Why Should You Always Install 64-bit Windows?
Microsoft offers both 32-bit as well as 64-bit version of Windows 10. But, while installing Windows 10 or Windows 7, you should almost certainly skip 32-bit version of Windows and should prefer 64-bit version instead. The 64-bit version is also known as "x64" version of Windows, while the 32-bit version is also known as "x84" version of Windows. Your PC is Almost Certainly 64-Bit 64-bit PCs have been mainstream for a long time. Core 2 Duo was one of the Intel's first big 64-bit consumer CPU. AMD released the Athlon 64 in 2003. If you have a CPU, you purchased or built in last decade, it's almost a 64-bit PC. There are some exceptions, of Course. Early versions of the very under-powered Intel Atom CPU line were just 32-bit CPU's. But those were so slow when they were released that it’s very unlikely many people are still using those discount netbooks and tablets today. 32-bit Operating system can be run on computers with 64-b