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Windows 7 appcompat shims sorted by usage
2165 GameUX
619 VirtualRegistry
551 CorrectFilePaths
468 Win95VersionLie
377 VistaRTMVersionLie
305 WinXPSP2VersionLie
199 ShimViaEAT
194 IgnoreAltTab
164 AOLFindBundledInstaller
152 ElevateCreateProcess
141 OpenDirectoryAcl
123 EmulateSorting
117 Win98VersionLie
113 ForceDXSetupSuccess
108 EmulateGetDiskFreeSpace
105 IgnoreException
104 PropagateProcessHistory
103 EmulateHeap
86 SyncSystemAndSystem32
76 WinNT4SP5VersionLie
75 HandleRegExpandSzRegistryKeys
72 WaveOutUsePreferredDevice
71 EnableRestarts
71 PopulateDefaultHKCUSettings
70 DisableDWM
67 IgnoreLoadLibrary
64 BIOSRead
62 IgnoreMessageBox
60 EmulateCDFS
59 DisableThemes
57 DisableNX
55 EmulateFindHandles
55 FUSBadApplicationType1
54 Win2000VersionLie
54 WRPMitigation
52 LocalMappedObject
52 ProfilesGetFolderPath
51 ForceAdminAccess
49 IgnoreScheduler
49 ProfilesRegQueryValueEx
48 FUSBadApplicationType4
47 WinXPVersionLie
46 TerminateExe
45 LoadLibraryCWD
44 FileVersionInfoLie
42 CorrectFilePathsUninstall
40 EmulateSlowCPU
38 FailObsoleteShellAPIs
35 EmulateMissingEXE
35 WRPDllRegister
34 FakeLunaTheme
33 WinXPSP1VersionLie
32 HideDisplayModes
30 CUASAppFix
30 DeRandomizeExeName
28 GlobalMemoryStatus2GB
26 EmulateCreateProcess
26 EmulatePrinter
26 ForceApplicationFocus
26 GetTickCountSaveECX
26 SingleProcAffinity
25 EmulateGetCommandLine
25 Force640x480x8
25 StackSwap
23 FaultTolerantHeap
23 ForceCDStop
22 DirectXVersionLie
22 RedirectMP3Codec
22 VirtualizeHKCRLite
21 DelayDllInit
21 RelaunchElevated
20 HandleBadPtr
20 IgnoreFreeLibrary
20 RedirectBDE
19 EmulateDirectDrawSync
19 EmulateUSER
19 RemoveReadOnlyAttribute
19 VistaSP1VersionLie
19 Wow64SysWow64DirLie
18 Force8BitColor
17 ForceWindowsFirewallUI
17 HandleAPIExceptions
17 ProcessPerfData
16 DisableExceptionChainValidation
16 EmulateGetProfileString
16 O2K3RMS
16 PreInitApplication
15 ForceDisplayMode
15 GlobalMemoryStatusLie
15 WinExecRaceConditionFix
14 EmulateOpenGL
14 EnableIIS
14 HeapValidateFrees
13 EmulateGetDeviceCaps
12 CorrectSoundDeviceId
12 FailSocket
12 ForceSimpleWindow
12 HeapLookasideFree
12 HeapPadAllocation
12 NullEnvironment
12 Office9ComplexScript
12 RedirectHKCUKeys
12 VirtualizeDeleteFile
11 CanonFindWindowHook
11 ForceDefaultSystemPaletteEntries
11 ForceTemporaryModeChange
11 Office12ApplyTextGlow
11 RedirectShortCut
11 Win2k3SP1VersionLie
10 DuplicateHandleFix
10 KOEISecurityCheck
10 ParentalControls
10 ProfilesEnvStrings
10 RedirectCHHlocaletoCHT
10 Wow64ProcessLie
9 EmulateToolHelp32
9 ForceCoInitialize
