Windows 10: OpenCL and OpenGL Compatibility Pack released by Microsoft
Microsoft has released the app OpenCL and OpenGL Compatibility Pack to the company's Microsoft Store this week designed to allow applications to run on Windows 10 devices that don't have OpenCL or OpenGL hardware drivers installed.
If DirectX 12 drivers are installed, apps that are supported will run with hardware acceleration to improve performance.
Microsoft provides insight on the app and the project itself on its DirectX developers blog.
The project team is working on OpenCL and OpenGL mapping layers to Direct3D 12 to introduce support for "OpenCL- and OpenGL-based productivity and creative apps where native drivers are not available". The end result that the team tries to achieve with the implementation improves compatibility of applications on Windows 10 devices; in other words: apps that won't run currently because of OpenCL or OpenGL requirements may then run on the Windows 10 PC thanks to the mapping layers in DirectX.
The compatibility pack that Microsoft released this week apps that use OpenCL version 1.2 and earlier and OpenGL version 3.3 and earlier.
Microsoft released two versions of the pack; one for stable versions of Windows and a newer version that is available to Insider devices.
The compatibility pack is provided for ARM devices as well; this means that Windows 10 on ARM devices may now run supported apps when the pack is installed instead of having to rely on software-based emulation.
The main download is available on the Microsoft Store. Users need a Microsoft Account to download the compatibility pack to their systems to get it installed.
Windows users who don't want that can grab the official appx file using the online link generator for Microsoft Store:
- Open the Online link generator website in a browser of choice: https://store.rg-adguard.net/
- Select ProductId in the first menu.
- Paste the ID 9nqpsl29bfff into the field next to it.
- Select Fast to get the Insider version (more recent) or Retail to get the stable version of the application.
- Find the correct download in the link list; it needs to have the appx file extension, and you need the right architecture, e.g. x64 for a 64-bit version of Windows or arm for a 32-bit ARM system.
- Once downloaded, check the file name to make sure that it has the .appx file extension.
- If not, right-click on it, select rename, and add .appx to the end.
- Double-click on the file and follow the installation dialog.
Closing Words
Microsoft notes that the compatibility pack benefits only certain apps but does not list these applications on the Microsoft Store page or the developer blog. The Insider version supports more apps according to Microsoft, but since it is unclear which, it comes down to trial and error on the part of the user.
You could install the compatibility pack, test your apps to see if there is a difference in performance, and either keep the compatibility pack if there is, or uninstall it if there is not. (via Deskmodder)
What mental age of reader are you targeting with the first sentence? 10?
Why not write an article on how to *avoid* upgrading from W10 to W11. Analogous to those like me who avoided upgrading from 7 to 10 for as long as possible.
If your paymaster Microsoft permits it, of course.
5. Rufus
6. Ventoy
PS. I hate reading these “SEO optimized” articles.
I used Rufus to create an installer for a 6th gen intel i5 that had MBR. It upgraded using Setup. No issues except for Win 11 always prompting me to replace my local account. Still using Win 10 Pro on all my other PCs to avoid the bullying.
bit pointless to upgrade for the sake of upgrading as you never know when you’ll get locked out because ms might suddenly not provide updates to unsupported systems.
ps…. time travelling?
written. Jan 15, 2023
Updated • Jan 13, 2023
This happens when you schedule a post in WordPress and update it before setting the publication date.
Anyone willing to downgrade to this awful OS must like inflicting themselves with harm.
I have become convinced now that anybody who has no qualms with using Windows 11/10 must fit into one of the following brackets:
1) Too young to remember a time before W10 and W11 (doesn’t know better)
2) Wants to play the latest games on their PC above anything else (or deeply needs some software which already dropped W7 support)
3) Doesn’t know too much about how computers work, worried that they’d be absolutely lost and in trouble without the “”latest security””
4) Microsoft apologist that tries to justify that the latest “features” and “changes” are actually a good thing, that improve Windows
5) Uses their computer to do a bare minimum of like 3 different things, browse web, check emails, etc, so really doesn’t fuss
Obviously that doesn’t cover everyone, there’s also the category that:
6) Actually liked W7 more than 10, and held out as long as possible before switching, begrudgingly uses 10 now
Have I missed any group off this list?
You have missed in this group just about any professional user that uses business software like CAD programs or ERP Programs which are 99% of all professional users from this list.
Linux doesn’t help anyone who is not a linux kid and apple is just a fancy facebook machine.
Microsoft has removed KB5029351 update
only from windows update though
KB5029351 is still available from the ms update catalog site
1. This update is labaled as PREVIEW if it causes issues to unintelligent people, then they shouldn’t have allowed Preview updates ot install.
2. I have installed it in a 11 years old computer, and no problems at all.
3. Making a big drama over a bluescreen for an updated labeled as preview is ridiculous.
This is probably another BS internet drama where people ran programs and scripts that modified the registry until they broke Windows, just for removing stuff that they weren’t even using just for the sake of it.
Maybe people should stop playing geeks and actually either use Windows 10 or Windows 11, but don’t try to modify things just for the sake of it.
Sometimes removing or stopping things (like defender is a perfect example) only need intelligence, not scripts or 3rd party programs that might mess with windows.
Windows 11 was a pointless release, it was just created because some of the Windows team wanted to boost sales with some sort of new and improved Windows 10. Instead, Microsoft cannot support one version well let alone two.
Windows 11 is the worst ugly shame by Microsoft ever. They should release with every new W11 version a complete free version of Starallback inside just to make this sh** OS functionally again.
motherboard maker MSI has recently released a statement regarding the “unsupported processor” blue screen error for their boards using Intel 600/700 series chipsets & to avoid the KB5029351 Win11 update:
https://www.msi.com/news/detail/MSI-On–UNSUPPORTED-PROCESSOR–Error-Message-of-Windows-11-Update-KB5029351-Preview-142215
check out the following recent articles:
Neowin – Microsoft puts little blame on its Windows update after UNSUPPORTED PROCESSOR BSOD bug:
https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-puts-little-blame-on-its-windows-update-after-unsupported-processor-bsod-bug/
BleepingComputer – Microsoft blames ‘unsupported processor’ blue screens on OEM vendors:
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-blames-unsupported-processor-blue-screens-on-oem-vendors/
While there may be changes or updates to the Windows 10 Store for Business and Education in the future, it is premature to conclude that it will be discontinued based solely on rumors.
My advice, I left win 15 years ago. Now I’m a happy linux user (linuxmint) but there is Centos, Fedora, Ubuntu depending on your needs.
motherboard maker MSI has recently released new BIOS/firmware updates for their Intel 600 & 700 series motherboards to fix the “UNSUPPORTED_PROCESSOR” problem (Sept. 6):
https://www.msi.com/news/detail/Updated-BIOS-fixes-Error-Message–UNSUPPORTED-PROCESSOR–caused-BSOD-on-MSI-s-Intel-700-and-600-Series-Motherboards-142277