What is “WoW”? “WoW” stands for “Windows-on-Windows” is the compatibility/emulation layer that allows the execution of different architecture applications on the same version of Windows. Originally (in the days of Windows NT) it allowed running 16-bit x86 legacy applications on 32-bit x86 Windows NT. Today, with 64-bit Windows, it allows … Read more…
What is “WoW”? “WoW” stands for “Windows-on-Windows” is the compatibility/emulation layer that allows the execution of different architecture applications on the same version of Windows. Originally (in the days of Windows NT) it allowed running 16-bit x86 legacy applications on 32-bit x86 Windows NT. Today, with 64-bit Windows, it allows … Read more…
What is “Hyper-V”? Hyper-V is Microsoft’s virtualisation solution, a Type 1 (i.e. “bare-metal”) hypervisor that is included in both Windows Server (2005) and more recently Windows Client (e.g. Windows 10). A hypervisor creates “virtual computers” where complete operating systems (VMs) can be installed – all sharing the same physical hardware. … Read more…
