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I have been continually disappointed that Microsoft has not released a seamless Windows virtualization system. WindowsX would run the new, redesigned APIs, but
by 0cf8612b2e1e 3y ago
I have been continually disappointed that Microsoft has not released a seamless Windows virtualization system. WindowsX would run the new, redesigned APIs, but all of the legacy could run inside a sandboxed system to give the world the required decades to finally transition.
- doubled112 3y agoWindows Subsystem for Windows?
- __egb__ 3y agoHow about, “Winception”
- yrro 3y agoAlready exists, read up about "Windows on Windows" and "WOW64" :)
- al_borland 3y agoIt’s basically what Apple did when moving from OS 9 to OS X. Old applications would load up in Classic, allowing users to start using the new system, while developers had time to update their apps.
- mrj 3y agoThis! I won't buy a Windows OS to run stuff because rebooting is annoying and I end up rarely ever actually dual booting. But I'd pay good money for a Windows Classic library on Linux.
- mrj 3y agoImagine if they could sell a copy of Windows for each legacy app or game you want to run, instead of the one copy running the hardware...
- int_19h 3y agoThere have been experiments along these lines for some time now. E.g. there's https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/application-security/application-isolation/windows-sandbox/windows-sandbox-overview https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/applicati... And before that, some people might remember https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_PC#Windows_XP_Mode https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_PC#Windows_XP_Mode.