How to download & install Age Of Empires 3 in pc free



If you can’t launch Age of Empires III on Windows 10, you might have some compatibility issues and you can easily fix them by trying one of our solutions.

Solution 1 – Run Age of Empires III in compatibility mode

This is pretty straightforward solution, just run the game in Windows Vista compatibility mode. To do so, follow these instructions:
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  1. Go to Age of Empires III installation directory. By default it should be C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Age Of Empires 3\bin. We have to mention that installation directory might be different on your computer.
  2. In the installation directory locate the age3y.exe and right click it.
  3. Choose Properties from the menu and when Properties window opens go to Compatibility tab.
  4. Check Run this program for compatibility mode for and choose Windows Vista SP2 from the menu.
  5. Check Run as Administrator as well.
  6. Click Apply and OK to save the changes.

Solution 2 – Install the latest version of DirectX

Windows 10 users have reported getting “The program can’t start because d3dx9_25.dll is missing from your computer. Try reinstalling the program to fix this problem.” message when trying to run Age of Empires III. This error is caused if DirectX file is corrupted or not copied properly, so in order to fix it you need to download and install the latest version of DirectX.
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In addition, you can also insert the game disc and go to DirectX9 folder and copy the d3dx9_25.dll file from there to your game directory. Also, check out possible fixes for Age of Empires 2, in case you’re having issues with it on Windows 10, as well.

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