Why the emphasis ?

VB6 development on 64-bit Windows or any native architecture other than 32-bit is not and will not be supported.

You are only stating what I have already said

The VB6 IDE and the VB6 Runtime both run on 64 bit PCs. The runtime is supported whether on 32 bit or 64 bit.

Why the emphasis ?


You are only stating what I have already said

Because you aren't reading it...

Microsoft have stated "Windows 10 is designed to run Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone 8.1 software programs. And yes, everyone’s favorite VB6 Runtime will continue to work, too."

“Project Centennial” a Universal Windows Platform Bridge will also support VB6 programming.

Instructions for installing the VB6 programming IDE are available here: http://www.fortypoundhead.com/showcontent.asp?artid=23993

Microsoft have announced support for the VB6 runtime on Windows 10 until at least October 2025...

Support Statement for Visual Basic 6.0 on Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012, and Windows 10
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/ms788708.aspx

The Visual Basic team is committed to “It Just Works” compatibility for Visual Basic 6.0 applications on the following supported Windows operating systems: Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 including R2, Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 including R2, and Windows 10.

 

Microsoft have announced support for the VB6 runtime on Windows Server 2016 until at least 2027...

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/visual-basic/reference/vb6-support

The Visual Basic team is committed to "It Just Works" compatibility for Visual Basic 6.0 applications on the following supported Windows operating systems:
- Windows Vista
- Windows Server 2008 including R2
- Windows 7
- Windows 8 and Windows 8.1
- Windows Server 2012 including R2
- Windows 10
- Windows Server 2016

The Visual Basic team’s goal is that Visual Basic 6.0 applications continue to run on supported Windows versions.
As detailed in this document, the core Visual Basic 6.0 runtime will be supported for the full lifetime of supported Windows versions, which is five years of mainstream support followed by five years of extended support

The VB6 runtime will ship and will be supported in Windows 10 for the lifetime of the OS.

The VB6 runtime will ship and will be supported in Windows Server 2016 for the lifetime of the OS