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.

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 ...

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 ...

Long before we had Angry Birds and Twitter to distract us at work, there was Solitaire on Windows. The card game has been a staple of Microsoft’s operating system for decades, but getting the full ...

Microsoft has put ads in the Windows 10 version of Solitaire. This is the spark that will fire our rebellion. Windows Solitaire holds a special place in our hearts. Maybe it was the first game you ...

It's the early 2000s. You've just wrapped up your school report on Microsoft Word, and the next thing you instinctively do is play PC games, specifically the free built-in ones, on your trusty Windows ...

Somehow we missed this earth-shattering news when it was announced earlier this month. Microsoft Solitaire Collection, the version of Solitaire that comes free with Windows 10, is adding a leveling ...

Microsoft Solitaire turns 30 years old today, and the classic digital card game still attracts over 30 million players each month. The “Microsoft Solitaire Collection” was first released in 1990 under ...

Windows 10, which was released yesterday, includes an update to a number of Microsoft’s card games previously included for free in Windows. The new versions of Freecell and Solitaire are bundled in an ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Solitaire has been a Microsoft mainstay since Windows 3.0, and now its newest version, Microsoft Solitaire Collection, has hit more than 100 million ...

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 ...

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 ...