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KEY_WOW64_32KEY and KEY_WOW64_64KEY


Apart from the MSDN reference, I want to know what these keys do? Does KEY_WOW64_32KEY means that a 32-bit app on x64 OS will access the WOW64 Registry Tree ? And does KEY_WOW64_64KEY means that a 32-bit app on x64 OS will access the normal Registry Tree and not the WOW64 Registry Tree ? What if I have to access some keys which I do not know whether lies in the WOW64 or normal Registry Tree ?


Solution

  • For more info, this reference page at Microsoft should tell the whole tale.