9 IgnoreCRTExit
9 MapMemoryB0000
9 UIPIEnableStandardMsgs
9 ZincFlashPlayer
8 DelayApplyFlag
8 EmulateGetUIEffects
8 EmulateTextColor
8 HoyleGames
8 IgnoreCoCreateInstance
8 IgnoreFontQuality
8 LimitFindFile
8 RedirectDBCSTempPath
8 VirtualizeRegisterTypeLib
7 AddProcessParametersFlags
7 CreateDummyProcess
7 HandleDBCSUserName
7 IgnoreSysColChanges
7 PreInstallDriver
7 RetryOpenSCManagerWithReadAccess
7 SessionShim
7 WinG32SysToSys32
6 AddWritePermissionsToDeviceFiles
6 EmulateSortingVista
6 ForceDirectDrawEmulation
6 FUSBadApplicationType2
6 HandleDBCSUserName2
6 Win2000SP3VersionLie
5 CorrectACMArgs
5 DEVC
5 DirectPlayEnumOrder
5 DisableBoostThread
5 DisableNXPageProtection
5 DisableStickyKeys
5 EmulateDeleteObject
5 EmulateDrawText
5 FakeThemeMetrics
5 ForceAnsiGetDisplayNameOf
5 ForceKeepFocus
5 GetDriveTypeWHook
5 Ignore2ndFindClose
5 MoveToCopyFileShim
5 SearchPathInAppPaths
5 SetEnvironmentVariable
5 SysAdmiral
5 WordFindApiHook
4 AliasDXDC
4 Britannica2001
4 CanonScanColorManagement
4 ChangeAuthenticationLevel
4 CleanupInstallShield
4 CorrectBitmapHeader
4 DigitalImagePro10
4 DirectXTrimTextureFormats
4 DisableScreenSaver
4 EmulateCreateFileMapping
4 EmulateJoystick
4 EmulateOldPathIsUNC
4 EmulateWriteFile
4 EnterUninitializedCriticalSection
4 Force640x480
4 ForceWorkingDirectoryToEXEPath
4 Groove
4 HandleEmptyAccessCheck
4 HeapClearAllocation
4 IgnoreDebugOutput
4 InjectDll
4 LazyReleaseDC
4 LUA_RegOpenKey_OnlyAsk_KeyRead
4 ModifyShellLinkPath
4 MozillaFirefoxSetup
4 NetManageViewNow
4 QuickBooks2006
4 RedirectEXE
4 RemoveNoBufferingFlagFromCreateFile
4 RumbaOffice
4 UnInstallShield
4 WordPerfectProX3Theme
4 wp_verclsid_exitcode
3 AOLRasSetEntryProperties
3 AOLSystemInfo
3 BigActionConstruction
3 Casper
3 ConditionalApphelp
3 CorelDraw9JPN
3 CorrectACMStreamOpen
3 CorrectCreateEventName
3 CorrectDayName
3 CorrectShellExecuteFilePath
3 DelayShowGroup
3 DirtTrackRacing
3 DisableW2KOwnerDrawButtonStates
3 DXPrimaryEmulation
3 EmulateLZHandles
3 EmulatePlaySound
3 EmulateVerQueryValue
3 ExtraAddRefDesktopFolder
3 FailCloseProfileUserMapping
3 FilterNetworkResources
3 FixSubclassCallingConvention
3 ForceAVIWindow
3 ForceShellLinkResolveNoUI
3 FUSBadApplicationType3
3 HandleWvsprintfExceptions
3 HeapDelayLocalFree
3 HideTaskBar
3 IgnoreMCISTOP
3 IgnoreOemToChar
3 IgnoreWM_CHARRepeatCount
3 ImageCast
3 ISA
3 JavaVM
3 LowerThreadPriority
3 ManageLinks
3 MidTownMadness2
3 Money2002
3 NoHardeningLoadResource
3 NonElevatedIDriver
3 PaletteRestore
3 ProtectedAdminCheck
3 SetProtocolHandler
3 TombRaiderAOD
3 VistaSP2VersionLie
