A SAVDM is created for the execution of a single Windows application. The Workplace Shell actually starts WINOS2.COM as the application in the VDM, and the application to be started in the VDM is passed as a parameter to WINOS2. This process is transparent to the user; the definition of the SAVDM in the Settings notebook uses the Windows application name only.
If WINOS2 is to execute in real mode, the /r option will be automatically inserted into the parameter list for the VDM creation, based on the WIN-OS/2 settings. If standard mode was highlighted, /s is passed as a parameter to WINOS2. The default is to pass no Windows options, only the application name.
When the Windows application is terminated, WINOS2.COM terminates, which in turn causes the VDM to be terminated.