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title: Fixing Compatibility Issues (Windows 10)
description: This section provides step-by-step instructions and describes development tools that you can use to help fix your compatibility issues.
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# Fixing Compatibility Issues


**Applies to**

-   Windows 10
-   Windows 8.1
-   Windows 8
-   Windows 7
-   Windows Server 2012
-   Windows Server 2008 R2

This section provides step-by-step instructions and describes development tools that you can use to help fix your compatibility issues.

## In this section


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<td align="left"><p>[Deciding Whether to Fix an Application or Deploy a Workaround](deciding-whether-to-fix-an-application-or-deploy-a-workaround.md)</p></td>
<td align="left"><p>You can fix a compatibility issue by changing the code for the application or by deploying a workaround.</p></td>
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<td align="left"><p>[SUA User's Guide](sua-users-guide.md)</p></td>
<td align="left"><p>You can use Standard User Analyzer (SUA) to test your applications and monitor API calls to detect compatibility issues related to the User Account Control (UAC) feature in Windows.</p></td>
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<td align="left"><p>[Compatibility Administrator User's Guide](compatibility-administrator-users-guide.md)</p></td>
<td align="left"><p>The Compatibility Administrator tool helps you resolve potential application-compatibility issues before deploying a new version of Windows to your organization. Compatibility Administrator provides the following:</p></td>
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## Related topics


[Taking Inventory of Your Organization](taking-inventory-of-your-organization.md)

[Testing Compatibility on the Target Platform](testing-compatibility-on-the-target-platform.md)

[Managing Your Data-Collection Packages](managing-your-data-collection-packages.md)

[Analyzing Your Compatibility Data](analyzing-your-compatibility-data.md)

[Troubleshooting ACT](troubleshooting-act.md)