Windows 10: 32 bit Windows 10?

Greetings. As a hobby I help a few of the older members of the community with their computers. I recently took in a computer to look at with the usual complaint that "its slow". What I did find upon investigation was that the system MAY have been upgrade to W10 from maybe W7 or 8.1 This in itself is not a problem but what is, is that a 64 bit operating system has been leveraged on to a computer with only 4 gigs of RAM Now, I need to ask some questions of you smarter types out there in W10 forum land: 1) Is it possible to upgrade a 32 bit OS to a 64 bit OS? I only ask this because if it is not then the OS that was on the computer previously would've had to be 64 bit in the first place (which seems counter productive with only 4 gigs of RAM installed) 2) Is there only way to discover what Windows was previously installed? And 3) With only 4 gigs loaded is it possible for 64 bit W10 to be removed and 32 bit W10 to be clean installed in its place? Thanks

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Windows 32 bits to 64 bits

Hi Kulbeer,

To upgrade from Windows 10 32-bit to Windows 10 64-bit, we suggest that you check and follow the steps/instructions provided by
Andre Da Costa in his article.

We would appreciate it if you could get back to us and provide us your feedback.

 

Windows 10 Upgrade 32-bit to 64-bit

So, Windows 10 Upgrade is being rolled out worldwide, and I have 'reserved' my upgrade.

Currently my computer is running Windows 7 Pro 32-bit. I'm planning to 'upgrade' it to Windows 10 64-bit (via fresh install, of course).

After reading many references, these will be the steps I'll do:

1. Let the "Get Windows 10" app upgrade my OS to Windows 10 32-bit
   
2. Note the activation key
   
3. Download the Installation Media for Windows 10, but choosing 64-bit instead
   
4. Perform a clean install
   
5. Reactivate using the activation key in Step #2
   

(Of course I'll backup my data first.)

However, I still have some questions:

1. On Windows 7, the activation key does not differ between 32- or 64-bit versions. Is it still so with Windows 10?
   
2. Will I be able to download a different architecture on Step #3?
   
3. Is there anything I need to prepare beforehand?
   

Thank you for your assistance.

 

Windows 10 Pro 64-Bit to 32-Bit?

Hi,


Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.



I understand your concern and will assist you to resolve this issue.

• 
  What is the name of the game?
  

If the system architect is 32 bit, then you can’t install 64 bit version of windows in it. I suggest you to run “winver” by pressing Windows + R, and check the version and bit.

There are some games that you can install it in 32 bit as well.

Windows 10 is the free upgrade for those users who has genuine key for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 , normally it doesn't require activation, it's gets activated automatically, in case if you face an issue with activation the you can get back to
us.



For reference you can refer the link below and check if it helps (32 bit and 64 bit architect applies same to windows 10)

32-bit and 64-bit Windows: Frequently asked questions



Keep us posted on this issue so that we can assist you better.

Thanks and Regards.