Windows on Windows
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windows-on-windows-206-7681063
title:
Windows on Windows
text:
In computing, Windows on Windows was a compatibility layer of 32-bit versions of the Windows NT family of operating systems since 1993 with the release of Windows NT 3.1, which extends NTVDM to provide limited support for running legacy 16-bit programs written for Windows 3.x or earlier. There is a similar subsystem, known as WoW64, on 64-bit Windows versions that runs 32-bit programs. This subsystem has since been discontinued, as Windows 11 are only available in 64-bit editions and therefore c
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Subsystem for 32-bit Windows for running 16-bit Windows programs
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_on_Windows
date created:
2005-03-25T21:38:57Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T17:06:09Z
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