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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.
ms.assetid: 30ba8d14-a41a-41b3-9019-e8658d6974de
ms.prod: w10
ms.mktglfcycl: plan
ms.pagetype: appcompat
ms.sitesec: library
author: TrudyHa
---
# 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)