The picture below is an example of the Minesweeper app running in Windows 8. If a bomb is selected and not marked, it explodes, and the player loses the game. Once all bombs are marked and all other squares are cleared, the player wins the game. For example, a square with '2' indicates two bombs are found on one of the sides or corners of that square. To help discover where the bombs are located, numbers are placed in squares next to a bomb.

Minesweeper's objective is to locate and mark each mine with a flag by clicking the box you believe to be a bomb. The picture is an example of how Minesweeper looked in Windows XP and what Minesweeper looked like in early versions of Windows. Windows Minesweeper is a software game included with all versions of Microsoft Windows up through Windows 7. To install Minesweeper in Windows 8 and Windows 10, access the Microsoft Store icon on the Windows Start Screen or Start menu and search for 'Minesweeper'. Minesweeper is not included with Windows 8 and 10 out of the box.

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