This browser is no longer supported.
Upgrade to Microsoft Edge to take advantage of the latest features, security updates, and technical support.
![](data:image/svg+xml, %3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' height='64' class='font-weight-bold' style='font: 600 30.11764705882353px "SegoeUI", Arial' width='64'%3E%3Ccircle fill='hsl(67.2, 50%, 16%)' cx='32' cy='32' r='32' /%3E%3Ctext x='50%25' y='55%25' dominant-baseline='middle' text-anchor='middle' fill='%23FFF' %3ES%3C/text%3E%3C/svg%3E)
I recently "upgraded" to win 11. now some of my games won't work and i can not find the compatabilty mode setting to change which version of windows to run the game under.
what can be done to fix this???? I have tried the right click on executable and click properties like i always did in win 10, but the option of changing compatability mode is not an option in win11.
![](data:image/svg+xml, %3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' height='64' class='font-weight-bold' style='font: 600 30.11764705882353px "SegoeUI", Arial' width='64'%3E%3Ccircle fill='hsl(16, 47%, 11%)' cx='32' cy='32' r='32' /%3E%3Ctext x='50%25' y='55%25' dominant-baseline='middle' text-anchor='middle' fill='%23FFF' %3EFM%3C/text%3E%3C/svg%3E)
I also have the same issue. I right click on ANY adobe app's .exe and select properties. But there is NO compatibility tab to even select. I literally fixed an issue with Photoshops colors being displayed wrong by using this same tactic, so I am not sure why it USED to be there but now it is not. I also tried to go into the security settings and make sure had full access, but that did not work. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Permission issue, give FULL CONTROL to the users/administrators.
for me it is working 
Hi there,
Is this specific or single app or for all games, you cannot find the compatibility mode setting?
Right-click on the EXE file and open Properties. Next, move to the “Compatibility” tab, and enable the checkbox for “Run this program in compatibility mode for”.
First, try running the compatibility troubleshooter:
In the search box on the taskbar, type the name of the program or app you want to troubleshoot.
Select and hold (or right-click) it, and then select Open file location.
Select and hold (or right-click) the program file, select Properties, and then select the Compatibility tab.
Select Run compatibility troubleshooter
--If the reply is helpful, please Upvote and Accept it as an answer--
![](data:image/svg+xml, %3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' height='64' class='font-weight-bold' style='font: 600 30.11764705882353px "SegoeUI", Arial' width='64'%3E%3Ccircle fill='hsl(185.6, 19%, 27%)' cx='32' cy='32' r='32' /%3E%3Ctext x='50%25' y='55%25' dominant-baseline='middle' text-anchor='middle' fill='%23FFF' %3ERJ%3C/text%3E%3C/svg%3E)
I also have this same issue. I even managed to download the local group policy editor and when I disable hiding the compatibility tab it still doesn't appear.
![](data:image/svg+xml, %3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' height='64' class='font-weight-bold' style='font: 600 30.11764705882353px "SegoeUI", Arial' width='64'%3E%3Ccircle fill='hsl(291.2, 4%, 38%)' cx='32' cy='32' r='32' /%3E%3Ctext x='50%25' y='55%25' dominant-baseline='middle' text-anchor='middle' fill='%23FFF' %3EMH%3C/text%3E%3C/svg%3E)
I'm having the same problem, and the tab for compatibility is gone windows 11 doesn't have the compatibility tab anymore, SteamVR doesn't work anymore
![](data:image/svg+xml, %3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' height='64' class='font-weight-bold' style='font: 600 30.11764705882353px "SegoeUI", Arial' width='64'%3E%3Ccircle fill='hsl(272, 42%, 36%)' cx='32' cy='32' r='32' /%3E%3Ctext x='50%25' y='55%25' dominant-baseline='middle' text-anchor='middle' fill='%23FFF' %3EKF%3C/text%3E%3C/svg%3E)
For me, none of the above suggestions were successful. I realize that they were from 1 to 3 years ago and I think Microsoft has "fixed" compatibility with an update and by removing the Troubleshooters in 2024.
The properties>Security tab of the Setup.exe I'm having trouble with show that I have Full Control of the file as Administrator. And it doesn't matter whether I click on another file before selecting setup.exe.
I went through the exercise of modifying the Group Policies regarding Compatibility without success.
And it seems that the suppression of the Compatibility Tab is only enforced for certain files, suggesting that Windows has a database to blacklist them. One year ago, on another Windows 11 computer, I was able to run setup.exe in compatibility mode for Win XP, SP3 and the install was successful. Now, on that same computer, the compatibility tab is missing.
I hope that Microsoft can be persuaded to rescind their policy. If not, installation and use of the Microsoft Visual Basic Development System for Visual Basic 6.0 comes to an end.
Ken Fowler