

You will have to do this EVERY TIME or the game will crash. If you want to play in full screen mode, you will have to open in windowed mode after changing the registry as detailed above, then open full screen mode, play, then change back to windowed mode before exiting. This is the ONLY thing I've found that continually works. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SteamPopCap\PlantsVsZombies (or Zuma, or Bejeweled, or whatever game you are currently having problems with)ĭouble click to open the ScreenMode file and change ScreenMode to 0 Type "regedit" into the Windows run bar or the search bar that appears when you click on Start in Windows

The work-around I've found that works: (thanks to Prophet) To reiterate: This IS NOT a PopCap problem.

Here is a work-around until Steam decides that paying customers are imporant. In addition, all new features of the more recent Xbox consoles work, including the ability to take screen grabs and record and share video of gameplay.Most PopCap games broke after the update the other day. The opening screen appears first then the game will load.Īll other aspects and features that would normally be available on an Xbox 360 or Xbox are available on the Xbox One/Series X/S too, including the hub on the former (which can be opened through a simultaneous press of the menu and view buttons on the Xbox wireless controller). When a supported game is started on the machine, the current or last-gen console opens the emulator and, in all regards, the game works as if it was running on an Xbox 360 or 2001 Xbox. The Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S are able to play Xbox 360 and original Xbox games through emulation software that makes your console think it's a last-generation machine for the purposes of playing classic games. How does Xbox backward compatibility work? But what games can you play from former console generations and how does it work? We explain all there is to know about the Xbox backward compatibility system here.
