If you are running a 64-bit edition of Windows 10, then the only way that I know of to run 16-bit applications is to install an alternate operating system into a Hyper-V virtual machine. When you really stop and think about it, this seems completely logical, as it would mean that a single operating system would have to simultaneously be able to run 16-, 32-, and 64-bit code. If you are running a 64-bit edition of Windows 10, there does not seem to be a way to run 16-bit applications. So with that in mind, I thought it might be fun to talk about whether or not it is possible to run 16-bit code on Windows 10.īefore I get too far into this discussion, I want to give you a quick spoiler alert. In fact, I found myself having to do exactly that earlier this week. Even so, I have worked in IT for long enough to know that it occasionally becomes necessary to fire up an ancient application, even if only for the purpose of converting an archived file to a more modern format. ![]() It seems absurd to be talking about 16-bit applications in the year 2018.
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