so much for this. I hunted for ages for this solution. You are a star.
     
  9. eydee

    eydee Guest

    #9 eydee, Jan 25, 2013
    I can't see why to use the complicated method when the easy one works better.

    1. Open an explorer window.
    2. Type into the address bar: "shell:games"
    3. Press enter.
    4. Grab the "games" box from the breadcrumb bar to you desktop, using your mouse.
     
  10. moderate

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    #10 moderate, Jan 25, 2013
    yep, you can make nice shortcut to Game Explorer:
    explorer.exe shell:games
    :))
     
  11. Dos_Probie

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    #11 Dos_Probie, Jan 31, 2013
    Games to Win8 Context Menu

    Thanks Digital! .. Was LQQKing today for a way to add a shortcut to games to Windows 8. I now have all my Games in one location running from the Context menu with the games icon! :biggrin:
     
  12. YanN509

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    #12 YanN509, Feb 14, 2014
    Wouldn't the best way be to add a folder and name it Games.{ED228FDF-9EA8-4870-83b1-96b02CFE0D52}
     
  13. doveman

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    #13 doveman, Aug 8, 2014
    I installed this successfully recently on one system but doing it on another system now, I have nothing in Games Explorer. I tested the games and they run fine, it's just they're not showing in GE for some reason.