games that do not launch on current 64-bit Windows versions. This use-case has lead to running Wine on Windows itself via Windows Subsystem for Linux or third-party virtual machines, as well as encapsulated by means such as BoxedWine and Otvdm. Microsoft Until 2020, Microsoft had not made any public statements about Wine. However, the Windows Update online service will block updates to Microsoft applications running in Wine. On 16 February 2005, Ivan Leo Puoti discovered that Microsoft had started checking the Windows Registry for the Wine configuration key and would block the Windows Update for any component. As Puoti noted: "It's also the first time Microsoft acknowledges the existence of Wine." In January 2020, Microsoft cited Wine as a positive consequence of being able to reimplement APIs, in its amicus curiae brief for Google LLC v. Oracle America, Inc. See also Anbox Columbia Cycada Darling (software) Executor (software) List of free and open-source software packages Linux kernel API Mono (software) PlayOnLinux PlayOnMac ReactOS Windows Interface Source Environment Windows Subsystem for Linux WineGUI Notes References Further reading Jeremy White's Wine Answers – Slashdot interview with Jeremy White of CodeWeavers Appointment of the Software Freedom Law Center as legal counsel to represent the Wine project Wine: Where it came from, how to use it, where it's going – a work by Dan Kegel External links 1993 software Compatibility layers Computing platforms Cross-platform software Free software programmed in C Free system software Linux APIs Linux emulation software Software using the LGPL license