The new full screen atrocities Microsoft offers aren't the same at all of course.
There are ways of transferring the older versions from a computer with a previous version of Windows -- not super hard to do, but not everyone wants to go searching for the files.
www.makeuseof.com/tag/minesweeper-restoring-the-classic-windows-games-in-windows-8/However most people are probably better off finding a pay version of the games that you enjoy and which have more configuration options than the ugly, bloated "Metro style" things offered by Microsoft.
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BVS Solitaire
http://www.bvssolitaire.com/(also available from Big Fish)
and Goodsol (aka Pretty Good Solitaire)
http://www.goodsol.com/
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