Why Windows 11 still ships with Windows 95’s memory manager hidden inside it

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Why Windows 11 still ships with Windows 95’s memory manager hidden inside it

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Technology@lemmy.todayEnglish · 10 days ago

Windows 11 still carries Windows 95’s heap manager, recompiled for old apps. Raymond Chen explains EmulateHeap, and how to find it yourself.

How Windows 95 code survives inside Windows 11

https://www.windowslatest.com/2026/10/19/why-windows-11-still-ships-with-windows-95s-memory-manager-hidden-inside-it/

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