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'''Windows 8''' and the following '''Windows 8.1''', also called '''Blue''', is an [[Operating System]] for the [[PC]] by [[Microsoft]]. It was published in 2012 and is still supported with updates up until 2016 (8) and 2023 (8.1). An update from 8 to 8.1 is available free of costs.

==Tomb Raider Games for Windows 8==

{{Remark|Compatibility of the original game discs| |with [[Windows]]||on newer versions (like downloadable Steam games)|Steam|}}

===using third party software===
The following game will work with Windows 8 by using [[Glidos]] or [[DosBox]]:
* [[Tomb Raider]]
:* Windows 8 does not supports real mode [[DOS]].
:* Running 16-bit applications like the original Tomb Raider is technically impossible on 64-bit versions of Windows. You will have to use Glidos or DosBox.

===using compatibility mode and or patches===
The following games will work with Windows 8 by either using the compatibility mode and/or an unofficial [[patch]].
* [[Tomb Raider II]]
* [[Tomb Raider III]]
* [[Tomb Raider IV The Last Revelation]]
* [[Tomb Raider Chronicles]]
: Tomb Raider II through Chronicles will for the most part run at once or with the "Windows 98/ME" compatibility mode enabled.
* [[Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness]]
: In Vista Microsoft has removed the Direct3D interface used by [[EAX]]. Owners of a Sound Blaster X-Fi sound card manufactured by Creative can avoid this problem by using the program [[ALchemy]]. You might also try the Multi Patch listed at [http://www.tombraiderchronicles.com/vista/patch.html tombraiderchronicles.com].

===out-of-the-box===
The following games will work in Windows 8.
* [[Tomb Raider Legend]]
* [[Tomb Raider Anniversary]]
* [[Tomb Raider Underworld]]
* [[Tomb Raider (2013)]]

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-'''Windows 8''' and the following '''Windows 8.1''', also called '''Blue''', is an [[Operating System]] for the [[PC]] by [[Microsoft]]. It was published in 2012 and is still supported with updates up until 2016 (8) and 2023 (8.1). An update from 8 to 8.1 is available free of costs.
+'''Windows 8''' and the following '''Windows 8.1''', also called '''Blue''', is an [[Operating System]] for the [[PC]] by [[Microsoft]]. It was published in 2012. While 8.1 is still supported with updates up until 2023, the support for 8 ended in 2016. An update from 8 to 8.1 was available free of costs - like Service Packs were in older versions of Windows. Also, when [[Windows 10]] was released, an Upgrade free of charge was available for one year; this one year limit was further extended for users using any kind of assistive technologies, tools designed for people with impaired hearing or sight, up until the end of 2017.
-==Tomb Raider Games for Windows 8==
+== Improvements ==
-{{Remark|Compatibility of the original game discs| |with [[Windows]]||on newer versions (like downloadable Steam games)|Steam|}}
+On the other hand it tried to further reduce the frequency of dialogues requesting administrative privileges from the user and its overall speed was slightly better than [[Windows Vista]] and [[Windows 7|7]] on the same hardware.
-===using third party software===
+Compatibility with [[Tomb Raider Games]] is very good, even for older titles not designed for the NT line.
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 * [[Tomb Raider Underworld]]
 * [[Tomb Raider (2013)]]
+* [[Rise of the Tomb Raider]]
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