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: Requests to directories like C:\Windows\System32 from 32-bit apps are redirected to C:\Windows\SysWOW64 .

: While 32-bit apps are still limited to their own memory space (typically 2GB or 4GB), moving to a 64-bit system increases the overall virtual memory available to the entire OS. Wow64 Microsoft

: On x86-64 systems, the processor can switch between 32-bit and 64-bit modes natively, which makes the translation process computationally inexpensive. Wow64 Microsoft