3 WorksSuite2001
3 XPFileDialog
2 3DStudioMax
2 Acrobat5
2 AdobePremierePro2
2 AfterDark
2 Battleship
2 BattleZone
2 CanvasCheckedButtons
2 CDCops
2 Chollian2000Plus
2 CloseMAPINotificationWindow
2 CorrectActiveMoviePath
2 CorrectFarEastFont
2 CorrectFilePathInSetDlgItemText
2 CorrectShellExecuteHWND
2 CorrectVerInstallFile
2 CreateWindowConstrainSize
2 DelayWinMMCallback
2 DeprecatedServiceShim
2 DisableFilesystemRedirector
2 DongFangYingDu
2 EasyCDCreator4
2 EmulateCursor
2 EmulateGetStdHandle
2 EmulateSortingServer2008
2 EncompassMonitor
2 EuropeanAirWar
2 FailRemoveDirectory
2 FixSectionProtection
2 FlightSimXJPN
2 Force640x480x16
2 ForceDirectDrawWait
2 ForceKeyWOW6464Key
2 GetFileVersionInfoRedirect
2 IgnoreDirectoryJunction
2 IgnoreHungAppPaint
2 IgnoreMSOXMLMF
2 IgnoreNoModeChange
2 IgnoreTAPIDisconnect
2 IgnoreVBOverflow
2 InstallShieldSystemProfile
2 IntelVideoPhone
2 KeepWindowOnMonitor
2 MakeShortcutRunAs
2 Money2001
2 MoveIniToRegistry
2 MsnInstaller
2 Msonsext
2 MSWorksOleIsRunningFix
2 NBALive
2 NetworkSetupWizard
2 NFLFever2000
2 NHL2001
2 OutlookNetwork
2 OverrideShellAppCompatFlags
2 PanzerCommander
2 Petz
2 PickyEater
2 PostIt2
2 PowerPoint2003
2 ProAtlas2000
2 QuickTime5
2 RecopyExeFromCD
2 RedirectCRTTempFile
2 RedirectDefaultAudioToCommunications
2 RedirectWindowsDirToSystem32
2 RegisterClassCheckParam
2 RemoveBroadcastPostMessage
2 RemoveDDEFlagFromShellExecuteEx
2 RemoveIpFromMsInfoCommandLine
2 RepairStringVersionResources
2 RiskII
2 Riven
2 Settlers3
2 SonyVRU
2 SqlForceGlobalNamespace
2 SqlServer
2 TreasureCove
2 VerifyVersionInfoLite
2 VJEDeltaSetup
2 Vs2003
2 VSAnalyzerServerSetup
2 Win7RTMVersionLie
2 WinXPSP3VersionLie
2 wow64IsDelShare
1 3DFrogFrenzy
1 3DMark2001SE
1 ABRAGoldSetup
1 ActiveMark6
1 AdobeAfterEffects
1 AliensVsPredator
1 AllowDesktopSetProp
1 AmericanGreetingCard
1 AOMAdminCheck
1 APITracing
1 AppRecorder
1 AspNetRegiis11
1 Attune
1 Aurora3
1 AutoCad
1 AutodeskDWFViewer7
1 AutoDeskWorld2
1 Avira
1 BaanERP5
1 BaanERP5c
1 BaanIV
1 BackOffice45Suite
1 BackupExec
1 BaseBall2000
1 BeyondAtlantis
1 BigGameHunter3
1 BizPlanBuilder
1 Blitzkrieg
1 BlockRunAsInteractiveUser
1 BraZip
1 Canvas6
1 ChangeFolderPathToXPStyle
1 ChemOffice
1 ChocolateFactory
1 Chollian2000
1 ClearLastErrorStatusonIntializeCriticalSection
1 ClueFinders3rdGrade
1 CoffeeCupHTMLEditor
1 ColdFusionMX7
1 Commandos
1 ComptonsBible
1 ConsoleSessionHook
1 CopyHKCUSettingsFromOtherUsers
1 CorelAppsRegistration
1 CorelSiteBuilder
1 CorrectCreateBrushIndirectHatch
1 CorrectCreateIcon
1 CorrectCreateSurface
1 CorrectInactiveBorder
