Can a WoW64 process create/fork/etc pure x64 process ?

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Hi.

I wish to call a x64 exe from x86 process/exe, for example:

open x32 cmd : %windir%\SysWoW64\cmd.exe
start notepad: notepad.exe <- it will be x32 notepad (according to taskmanager = *)

Is it possible to execute the x64 notepad from the x32 cmd ?

My problem is the process I'm executing must run as x64, I don't want it to work as x86 (WoW) since it acts differently... this is how it was programmed and I can't change it :-( and my exe is x86...

To simplify my question: can a WoW process create/fork/etc pure x64 process ?

many thanks

YB

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