Is my computer 64 bit or 32 bit? You may ask yourself this question, then after reading this article, you can know five methods to judge out. Besides, this post also tells you about the differences between 64 bit and 32 bit operating system.
Is My Computer 64 Bit or 32 Bit?
Most people know if their computer is running Windows 7 or Windows 10, but they might don’t know whether their computers are 32 bit or 64 bit. Knowing if your computer is 32 bit or 64 bit is very important when you need to install device drivers or select software for your computer.
Is my computer 64 bit or 32 bit? Many Windows users always ask themselves. Actually, it is very easy to make out whether your computer is 64 bit or 32 bit. And there are five quick and efficient ways you can adapt to check. The following methods all take Windows 10 as an example.
First Method: Settings Tool
You can check whether your computer is 32 bit or 64 bit through the Settings in Windows. You just need to follow the steps below to know the result.
Click Settings > click System > click About > find the System type under Device specifications.
Then you can know whether your computer is 32 bit or 64 bit. You can also get other information, such as the Windows specifications.
Second Method: This PC
You can also find out whether your PC is 32 bit or 64 bit according to This PC. And you just need to click several buttons to know the answer.
Open File Explorer > right-click This PC > click Properties > find System type.
Third Method: System Information
You can also get the answer by checking the System Information. And you can get other information about the system, hardware, baseboard and so on.
You just need to do the following instructions to find out whether your system is 32 bit or 64 bit.
Step 1: Enter msinfo32 in the search box next to Cortana to continue.
Step 2: Click the top one (System Information) to continue.
Step 3: Find the System Type to check whether your computer is 32 bit or 64 bit.
Fourth Method: Program Files Folder
The fourth method is to find out Program Files folder, because 64 bit system has two Program Files folders, which name Program Files and Program Files (x86), and 32 bit system only has one Program Files folder.
So how to find the Program Files folder? Here is the tutorial.
Open File Explorer > click This PC > double click Local Disk (C:) (the disk depends on where operating system is)> check how many Program Files folders are here.
Fifth Method: DirectX Diagnostic Tool
There is another method for you to check whether your computer is 32 bit or 64 bit. You can find the answer using DirectX Diagnostic Tool.
You just need to enter dxdiag in the search box next Cortana and click the top one, then just click Yes to call out DirectX Diagnostic Tool.
Now you can know whether you are using 32 bit operating system or 64 bit system from the pop-out DirectX Diagnostic Tool window.
What Are the Differences Between 64 bit and 32 bit System?
In the early 1990’s, the processors adapted 32 bit architecture. The data bus was able to handle 32 bit at a time. And then 64 bit processors came to the market, so the data bus has the capacity to handle 64 bit at a time.
Therefore, in order to make use of the capabilities of 64 bit processors, Microsoft released 64 bit operating system versions.
The best part of 64 bit processors is that a 64 bit processor can support both 64 bit and 32 bit operating system. However, a 32 bit processor can only support 32 bit system.
What’s more, there is only 4 GB of RAM for 32 bit system, so if you want to use more RAM, you’d better upgrade 32 bit operating system to 64 bit.