1 CorrectOpenFileExclusive
1 CorrectShortDateFormat
1 Cossacks
1 CreateResumesQuickandEasy
1 CreativeOnScreenDisplay
1 CrystalWebPageServer
1 CSIDarkMotives
1 CUSeeMe4
1 DecorateConnectionString
1 DelayAppDllMain
1 DelayWin95VersionLie
1 Descent2
1 DinosaurActivityCenter
1 DisableDialogAPI
1 DisableFadeAnimations
1 DisableThemeMenus
1 DisablMsiKeyRedirection
1 DMsiCIKeyRedirection
1 DominantSpecies
1 DongFangKuaiChe3000Setup
1 DopeWarsSanitizeSegmentRegisters
1 DrEye
1 DuplicateHandleAccess
1 DWmigration
1 DXPrimaryClipping
1 EA3dSetup
1 EasyCDCreator5
1 EFilm
1 EmptyClipboardtoSet
1 EmulateBitmapStride
1 EmulateClipboardDIBFormat
1 EmulateEnvironmentBlock
1 EmulateGetStringType
1 EmulateIME
1 EmulateSHGetFileInfo
1 EncartaEncyclopediaDeluxe2K
1 EncartaHotKey
1 EnlargeGetObjectBufferSize
1 Explzh
1 ExtractAssociatedIcon
1 F18Carrier
1 FailGetStdHandle
1 FailOpenFile
1 FCS
1 FDR
1 FileMap
1 FireFighters
1 FixServiceStartupCircularDependency
1 FlushFile
1 Force21
1 ForceAnsiWindowProc
1 ForceAppendMenuSuccess
1 ForceMessageBoxFocus
1 ForceSeparateVDM
1 Frogger2
1 Gangsters
1 Ghost8Setup
1 Gizmos
1 Gun
1 HandleMarkedContentNotIndexed
1 HarleyDavidson
1 HeapIgnoreMoveable
1 HeroSDVD
1 HideCursor
1 HotFaxMessageCenter4
1 HTMLEditor8587
1 IConfig
1 IE5DOMSetup
1 IgnoreFloatingPointRoundingControl
1 IgnoreFreeConsole
1 IgnoreOleUninitialize
1 IgnoreZeroMoveWindow
1 InstallFonts
1 InstallShield6
1 IntellisyncMobile
1 InternetSetFeatureEnabled
1 IomegaSendMessageHook
1 ISA2
1 ISA2000SP1
1 iTunesAutoplay
1 JavaVM2
1 JAWS_RegOpenKeyA
1 JetFighter4
1 Keisoku7
1 KingsoftCiBa2005
1 KingsQuestMask
1 Kohan2
1 LHVoiceXPressPlus
1 LimitLargeAddressAwareProcessTo3gb
1 LinksExtreme
1 LogitechQuickCamReg
1 LongestJourney
1 LotusOrganizer5
1 LuYingPCWanNengJingLing4
1 Madden2006
1 MafiaSetup
1 MahjonggMadness
1 MastersOfOrion2
1 MathBlaster9_12
1 MaxPayne
1 McAfeeParentalControl
1 MECCommander
1 Mechwarrior2
1 Millionaire
1 MindSpring4
1 ModemWizard
1 Money2005
1 Monopoly3
1 MoveWinInitRenameToReg
1 MSAccess2000IME
1 MSBaselineSecurityAnalyzer20
1 MSDevDisabledButtons
1 MSDigitalImage2006Setup
1 MSReports2_5
1 MSWorks6
1 Mutek
1 MyPhotoCenter2
1 NatDbgDM
1 NeedForSpeedHighStakes
1 NetObjectsFusion5
1 NetZip
1 NewShenDiaoXiaLv
1 NFLBlitz
1 NikonView
1 NullHwndInMessageBox
1 Omikron
1 OmniPage
1 OpenClusterHook
1 OperationsManager
1 Outlook2000
1 Outlook2003Calender
1 Outlook97
1 Outlook98Wizard
1 OutpostFirewallBlockErrorDialog
1 OverlayPro
1 PagePlus11
1 Patrol
1 PestPatrol5
1 pGetProcAddrExOverride
1 PhotoExplosionLoadLibrary
1 PhotoshopElements
1 Pirch98
1 PlaneCrazy
