What Games Come Built Into Windows7 And How To Find Them

I was going to call this post, Productivity or Fascism? I spent years working for a company that had all games turned off by default and I only had access to the Company Intranet. This company had successfully removed any remote possibility of enjoying work while using their computers.

Windows 7 has the most bells and whistles of any desktop operating system, yet in order to push the powerful business capabilities of Windows 7, games have been turned off by default. Take heart my fellow drones, the games can easily be turned back on. Couple this with a high-speed processor and broadband, and Windows 7 has put the fun back in productivity.

If your games folder on your start menu is empty, you will need to install the games that come with Windows 7.

This is easy to do just go to your Control Panel and click on Programs. Under programs, you will want to click on turn Windows features on or off.

Now you can select the features that you would like to turn on. These are installed with your OS; they are just not activated yet. To turn a feature on you will need to put a check mark into the box next to it.

You can select all of the games or just individual games. Now might also be a good time to browse any other features you may need in the future. I always say the best way to learn a new OS or software is to explore what is under the hood.

Once you have selected the games you want click on OK and wait while they install. Now when you click on the games folder from the start menu you should see all of the standard Windows 7 games.