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--- faq:win [2026/03/16 20:20] – Better directions for Win10-32 digital man
+++ faq:win [2026/03/16 22:00] (current) – Clarify when those 16-bit MS-DOS subsystem error popups may happen (not when running doors from the BBS) digital man
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   - You must have a copy of ''SBBSEXEC.DLL'' (from your Synchronet ''[[dir:exec]]'' directory) in your Windows ''System32'' folder.
-Beginning with Windows 8, Microsoft disables support for 16-bit (DOS) programs by default. Search for "16-bit Application Support" in the Windows Control Panel and enable that setting.
+Beginning with Windows 8, Microsoft disables support for 16-bit (DOS) programs by default. On Windows 8, Search for "16-bit Application Support" in the Windows Control Panel and enable that setting.
 In Windows 10 (32-bit), this setting is found under "Turn Windows features on or off", "Legacy Components", "NTVDM".
 {{:faq:windows_ntvdm_setting.png?500|}}
+On Windows 10 (32-bit), you also need to right-click on the title bar of a ''cmd.exe'' window, select Properties and then enable "Use legacy console":
+{{:faq:windows_10_legacy_console.png?500|}}
+If you do not enable this setting, you may get 16-bit MS-DOS Subsystem error popup messages when attempting to run 16-bit DOS programs from a command prompt:
+{{:faq:dos_subsystem_ntvdm_error.png?500|}}
 These settings only exists in 32-bit versions of Windows 8 and Windows 10.