If you are wanting to download/install software and it asks you to choose either 32 or 64 bit (depending on what your processor is), you may not know unless you built the computer yourself. I have specified below a quick-and-easy way to determine the processor type of your computer. Most of the time it will tell you in System Properties, but I will explain another method below:
System Properties:
- Click on the Start button, and then right click on My Computer. This will make an options menu appear. From this options menu, click on Properties.
- A System Properties window will appear (shown below). In the bottom-right section of this window will be a “Computer” category, and a brief description of your computer will appear there along with processor information.
If System Properties does not specify the processor information that you need, you can check via System Information. I have supplied how to get to this alternative below:
System Information:
- Click on the Start button and then click on Run. A small “Run” window will appear in the bottom left-hand corner asking to perform a command.
- In the text box of the Run window, insert winmsd.exe and then click “Ok”.
- A System Information will appear (shown below). Click on “System Summary” in the left-hand pane if it is not already selected.
- Once “System Summary” is selected, look in the “Processor” column the right-hand pane. If the value contains x86 (or 86), your version of Windows is 32 bit. If the value contains ia64 or AMD64, you have the 64 bit version of Windows installed.
Please note that some machines that are 64 bit may have the 32 bit version of Windows installed for better availability to drivers. With this in mind, you may want to do further research on your processor to get a more accurate determination.
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