Someone has ported Word for Windows 1.1a, a version from 1990, to run natively on Windows 11 as a fully working native Windows x64 port. The port was created by Justin Marshall, who developed the 'Microsoft Word for Windows 1.1a' project on GitHub. It is not an emulator but a native port, made possible because Microsoft released the source code for the app over 10 years ago, available from the Computer History Museum. Marshall built on the original source code with "modern replacements for the 16-bit assembly, segmented-memory, and Win16 platform boundaries." The resulting word processor can fit in less than 1MB of RAM in Windows 11 and contains no AI. However, there is no installation package to download because the "historical source files retain their original Microsoft and third-party copyright notices," prohibiting commercial use or sharing copies on the web. To run it, users must follow GitHub instructions and need Visual Studio 2022 with Desktop development with C++, a Windows 11 (or 10) SDK installed through Visual Studio, CMake 3.25 (or newer), and PowerShell. The project has generated interest as an illustration of how stripped back Word can be, with one Redditor commenting, "Not all heroes wear capes."