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run32.dll on Windows 7?

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Mar 15, 2026800 views
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Each time, I run my favorite game (Starcraft) on Windows 7, my PC gets way too slow, and when I checked the running process, I found a process with the name run32.dll taking over almost 90% of the processor? What is that process, and does it have anything to do with the compatibility required for s…

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Fix for: run32.dll on Windows 7?

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Windows XP Mode is the new Windows Virtual Machine solution for Windows 7 that runs a Virtual copy of Windows XP on top of Windows 7 for this specific reason. This was already mentioned in a comment. As far as I am aware it does support older Window…

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