Tinker
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Developers | |
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Fuel Industries | |
Publishers | |
Microsoft | |
Release dates | |
Windows | September 23, 2008 |
Taxonomy | |
Series | Microsoft Windows |
⤏ Go to series page | |
Reversi | 1985 |
Microsoft Solitaire (series) | |
Minesweeper | 1990 |
Hearts | 1992 |
3D Pinball for Windows - Space Cadet | 1995 |
Internet Backgammon | 2001 |
Internet Checkers | 2001 |
Internet Spades | 2001 |
InkBall | 2004 |
Chess Titans | 2007 |
Mahjong Titans | 2007 |
Purble Place | 2007 |
Hold 'Em | 2007 |
Tinker | 2008 |
Microsoft Ultimate Word Games | 2011 |
Microsoft Mahjong | 2012 |
Microsoft Minesweeper | 2012 |
Microsoft Bingo | 2013 |
Microsoft Jigsaw | 2014 |
Microsoft Sudoku | 2014 |
Microsoft Treasure Hunt | 2014 |
Tinker is a game in the Microsoft Windows series.
The game was originally released as part of the Windows Ultimate Extras features on September 23, 2008 exclusively for owners of the Ultimate edition of Windows Vista, but was later made available for free on the Games for Windows - LIVE Marketplace on December 15, 2009.[1]
- Download Microsoft Tinker Game For Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1 & 10
- Download package with the Windows Vista Ultimate Extras version of Tinker, Inkball and Hold 'Em for other versions of Windows
- The Games for Windows - LIVE version is no longer available for purchase for new players.[2]
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail | Install through Windows Update (wuapp.exe ). Ultimate only. |
Essential improvements
Patches
- A Title Update is available for the Games for Windows - LIVE version. Tinker should automatically prompt for the update when using a LIVE profile; the update can also be downloaded manually (extract the contents and run
TinkerUpdate.exe
). - The Windows Vista Ultimate Extras version is updated through Windows Update.
Level Builder
- The Level Builder lets you make and share your own custom puzzles.
- Only works with the Vista Ultimate Extras version; it cannot detect the Games for Windows - LIVE version.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows |
- The Games for Windows - LIVE version saves in
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\XLive\Content\E000073940850FD2
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | Vista Ultimate Extras only: add -mce to the end of the shortcut target. |
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Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | XInput controllers only. | |
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. |
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Generic/other controllers | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Separate volume controls | On/off only. | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | Everything is text-based. | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | Always mutes (no option). |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
Czech | ||||
Dutch | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Korean | ||||
Norwegian | ||||
Polish | ||||
Russian | ||||
Spanish |
Other information
API
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Windows |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | ||
Processor (CPU) | ||
System memory (RAM) | ||
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
References
- ↑ gHacks Tech News - Microsoft Releases Free Tinker Game - last accessed on 2022-08-17
- ↑ PC Marketplace closing | PC Marketplace - Xbox.com