How to Determine the Bit Count for a Windows Computer
This wikiHow teaches you how to determine your Windows computer's bit count, which typically will be either 32- or 64-bit. Open Start . Click the Windows logo in the bottom-left corner of the screen. The Start window will pop up.
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Windows 10 and 8
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- You can also just right-click Start (or press ⊞ Win+X) and click System in the resulting pop-up menu. If you do this, skip the next two steps.
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Click System. It's a computer monitor-shaped icon in the Settings window. -
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Click About. This tab is at the bottom of the left-hand column of options. Doing so brings up a list of your computer's attributes. -
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Look for the "System type" heading. It's near the bottom of the "Device specifications" section toward the bottom of the window. You'll see either "64-bit" or "32-bit" to the right of "System type"; this is your computer's bit count.
Method 2 of 2:
Windows 7
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Right-click Computer. It's on the right side of the Start window. Doing so prompts a drop-down menu.- If the My Computer app is on your desktop, you can right-click it instead.
- If you're using a laptop with a trackpad, tap the trackpad with two fingers instead of right-clicking.
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Click Properties. This option is near the bottom of the drop-down menu. -
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Look for the "System type" heading. It's below the "Installed RAM" heading on this page. You'll see either "64-bit" or "32-bit" to the right of "System type"; this is your computer's bit count.
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