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Is windows 10 x86 or x86-64?


Asked by Remy Rodgers on Dec 15, 2021 Windows



Windows 10 x86 (32-bit) is limited to using 4GB of RAM or less on PCs. Windows 10 x64 (64-bit) can use more than 4GB of RAM and it does this by using the AMD64 standard for 64-bit instructions. This needs the system to be able to support 64bit.
Moreover,
There is no upgrade path from 32 bit versions of Windows to Windows 10 64 bit. Yes, that means you will have to reinstall all your drivers (64 bit native drivers) and applications. Some additional configuration might be required on your part.
Thereof, Windows 10 can run on both 32-bit and 64-bit processor architectures. If you have a desktop or laptop running the 32-bit version, you can upgrade to the 64-bit version without acquiring a new license. The only caveat is that there is no in-place upgrade path to make the switch, making a clean installation of Windows 10 the only viable option.
Indeed,
The term x64 means the same thing as 64 bit referring to processors, but as Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams pointed out there are processors (not Intel or AMD) that can be 64 bit but not x64.
Similarly,
Windows 10 can run on both 32-bit and 64-bit processor architectures. If you have a desktop or laptop running the 32-bit version, you can upgrade to the 64-bit version without acquiring a new...