Why some laptop/PC got BSOD or sudden quit whenever playing old game (such as Stronghold HD or Simcity 4 both of them release in early 2000)?

Question

Why some laptop/PC got BSOD or sudden quit whenever playing old game (such as Stronghold HD or Simcity 4 both of them release in early 2000)?

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Answer 1

Older operating systems, (Windows 2000/XP) are like the vertical plugs found in Northern America, and newer operating systems (8.1, 10) are the 2 round prongs found in Europe. The game is trying to “plug into” the operating system, and the operating system is no longer set up for that plug.