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On the Windows version of Minesweeper, you can choose among one of four difficulty levels, as well as configuring your own board size and mine quantity.
- Beginner - The player is presented with a 9x9 grid in which 10 mines are concealed. On any turn after the first turn, if you pick a random square, there is a 1 in 8.1 (10 mines/81 squares) chance that you will hit a mine and lose.
- Intermediate - The player is presented with a 16x16 grid in which 40 mines are concealed. On any turn after the first turn, if you pick a random square, there is a 1 in 6.4 (40 mines/256 squares) chance that you will hit a mine and lose.
- Expert - The player is presented with a 16x30 grid in which 99 mines are concealed. On any turn after the first turn, if you pick a random square, there is a 1 in 4.8 (99 mines/480 squares) chance that you will hit a mine and lose.
- Custom - Minesweeper displays a dialog box which allows the player to set grid size and number of mines. You can set your own odds from impossible-to-lose to impossible-to-win.
Under Windows, the first cell clicked will never contain a mine. However, any cell clicked has a chance of containing a mine.