1 PostInstallMagicSet
1 PowerBuilder
1 PowerChute
1 Ppo3svrScr
1 PrintMaster4
1 QuickBooks8
1 QuickBooksPE2004
1 Quicken2000
1 Quicken2001
1 RCenter
1 RealMyst
1 RedAlertPatchGet
1 RedirectHhShortcutToSysWow64
1 RegCap
1 RegisterClassExIgnoreParameterForIKEA
1 RemoveInvalidW2KWindowStyles
1 RemoveOverlappedFlagFromCreateFile
1 Resonate
1 RestoreSystemCursors
1 ResumeWriter3
1 RetryOpenServiceWithReadAccess
1 ReturnToKrondor
1 SbxHostHelper
1 SchoolHouseRockMath
1 SetupCommitFileQueueIgnoreWow
1 SevenKingdoms
1 SHAppBarApiHook
1 ShellExecuteNoZone
1 ShellExecuteXP
1 ShockwaveLocation
1 ShowWindowIE
1 SierraCartRacing
1 SimCity4
1 Simply3d
1 SirenJukebox2
1 SkipDLLRegister
1 SlowExitThread
1 SmartSuite
1 SmartSuiteHelp
1 SmartSuiteManage
1 SMSDeadlock
1 SoftType45
1 SolidWorks99Plus
1 SonicWallVPNClient
1 SpecOps2
1 SpeechViewer3
1 Sql2005
1 Sql2005MMCSnapin
1 Sql2005Sp1Extractor
1 StepIntoLiquid
1 StoneAge
1 Suda2000
1 Summoner
1 SuperBike
1 SuperChix76
1 TaskbarAndStartMenuProperty
1 ThreeDJungleTrain
1 TimeSlips
1 TonkaConstruction
1 TrainSimulator
1 TrimDisplayDeviceNames
1 TrimServerName
1 TSPerUserFiles
1 TurkeyHunter
1 TwinssensOdyssey
1 Ultima9
1 UltimateSoccerManager
1 UltraWinCleaner2002
1 UnMirrorImageList
1 UPano
1 UrbanChaos
1 USNF97
1 ViaVoice8J
1 VideoReDo
1 ViperRacing
1 VJEDelta
1 WaitAfterCreateProcess
1 WaveOutIgnoreBadFormat
1 WebPage6
1 WebShots
1 WerDisableReportException
1 Win2000SP1VersionLie
1 Win2000SP2VersionLie
1 Win2k3RTMVersionLie
1 WinFaxPro10
1 WinFaxPro9
1 WinStone99
1 WLMessenger
1 WordPerfect8
1 WordPerfect9_1
1 WordPerfect9_2
1 WordPerfectPresentation10
1 Works99
1 WorldOfWarcraft
1 Worms2
1 Wow64Mdm
1 Wow64MM2
1 Wow64UpdateDriverLie
1 WPS2000
1 WRPRegDeleteKey
1 XPAfxIsValidAddress
1 ZenWorks
1 Telemetry
0 AdobeLiveMotion
0 AdobePremierePro
0 AmericaArmyLoadLibraryEx
0 APILogger
0 BluePill
0 ComponentVerifierProbe
0 DeleteSpecifiedFiles
0 DisableFilterKeys
0 EnableNetFX11Install
0 ExchangeServerSetup
0 FeedbackReport
0 GetVolumeInformationLie
0 GrabMatchingInformation
0 HeapForceGrowable
0 IEUnHarden
0 InstantCDDVD
0 ISpeed
0 LanguageNeutralGetFileVersionInfo
0 LoadComctl32Version5
0 LUADiagnosticsManager
0 LUAPriv
0 NetBackup45
0 OmniPagePro11Uninstall
0 PhotoshopCs2
0 PrinterGetPrtL2
0 PrinterJTDevmode
0 RedPill
0 RegistryReflector
0 SafeDisc
0 SecuromVistaVersionLie
0 Shrinker
0 SmartPhoneSDK2003
0 SmartSuite9_8AddWOW64Flags
0 Sql2005SetupComputerName
0 TrackRegLeaks
0 TrimVersionInfo
0 UDDI
0 UIPIEnableCustomMsgs
0 Wow64CoCreateInstanceFlag
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