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The Games Folder

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The Games folder is also known as the Games Explorer. Microsoft calls it “the central repository for games on your computer” in their online Windows 7 documentation. They say it offers “game updates, statistics, news feeds, and more.”
This folder includes the games that come with Windows — think Solitaire and Minesweeper. It may also include links to a handful of third-party games you have installed, especially older ones created when Microsoft looked serious about this feature. At the moment, we have 23 Steam games installed on this computer and not a single one chooses to integrate with the Games Explorer.

Games Providers



The Games folder also includes “Game Providers.” By default, there’s only a “More Games from Microsoft” link here. It takes you to the Xbox Web Games page, offering free games you can play in your browser, but not download to your computer.
If you still have Microsoft’s now-shut-down Games for Windows Marketplace installed on your computer, it will appear here. Games for Windows Marketplace was associated with Games for Windows – LIVE. It was Microsoft’s attempt to set up a compelling digital storefront for PC games, but Microsoft didn’t do the work required and allowed Steam to take over.
None of the “game providers” most people care about today — Steam, Battle.net, Origin, GOG, and more — integrate with the Games Explorer. Microsoft’s original goal was to provide a central location for all the games and game stores installed on your computer, but they didn’t care to push it.
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