Windows 10: Changing processor from 32bit to 64bit on Windows 10

I am trying to change my processor from 32bit to 64bit since I have the Windows 10 upgrade. I took advantage of the free upgrade but it didn't upgrade the processor. I have the capability for this operating system and don't know why it didn't upgrade with all the other upgrades. What do I do to change the processor to 64bit. It currently reads 32bit,x64bit. Thanks for your help.

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32bit or 64bit

Windows 10 64bit you can load 32bit and 64bit applications

Windows 10 32bit cannot run 64bit software, therefore you cannot run apps like QuarkXpress that only come in 64bit versions

64bit Windows can address in theory 16.8 million terabytes

32bit Windows can only address 4GB of which 3.12GB may only be usable depending on the version of Windows you are running

In theory 64bit is much faster than 32bit as a 64bit data word (64 1's and 0's) is processed at each cycle of your processor instead of a 32bit data word. I say in theory as there is

A lot of modern software is now optimised to run on a 64bit processor, therefore will run faster, it took a long time for software manufacturers to re-configure their software to take advantage of 64bit

Basically, if you have the option of running either 63bit or 32bit, you have nothing to lose and everything to gain by choosing the 64bit version . . .

 

32bit or 64bit compatible

I currently use an 8.1 operating system which is 32bit, the laptop has a 64bit processor, if I choose just to upgrade to windows 10 from 8.1 can I upgrade to 64bit Win 10 (from the 32bit 8.1) or would it have to be to 32bit win 10. I Assume if I do a
clean install I can do it to 64 bit windows 10?

 

Window 10 32bit but need 64bit

Hi I am running windows 10 32bit OS but I have a 64bit processor I was wondering if even though it is past July 29 if I could still get windows 10 64bit for free instead of buying the 64bit version.