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Does STO work "decent" on windows 8

startrek1234567startrek1234567 Member Posts: 0 Arc User
edited January 2015 in Windows and General: PC, Network, and Other Technical Issues
Im getting a new desktop soon and it my have windows 8...

Questions:

1. Does STO work "decent" on Windows 8?
2. If STO does not work well on Windows 8, can i change back to Windows 7
3. Is there any "bugs" in STO because of having Windows 8


Im kinda worried about this...STO is one of my favioret games, and i would hate for it to not work on Windows 8 "decently"
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  • voporakvoporak Member Posts: 5,621 Arc User
    edited November 2012
    ^^Same question I'm asking, since I'm getting a computer with W8 for Christmas. I'm pretty sure it does because Commadore_Bob said in one of his videos that he is using it and he is still recording his STO videos. He also said W8 is basically a glorified start menu, and I can confirm this since my dad and I took it on a test run. An utterly confounding system, but from what I can see it will run STO decently.
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  • mastergenera1mastergenera1 Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited November 2012
    i have a couple of fleet mates who use w8 and they have no issue as of yet.i wont be upgrading myself until there is a "disable metro" option built into w8 myself.btw voporak i answered ur thread if u didnt see it yet.not gonna repost here.
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  • slasherdude1slasherdude1 Member Posts: 1 Arc User
    edited April 2014
    sto wont patch for me and I have w8 and I dnt know what to do
  • nccmarknccmark Member Posts: 1,084 Arc User
    edited April 2014
    None of these issues seems likely to be tied to Windows 8 specifically.
    I have Windows 8, and except for the FPS loss that everyone seems to note, I've had no issues.

    What are your specs?

    Mine are:
    •Intel® Core i7-4770 processor 3.4GHz
    •32GB DDR3 Memory
    •NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
    It's all connected to a 24" 1080p HDTV.

    And yes: You can use this game on Windows 7, if you want to spend the money to roll back.
  • stelakkhstelakkh Member Posts: 185 Arc User
    edited April 2014
    LOL Since STO doesn't work decently on XP, Vista, 7, or Mac, I see no reason to think there'd be any difference in performance on 8.
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  • gurugeorgegurugeorge Member Posts: 421 Arc User
    edited April 2014
    stelakkh wrote: »
    LOL Since STO doesn't work decently on XP, Vista, 7, or Mac, I see no reason to think there'd be any difference in performance on 8.

    Works great in Vista 64 bit on a homebuilt system here - of all the current MMOs, only Guild Wars 2 is slicker. The other Cryptic MMOs, Neverwinter and Champions Online also work great.
  • jmknoxjmknox Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited January 2015
    I currently have a windows 7 on my laptop, but have a desktop that has windows 8. I can't get it to run off my desktop. What do I need to do?
    JK
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