Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Not sure if your installed version of Windows is 32-bit or 64-bit? One quick way to tell is by looking at information about your ...

You may not have noticed, but most Windows 8.1 tablets run in 32-bit mode despite having a 64-bit processor. That's about to change. Brooke Crothers writes about mobile computer systems, including ...

You’ve seen the choice a hundred times, haven't you?

With the upcoming release of Windows 7, the question is raised again on whether you should install the 32-bit version (x86) of the operating system or move up to 64-bit (x64). This is something that's ...

You’ve probably seen 32-bit and 64-bit options available whenever you download an app or install a game. Your PC might even have a sticker that says it has a 64-bit ...

Like clockwork, Google has delivered its latest version of its Chrome Web browser for Linux, Mac, and Windows users, but it's the 64-bit Windows users who will get the most from this latest upgrade: ...

You're probably aware that 64-bit and 32-bit versions of your operating system exist, but apart from ascribing to a bigger-is-better philosophy, you may have no idea ...

Last year, x64 editions of Windows Vista were hard to come by and seen as mainly for early adopters. This year, with little warning, the tide seems to have shifted dramatically. I noticed the first ...

After revving the engine for quite a while, Microsoft is hoping to take 64-bit computing into the fast lane. The software maker, which has been tooling around with the 64-bit version of Windows for ...

Jvness asked the Windows forum about upgrading an older, 32-bit version of Windows to 64-bit Windows 7. There are two questions you have to answer. First, is your PC compatible with Windows 7 (and ...

The transition to 64-bit computing has accelerated with the release of Windows 7. Figures published by Microsoft today claim that nearly half of Windows 7 installations—46 percent—are using 64-bit ...