While DirectPlay may be an essential component needed to play older games, it likely isn’t the only thing you need. Once it has been installed, you will have to reboot your system for the change to take effect. The component will take some to install and you will run into one or two prompts. In this list of items, look for Legacy Components and expand it.
This is where you can enable or disable Internet Explorer if you want. In the window that opens, you will see a list of features that you can enable. Again, click Turn Windows features on or off. Alternatively, open File Explorer and enter the following in the location bar.
Click the Turn Windows features on or off option.
Open the Control Panel and select Programs. Once you’ve done that, you can proceed to enable DirectPlay. DirectPlay will need DirectX installed if you’re trying to run a game so go ahead and install it.
