Yeah, the Windows 8 menu and Microsoft Solitaire Collection interface were pretty similar back in 2012. I’ve stolen the images from the article to show you a quick comparison. This time, the plan was to acclimatize users to Windows 8’s menu system. Microsoft’s idea was to again use Solitaire for teaching. With that OS, the company introduced the freemium Microsoft Solitaire Collection, the one this story is about. However, Solitaire got a major update when Microsoft rolled out Windows 8 in 2012. Solitaire has been included in every edition of Windows since 1990. That article is a wild ride and well worth your time. Turns out a lot of people hated their jobs 30 years ago too. Solitaire and its more complicated cousin Minesweeper were the subjects of much worrying back in the 90s about lost productivity. The company thought Solitaire would help teach users how to use a mouse and become accustomed to a computer with a graphical user interface. Microsoft included it for educational purposes. The first OS to include one was Windows 3.0 in 1990. Back to the beginningĬomputer-based Solitaire programs are almost as old as Windows itself. And it’s not what you’d expect (using a deck of cards like a normal person). With one simple trick, I can enjoy Solitaire for free, ad-free. Thankfully, I found another, slightly more absurd way. If you want to use different card backs and not have sudden, loud videos play between every third or fourth game, you better buy a premium pass. And worse, you’ll have to watch ads periodically. Sure, you can play without paying, but you’ll have limited features to work with. It turns out Solitaire on Windows isn’t totally free anymore. I know this setup sounds like it was written by a clickbait generator, but it’s real. Instead, I ended up slamming any search term I could think of into Microsoft Bing via the Microsoft Edge browser. Get a few games with a program that has been included for free with nearly every desktop operating system since 1990.
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