Sep 29, 2010 · The Program Compatibility Assistant (PCA) runs in the background and monitors user initiated programs for known compatibility issues at run time. Whenever a potential issue …

Dec 31, 2025 · Program Compatibility Assistant Service Is it safe to disable it? If so, is it enough or is there a Group Policy tweak too? ( 'Turn off Program Compatibility Assistant' setting under …

Mar 15, 2019 · Today we are going to cover some common installation and runtime scenarios. First off, what does the Program Compatibility Assistant (aka PCA) actually do? The PCA …

Mar 15, 2019 · Under the Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Application Compatibility section, there is a policy called "Turn of Program Compatibility Assistant". You …

May 4, 2021 · Program Compatibility Assistant Program Compatibility Assistant gives me continuous alerts that "an app can't run on this device" but the alert doesn't say which app and …

Dec 6, 2011 · To configure the Program Compatibility Assistant, use the 'Turn off Program Compatibility Assistant' setting under Computer Configuration\Administrative …

Jan 3, 2026 · What happened is the service applied a compatibility shim to the exe. I think you can quite possibly do this manually by right clicking the exe, and making adjustments on the …

Aug 14, 2017 · Program Compatibility Assistant - Enable or Disable - Windows 7 Help Forums However, if you're having any issues with the program you're getting this message for, then …

Oct 25, 2024 · Visit the Intel Driver & Support Assistant to automatically detect and install the latest drivers for your Intel graphics hardware. This may resolve compatibility issues and …

Jan 23, 2013 · Microsoft's Program Compatibility Assistant popped up and made changes to my system after a photoshop cs6 crash. Since the PCA, according to MS, is designed to make …