The Windows 10 free upgrade is finally here, and lurking in the shadows of the start menu is the triumphant return of Solitaire. But playing the iconic game is not for free—it's for freemium.

Microsoft has taken some heat in both the tech and mainstream media over the version of the Microsoft Solitaire Collection game that's bundled with Windows 10. We reached out to Microsoft to get a ...

Q: I'm a Solitaire junkie and have a wonderful game on my Windows 7 laptop. However, this 11-year-old laptop is about to die and I wondered if I could transfer the game to my Windows 10 laptop? I'd ...

Solitaire, one of the most played games of all time, has finally landed on mobile. It is available for free as part of the Microsoft Solitaire Collection, which also includes Spider Solitaire, ...

Candy Crush isn't the only free-to-play game packaged with Windows 10. Time-killing card game Solitaire, which has been included free in most of Microsoft's operating systems since Windows 3.0, is ...

Microsoft‘s most famous built-in game is now “freemium,” meaning that, while the game is free, certain features are locked behind a paywall. For $1.49 a month, or $9.99 a year, users can upgrade to a ...

Good Solitaire apps have a lot to offer, even if you have a Solitaire app installed on your phone already. Free Solitaire apps have modes and game types that you probably aren’t familiar with and ...

“Microsoft Monday” takes a look back at the past week of news related to Microsoft. This week, “Microsoft Monday” includes details about OneNote gaining the ability to help solve math problems, the ...

Procrastinators everywhere rejoiced when it was discovered that Windows 10 was bringing back everyone’s favorite time waster. But unlike the last time you played Microsoft Solitaire on your PC, this ...

If you have ever used a Windows desktop or notebook, you know that the included Solitaire game can become a massive time sink. One minute you start playing just to take your mind off things, and the ...

For many people already running Windows 8.1 and Windows 7, it is free to upgrade to Windows 10, which means Microsoft has to look somewhere else to make money. One of the oddest things found within ...