Running a C# application as 32-bit on a 64-bit machine

Question

How do I force my application to run as 32-bit on a 64-bit machine?

The code is written in C#.

Answer 1

Right click your project, and select properties.

In properties, select the build tab. Under platform target, select x86.

Hit Ctrl + Shift + S to save all files, right click the solution and select "Clean" to get rid of old binaries. Any builds after that should be 32 bit

Answer 2

命令行形式：

corflags application.exe /32BIT+ 

Answer 3

Here's how I did it when we couldn't change the existing code from Any CPU to x86 due to a ClickOnce limitation:

Create a 32-bit (x86 must be checked under project properties) 'launcher' application (Windows Application but not form):

static void Main(string[] args)
{
    // Load the assembly    
    string directory = Path.GetDirectoryName(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location);
    string assemblyName = Path.Combine(directory, "YourAnyCPUApplication.exe");
    Assembly assembly = Assembly.LoadFile(assemblyName);
    assembly.EntryPoint.Invoke(null, null);
}

Add the following code to the Main method in the Any CPU project:

if (IntPtr.Size == 4)
{
    Application.EnableVisualStyles();
    Application.SetCompatibleTextRenderingDefault(false);
    // etc...
}
else
{
    // Launch application in 32-bit mode
    System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(Path.GetDirectoryName(Application.ExecutablePath)
                                     + @"\Your32BitApplicationLauncher.exe");
}

I hope this helps :-)

Answer 4

如果您转到 Visual Studio 中的配置管理器，您可以将平台设置为 x86 或 x64。

Answer 5

Assuming this is a Winforms, console app, or Windows service you have to build the exe for x86 instead of Any CPU. It's in the Configuration Manager.

Answer 6

Setting the project to x86 will prevent the file from executing on non-x86 platforms such as ARM. Since Visual Studio 11 and .NET framwork 4.5 there's a new option named Any CPU 32-bit preferred and this was the default since then. The resulting code will run on any platforms but on 64-bit platforms they are run as 32-bit processes

Further reading

• What is the purpose of the "Prefer 32-bit" setting in Visual Studio and how does it actually work?
• What does the "Prefer 32-bit" compiler flag mean for Visual Studio (C#, VB)?
• What AnyCPU Really Means As Of .NET 4.5 and Visual Studio 11