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Program Files (x86) and Program Files Folders.
What is the difference between Program files (x86) and Program files folders? Are they both necessary for system operation and do they have something to do with 32 and 64 bit operation system?

Answer: Program files (x86) provides with the location for 32bit software, and the Program files folder is the one for 64bit software. Because Windows 7 can run 32bit applications using the wow64 emulator, it is a design decision to separate the location of programs with different architecture types.

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