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Windows 10 32bit is still around and supports 16bit applications. My employer uses 32bit VDIs to run a few legacy applications.

by tjalfi 7y ago

Someone1234 7y ago
I wonder how long they will support 32x Windows 10? I don't think they've announced an end-of-life, but it has to be at least on the books. It must be pretty expensive to port/test all of their patches/updates on something few use [0.70% per [0]). They already killed it on their server line (although it was silly on there with the low memory limits). Nvidia has already announced they're ending support[1]. [0] https://www.pcbenchmarks.net/os-marketshare.html https://www.pcbenchmarks.net/os-marketshare.html [1] https://www.extremetech.com/computing/267180-nvidia-ends-support-for-32-bit-operating-systems https://www.extremetech.com/computing/267180-nvidia-ends-sup...
- tjalfi 7y ago
  I don't think the numbers from PerformanceTest accurately reflect the usage of 32bit Windows 10. I find it difficult to believe that Microsoft would keep Windows 10 x86 around if usage was really that low. Backblaze found that about 4.5% of their customers use 32bit Windows in 2017[0]. [0] https://www.backblaze.com/blog/64-bit-os-vs-32-bit-os/ https://www.backblaze.com/blog/64-bit-os-vs-32-bit-os/
- cr0sh 7y ago
  > I wonder how long they will support 32x Windows 10? I noted in another comment that they have a similar problem with people wanting VB6 open sourced, because so many businesses rely on VB6 apps - some written internally or exclusively for their business. Windows 10 (from what I remember) almost didn't support VB6, but in the end they included the runtime DLL to allow for the apps to work. I wonder if this is a part of the 32x thing? Seems a likely possibility... VB6 and the companies relying on it might be an albatross around Microsoft's neck; for how much longer, I'm not sure.

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Windows 10 32bit is still around and supports 16bit applications. My employer uses 32bit VDIs to run a few legacy applications.

by tjalfi 7y ago

Windows 10 32bit is still around and supports 16bit applications. My employer uses 32bit VDIs to run a few legacy applications.

Someone1234 7y ago
I wonder how long they will support 32x Windows 10? I don't think they've announced an end-of-life, but it has to be at least on the books. It must be pretty expensive to port/test all of their patches/updates on something few use [0.70% per [0]). They already killed it on their server line (although it was silly on there with the low memory limits). Nvidia has already announced they're ending support[1]. [0] https://www.pcbenchmarks.net/os-marketshare.html https://www.pcbenchmarks.net/os-marketshare.html [1] https://www.extremetech.com/computing/267180-nvidia-ends-support-for-32-bit-operating-systems https://www.extremetech.com/computing/267180-nvidia-ends-sup...
- tjalfi 7y ago
  I don't think the numbers from PerformanceTest accurately reflect the usage of 32bit Windows 10. I find it difficult to believe that Microsoft would keep Windows 10 x86 around if usage was really that low. Backblaze found that about 4.5% of their customers use 32bit Windows in 2017[0]. [0] https://www.backblaze.com/blog/64-bit-os-vs-32-bit-os/ https://www.backblaze.com/blog/64-bit-os-vs-32-bit-os/
- cr0sh 7y ago
  > I wonder how long they will support 32x Windows 10? I noted in another comment that they have a similar problem with people wanting VB6 open sourced, because so many businesses rely on VB6 apps - some written internally or exclusively for their business. Windows 10 (from what I remember) almost didn't support VB6, but in the end they included the runtime DLL to allow for the apps to work. I wonder if this is a part of the 32x thing? Seems a likely possibility... VB6 and the companies relying on it might be an albatross around Microsoft's neck; for how much longer, I'm not sure.