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, access the Microsoft Store icon on the Windows Start Screen or Start menu and search for 'Minesweeper'. Minesweeper is not included with Windows 8, Windows 10, and Windows 11 out of the box.
