Hi kamakazinazi,

Welcome to the Microsoft Answers forum and Thank you for posting on this.

I greatly appreciate the passion and enthusiasm of yours to play a fair Minesweeper game.

The issue you are facing with Minesweeper seems to be with incorrect counters.

I would recommend you to follow the below mentioned steps:

Step 1:

Try and perform a system restore to a date when everything was working perfectly.

To pick a Restore point:

1. Click Start, click All Programs, click Accessories, click System Tools, and then click System Restore.

2. Click Continue or provide Administrator credentials if necessary.

3. Click Choose a different restore point, and then click Next.

4. Select a Date and Time prior to first sign of the issue you’ve described.

5. If the date you need is in excess of (5) days click the Show restore points older than 5 days check box.

Important Notice: That System Restore affects Windows system files, programs, and registry settings. It can also make changes to scripts, batch files, and other types of executable files on your computer. Thus, any recently installed programs, updates, or changes to configuration will be lost if you use System Restore. However, make note that System Restore does not affect personal files, such as e-mail, documents, or photos, so it cannot help you restore a deleted file

Step 2:

If by performing the system restore, the issue is not resolved; then I would recommend you to uninstall and reinstall the minesweeper game.

To accomplish this, follow these steps:



1) Open Control Panel (Classic View) and double click the “Programs and Features” icon



2) Now click the link “Turn Windows features on or off”.



3) Click “Continue” button when prompted by UAC



4) In the “Windows Features” window check the option “Games” to install games



OR



Uncheck the option “Games” to uninstall games



5) Click OK button



6) Wait for a while



Games will now be installed or uninstalled.



Please try these out and keep us updated about the status.

Take care.

Regards,

Avash M

Microsoft Answers Support Engineer