Windows NT Supported Subsystems

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Windows NT is designed to run applications originally designed to run under other operating systems. Windows NT can support running applications designed for the following operating systems:

• Windows 95 and Windows NT
• MS-DOS
• Windows 3.x
• OS/2
• POSIX

Windows NT accomplishes this by using the subsystems discussed in the following sections.

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Further Information

• Win32 Subsystem Support
• Supporting MS-DOS Applications
• Supporting Win16 Applications
• Supporting OS/2 Applications Under Windows NT
• Supporting POSIX Applications
• Application Support on RISC and Intel Platforms
• Building Distributed Applications Across Platforms with DCOM