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Since Windows 11 will be exclusive to 64-bit, the old 16-bit Windows on Windows (WOW) system that was only available on 32-bit editions of Windows NT has likely been discontinued, even if it hasn't been confirmed by Microsoft. |
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This subsystem is available in 32-bit editions of Windows NT only. The 64-bit editions (including [[Windows Server 2008 R2]] and later which only have 64-bit editions) cannot run 16-bit software without third-party emulation software (e.g. [[DOSBox]]). With [[Windows 11]] dropping support for [[32-bit computing|32-bit]] [[IA-32]] processors, development of this subsystem has been discontinued.
The WOWEXEC.EXE process on a [[Windows NT]] system facilitates Windows-on-Windows.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://support.microsoft.com/kb/105992|title=Windows NT Subsystems and Associated Files|date=October 31, 2006|access-date=February 7, 2017|website=Support|publisher=[[Microsoft]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070316022744/http://support.microsoft.com/kb/105992|archive-date=March 16, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://support.microsoft.com/kb/199671|title=PRB: Relocation of Ntvdm.exe Fails on Multiprocessor Computers|website=Support|publisher=[[Microsoft]]|access-date=February 7, 2017|date=November 21, 2006|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090222173939/http://support.microsoft.com/kb/199671|archive-date=February 22, 2009}}</ref> In addition to Windows-on-Windows emulating the [[Windows 95]]
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