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Running Total Commander for Windows 3.1 on Windows 10

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Hi, I wanted to run the 16 bit version of TC on Windows 10. Unfortunately, it's still hanging at the beginning. Why?
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If your Windows 10 is 4bit (most common) it is not possible to run 16bit programs without installing a 16bit emulator.
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Re: Running Total Commander for Windows 3.1 on Windows 10

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I have Windows x64. However, I had installed NTVDMx64. So it should work. I've installed TC for Windows 3.1 but it doesn't start.
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Re: Running Total Commander for Windows 3.1 on Windows 10

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https://github.com/leecher1337/ntvdmx64 wrote:Please be aware that starting with Windows 11 22H2, support for 16bit
Windows applications (i.e. Windows 3.11 applications) is no longer possible
due to removal of crucial functions (UserRegisterWowHandlers) from USER32.DLL
and the whole Win16 support relies on this.
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Re: Running Total Commander for Windows 3.1 on Windows 10

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sebada11 wrote: 2025-06-30, 06:36 UTC I have Windows x64. However, I had installed NTVDMx64. So it should work.
Then ask NTVDMx64 why it doesn't.
16-bit TC works on my virtual machine with Windows 10 32-bit.
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Re: Running Total Commander for Windows 3.1 on Windows 10

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norfie² wrote: 2025-06-30, 08:00 UTC
https://github.com/leecher1337/ntvdmx64 wrote:Please be aware that starting with Windows 11 22H2, support for 16bit
Windows applications (i.e. Windows 3.11 applications) is no longer possible
due to removal of crucial functions (UserRegisterWowHandlers) from USER32.DLL
and the whole Win16 support relies on this.
I'm running Windows 10.
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