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Hi,
unfortunately 64-bit Windows does not have 16-bit subsystem. You may use 32-bit Windows in virtual machine. Please note this require a separate license.
NTVDM not available
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Hi, I'm trying to install a legacy game - Railroad Tycoon - on my Windows 10 laptop. Initially I got an "Unsupport 16-bit Application" error. I tried running setup.exe in compatibility mode under Windows 7 and Windows XP SP3. I got the same error. I then found this article on how to enable 16-bit application support in Windows 10. However, I encountered a problem in the first step. When I ran optionalfeatures.exe, and scrolled down to Legacy Components, the only option is DirectPlay.
So, what do I do if NTVDM isn't an option? Is there another way to enable/install NTVDM? Or has NTVDM support been completely pulled? If so, is there any way I can run my 16-bit games (or 32-bit games with 16-bit installers) on my laptop?
Thank you for all your help.
My specs:
Edition - Windows 10 Pro
Version - 1803
OS build - 17134.407
Processor - Intel Core i5-3320M @ 2.6 GHz
RAM - 8 GB
System type - 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor
PS. If the Windows topics category is incorrect, my apologies. I wasn't quite sure what to choose.
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2018-11-25T21:00:15+00:00 Hi Igor, thanks for the reply. I do have a 32-bit copy of Windows 7 from a previous machine. Does Windows 10 have built-in virtual machine software or do I need to use a third-party application, like VirtualBox?