<s>
Solitaire	B-Application
is	O
a	O
computer	O
game	O
included	O
with	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
card	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
same	B-Language
name	I-Language
,	I-Language
also	I-Language
known	I-Language
as	I-Language
Klondike	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
original	O
version	O
was	O
programmed	O
by	O
Wes	B-Application
Cherry	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
cards	O
were	O
designed	O
by	O
Susan	O
Kare	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
has	O
included	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
its	O
Windows	O
product	O
line	O
since	O
Windows	B-Application
3.0	I-Application
,	O
starting	O
from	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
during	O
the	O
summer	O
of	O
1988	O
by	O
the	O
intern	O
Wes	B-Application
Cherry	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
card	O
deck	O
itself	O
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Macintosh	B-Device
pioneer	O
Susan	O
Kare	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cherry	O
's	O
version	O
was	O
to	O
include	O
a	O
boss	O
key	O
that	O
would	O
have	O
switched	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
a	O
fake	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Excel	I-Application
spreadsheet	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
was	O
asked	O
to	O
remove	O
this	O
from	O
the	O
final	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
intended	O
Solitaire	B-Application
"	O
to	O
soothe	O
people	O
intimidated	O
by	O
the	O
operating	O
system	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
where	O
many	O
users	O
were	O
still	O
unfamiliar	O
with	O
graphical	B-Application
user	I-Application
interfaces	I-Application
,	O
it	O
proved	O
useful	O
in	O
familiarizing	O
them	O
with	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
mouse	B-Device
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
drag-and-drop	O
technique	O
required	O
for	O
moving	O
cards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Microsoft	O
telemetry	O
,	O
Solitaire	B-Application
was	O
among	O
the	O
three	O
most-used	O
Windows	O
programs	O
and	O
FreeCell	B-Application
was	O
seventh	O
,	O
ahead	O
of	O
Word	B-Application
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Excel	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lost	O
business	O
productivity	O
by	O
employees	O
playing	O
Solitaire	B-Application
has	O
become	O
a	O
common	O
concern	O
since	O
it	O
became	O
standard	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2012	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
operating	O
system	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
released	O
a	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
Solitaire	B-Application
called	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Solitaire	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
William	O
Bredbeck	O
is	O
quoted	O
as	O
saying	O
"	O
One	O
of	O
the	O
intentions	O
of	O
the	O
redesign	O
was	O
to	O
introduce	O
users	O
to	O
the	O
novel	O
changes	O
incorporated	O
in	O
the	O
new	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
operating	O
system	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
design	O
is	O
still	O
in	O
use	O
through	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
Solitaire	I-Application
celebrated	O
its	O
25th	O
anniversary	O
on	O
May	O
18	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
celebrate	O
this	O
event	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
hosted	O
a	O
Solitaire	B-Application
tournament	O
on	O
the	O
Microsoft	O
campus	O
and	O
broadcast	O
the	O
main	O
event	O
on	O
Twitch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
The	O
Strong	O
National	O
Museum	O
of	O
Play	O
inducted	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Solitaire	I-Application
to	O
its	O
World	O
Video	O
Game	O
Hall	O
of	O
Fame	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
"	O
victory	O
"	O
screen	O
is	O
considered	O
a	O
prototypical	O
element	O
that	O
would	O
become	O
popular	O
in	O
casual	O
games	O
,	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
"	O
Ode	O
to	O
Joy	O
"	O
on	O
winning	O
a	O
level	O
of	O
Peggle	B-Application
,	O
and	O
makes	O
Solitaire	B-Application
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
such	O
casual	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
Windows	B-Application
3.0	I-Application
,	O
Solitaire	B-Application
allows	O
selecting	O
the	O
design	O
on	O
the	O
back	O
of	O
the	O
cards	O
,	O
choosing	O
whether	O
one	O
or	O
three	O
cards	O
are	O
drawn	O
from	O
the	O
deck	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
,	O
switching	O
between	O
Vegas	O
scoring	O
and	O
Standard	O
scoring	O
,	O
and	O
disabling	O
scoring	O
entirely	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
and	O
later	O
versions	O
of	O
Solitaire	B-Application
,	O
right-clicking	O
on	O
open	O
spaces	O
automatically	O
moves	O
available	O
cards	O
to	O
the	O
four	O
foundations	O
in	O
the	O
upper	O
right-hand	O
corner	O
,	O
as	O
in	O
FreeCell	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
mouse	B-Device
pointer	O
is	O
on	O
a	O
card	O
,	O
a	O
right	O
click	O
will	O
move	O
only	O
that	O
card	O
to	O
its	O
foundation	O
,	O
provided	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
possible	O
move	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Until	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
version	I-Application
,	O
the	O
card	O
backs	O
were	O
the	O
original	O
works	O
designed	O
by	O
Susan	O
Kare	O
,	O
and	O
many	O
were	O
animated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
save	O
statistics	O
on	O
the	O
number	O
and	O
percentage	O
of	O
games	O
won	O
,	O
and	O
allow	O
users	O
to	O
save	O
incomplete	O
games	O
and	O
to	O
choose	O
cards	O
with	O
different	O
face	O
styles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
,	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
issued	O
as	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Solitaire	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
,	O
where	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
Klondike	B-Language
four	O
other	O
game	O
modes	O
were	O
featured	O
,	O
Spider	B-Application
,	O
FreeCell	B-Application
(	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
had	O
been	O
previously	O
featured	O
in	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	O
as	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Spider	I-Application
Solitaire	I-Application
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
FreeCell	I-Application
)	O
,	O
Pyramid	O
,	O
and	O
TriPeaks	B-Application
(	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
previously	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
Pack	I-Application
series	O
,	O
the	O
former	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Tut	O
's	O
Tomb	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
