Windows 10, no 16 bit color depth options?

[MikeyBT]

Windows 10, no 16 bit color depth options

I've got an older PC & laptop that were running windows 7 at 16 bit color depth. Windows 10 only offers 32 bit color depth, all 16 bit options have been removed. This has slowed the older PC's down considerably. Any Ideas?

 

[MikeyBT]

Re: Windows 10, no 16 bit color depth options

Solved my problem. Didn't know windows 8 onwards only supports 32 bit color. You can get around this by going to the shortcut properties & on the compatibility tab tick reduced color mode & select 16 bit. Need to do this for each app shortcut, bit of a pain but speeds up older PC's

 

[KIEN NGUYEN XT]

Does Windows 10 support 16-bit color display?
--> YES

You can run your application in compatible mode:
Properties -> Compatibility -> Settings -> Reduce color mode (check)
Then you can choose color bits (8bits; 16bits)

 

[Magepalm]

Does Windows 10 support 16-bit color display?
--> YES

You can run your application in compatible mode:
Properties -> Compatibility -> Settings -> Reduce color mode (check)
Then you can choose color bits (8bits; 16bits)
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I'm having this issue with certain programs needing 16 bit color mode, that I cannot maximize outside of the program, and when I maximize/switch to fullscreen within the program, it behaves as if it's not in 16 bit even though that's what's ticked under the compatibility tab. Is there a work around for this, or should I throw this POS in the garbage and go back to using linux?