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{{stub}}{{Infobox emulator|title = WoW|logo = |version = 1809|active = Yes|platform = Windows|target = Legacy Windows (16/32-bit)|developer = Microsoft|website = }}'''Windows on Windows''' (often shortened to '''WoW''') is a feature developed by Microsoft component of Windows NT that allows 16-bit programs to run in 32-bit environments, also known as '''NTVDM''', or (more commonly) in the case of WoW64 for x64 releases of Windows, 32-bit programs in 64-bit environments. This means some  ==Compatibility==While WoW64 is able to run most if not all 32-bit applications and games designed for 3.x and 9x can be run on any 32contemporary 64-bit versions of Windows. However, software support seems for 16-bit applications in 64-bit Windows is nonexistent; attempting to be very poor and while selecting Windows 95, Windows 96run 16-bit EXEs will result in an error message saying that the program is incompatible. For this, it is recommended to use [[DOSBox]] or Windows 98 [[WineVDM]] in some instances. That being said, the WoW layer for 16-bit applications isn't perfect either, and suffers from compatibility mode issues. Some games may helprun too fast, most consider Windows XP to get the best compatibility even though it's unsupported by Microsoftwhile others suffer from glitches or instability.
[[Category:Emulators]]
[[Category:Compatibility layers]]
[[Category:Official Emulators]]
[[Category:Windows emulation software]]
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