Windows can run applications created in the era of its earlier versions. And in the early days of this OS, Windows developers were literally obsessed with games and fixing their flaws by changing the behavior of the system.

Years later, Windows became 64bit, but with little loss of the ability to run programs from the past

In this video we'll take a look at SysWOW64, or Windows on Windows:
— How does it work?
— How did it start?
— How is this different from System32 and is this component important today?

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⌚ Timecodes:
0:00 Intro
0:05 Short description
1:35 What are we going to do in this video?
2:00 What is SysWOW64?
2:28 Windows on Windows: first appearance
3:24 Why didn't it initially gain popularity?
4:00 Fun fact
4:34 What is the difference between SysWOW64 and System32?
5:41 How Windows became 64bit, history of this architecture
8:56 WoW64 Registry
9:39 What files are responsible for this component?
10:38 Experiments!
├ 10:50 Deleting this folder on different Windows versions
├ 13:15 SysWOW64 from Windows 7 to Windows 11
└ 14:25 Deleting a folder on Windows 11 and other work
16:06 Results and conclusions
17:37 End


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2. Quincas Moreira Bossa Sonsa
3. FILLDOR Lack of Tension
4. TrackTribe A Night Alone
5. TrackTribe Walk Through the Park
6. Unicorn Heads Vital Whales
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