This is the fifth part of a mini-series on Windows x64, focusing on behind the scene changes in the operating system. In the last article I explained that the 64-bit OS can only load 64-bit drivers. Today we will turn our attention to user-mode code and analyze how the move to x64 affects downlevel applications. Continue reading ‘Windows x64 – All the Same Yet Very Different, Part 5: NTVDM, Services, WoW64′
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I work as an IT architect for sepago GmbH and I am specialized in Windows Server technologies, Terminal Services, various Citrix products and programming in several languages.
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