Run a DOS Program in Windows 10

With the growing technology we are also upgrading ourselves with its latest trends. Computer have beenan integral part in humans life and with the release of the Windows 10, Microsoft has lifted itself to a whole new level. But this up gradation has also affected us with some of the problems. The old and the popular DOS programs are not able to work on the Windows 10 and people find it very difficult to work on it without their old programs and software. As a result people spend some extra in making their Windows 10 compatible for the DOS programs, but one can easily solve this problem by opting the ways.

Tricks to Run DOS Program in Windows 10 :

1. Run the Program as Administrator

Some of the old DOS programs used to work with the administrator access and majority of the people who used the older version of the windows were using the administrator account to work on, but with the Windows 10 you need to give the permission to the program from the administrator to work properly on it. The easiest way of doing this is by simply making a right-click on the DOS program and then selecting the option of “Run as Administrator”. This will give the program the needed permission to workon the Windows 10 without any problems.

2. Check out the Compatibility Settings

You need to check for the compatibility of the program with the Windows 10. For this you need to right click on the program and select the properties. Looking in the properties select the ‘file location’ option, this will land you the original file and then click over the compatibility tab and trouble shoot the program for test in testing and making the program accessible with the Windows 10. Try using the different trouble shooting options and run the program.

3. Virtual Machine Programs

The older version of Windows i.e. is the Windows 7 had a suitable option of running the Windows 7 in the “Windows XP Mode” this is mainly the work of the Virtual Machine Program. This lets the user to work in the Windows 7 in a specific window of the Windows XP which is all ready preinstalled with a free license inside the Windows 7. This made Windows 7 to actually run even more old and outdated programs with ease.

This was a complex but efficient procedure. But due to the upgrade of the windows the Windows 10 does not have the pre-installed Windows XP, so you can simple install a Virtual Machine Software and then you can insert the Windows XP CD and install it in the Windows 10. This will help you to make the Windows 10 compatible with the old programs. Moreover you can work in the same manner as the Windows 7 lets you to work by making a separate window for Windows XP so that any of the old version of the programs and the old version of the DOS programs can run on the Windows 10.

4. Unsigned Drivers or 32-bit Drivers

The 64-bit version of Windows 10 uses driver signature enforcement and requires all drivers you install have a valid signature. 32-bit versions of Windows 10 normally don’t, but 32-bit versions of Windows 10 running on a newer PC with UEFI do require signed drivers. This helps improve security and stability, protecting your system from drivers that are malicious or simply unstable. You should only install unsigned drivers if you know they’re safe and have a good reason to do so.
If old software you want to install does need unsigned drivers, you’ll have touse a special boot option to install them. If only 32-bit drivers are available, you’ll have to use the 32-bit version of Windows 10 instead — the 64-bit version of Windows 10 requires 64-bit drivers. Use this process if you need to switch to the 32-bit version, downloading the 32-bit version of Windows10 of the 64-bit version.
Restart To Change Windows Options Such As:-
1. Enable low resolutions-video mode
2. Enable debugging mode
Enable boot logging
3. Enable safe mode
4. Duble drive signature enforcement
5. Disable early-launch anti-malware protection
6. Disable automatic restart in system failure