borrowing from wintaskspro library:
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wowexec - wowexec.exe - Process Information
Process File: wowexec or wowexec.exe
Process Name: Windows On Windows Execution Process
Description: Windows On Windows Execution Support Process that provides support for 16-bit Windows applications together with ntvdm.exe. The service is started by NTVDM, which starts every time you run a 16-bit program.
Company: Microsoft Corp.
System Process: Yes
Security Risk ( Virus/Trojan/Worm/Adware/Spyware ): No
Common Errors: N/A




now I must ask, why you need to get rid of this?
it's not that huge so it can be left running just fine.
not sure do all of the 16-bit instances share the same process or do they start their own, but...
this is part of the OS, so I think it's perfectly fine to leave it there.
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