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 operating system installation in Control Panel.

Finding out whether you're using the 32-bit or 64-bit version of Internet Explorer in Windows 8 is as simple as finding out which version of Windows you're using.

If you want to know if an installed software or program is 32-bit or 64-bit, then 1 of these 4 tricks will tell you if it is a 32-bit or 64-bit app.

Q I’ve heard you can install more RAM with the 64-bit version of Windows 7. But how do I know if I currently have the 32-bit or the 64-bit version of Windows 7, and how can I find out if my PC ...

Microsoft Office 2010, for example, works on both 32-bit and 64-bit systems. Although a 64-bit Windows version can run 32-bit programs, you get the most out of your system when you run 64-bit ...

One of the more common questions I hear about Vista is which bit version of Windows Vista should one get. Do we go with x86 32 bit edition or x64 64 bit edition?

The 64-bit version of Windows has certain advantages. While the 32-bit version is limited to 4GB of RAM–and can’t really make use of all that–the 64-bit version can address up to 8TB.

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 ...

For most would-be Windows 7 users, a 64-bit version of Windows 7 is the right move. But if you don’t have sufficient RAM (at least 4GB), or you rely on devices that don’t have supporting 64 ...

In practice, the only advantage of using 64-bit Windows is that you can install more physical memory. 32-bit versions of desktop Windows are limited to 4GiB of physical memory, and thanks to ...