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There are various versions of Windows, including Windows 11 and Windows 10. With every release, Microsoft introduces a set of new feature sets for applications, known as APIs. These APIs enabled ...

A problem with having the latest version of the Windows operating system is that older programs that you've installed prior to the release of the new operating system may stop running or experience ...

Microsoft gave assurances this week that organizations adopting Windows 10 likely won't face application compatibility issues. Application compatibility has been "one of the most important ...

You can do this by running program compatibility troubleshooter. But do not try to do the same for older antivirus programs, disk utilities, or other system programs because it may lead your PC to ...

If you’re unsure if you’ll still be able to play your favorite games when Microsoft kills Windows 10 support, we’ve got all ...

There's been a lot of chatter lately about how Microsoft needs to start over with Windows. Many point to the (NT) code base's 16-year history and how the need to maintain backward compatibility is ...

Wine is not an emulator like Qemu or a virtualization environment like Virtualbox, but a runtime environment that aims to emulate the Windows API on Linux. This API mapping is not complete, but it is ...

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. Colleague Larry Seltzer raises some interesting questions ...

We installed a bushel of x86 Windows programs on a new Snapdragon X Elite laptop to see if Microsoft’s claims of smooth operation on its new emulator pan out. You may be surprised by our results. I've ...