Windows 10: Firefox 64-bit is now available to download

I am using 740 MB with 10 tabs loaded.

 

Runing Win 10 in your MAC ? mmmm ☻

 

I've been running Firefox x64 since around version 36 and never had a problem with it.

For some reason it has been released on the beta builds but after the betas went final the x64 option was removed and only x32 available. Seems the devs weren't too keen on it and saw no advantage in having an x64 version.

 

The sandbox of those browsers are only keeping Scripts inside the Sandbox, nothing else*Smile
Fire Fox is still safer, even without a Sandbox.

Cheers

 

Saw speed statistics between 32 bit & 64bit versions and it showed no difference there.Firefox Nightly has been 64bit, never that successful.

 

Speed probably won't be noticeable, but perhaps 64 bit will hold more tabs in memory.

 

Know you use Firefox, have you tried this version, bit reluctant to try it ? Not on Mozilla's actual site that i can see, only some source site from here.

 

Right from Mozilla's FTP server (which is where that Neowin link gets it from),

Directory Listing: /pub/firefox/releases/42.0/win64/

just select the language of your choice.

 

Thanks i seen that here too, since developer edition or beta be reasons Mozilla is not advertising it on there US site for me yet.

 

For everybody who is still looking for a certain version of Firefox (including Win 64 bit): That's the link to Mozilla's server where you can find all versions (be it for Linux, Windows...).

 

Shows the version you have type in browser about:buildconfig

 

Longtime FF user, been using cyberfox (a FF look-a-like) for the last 2 months. It is available in an AMD or an Intel version, both 32 & 64bit. Versions track FF.

 

Thanks for that info jds63. I was just about to ask how/why a 64-bit Firefox is superior to a 32-bit Firefox. I'll just stay with 32-bit.
ac

 

FWIW, and not just to be contrarian: I have installed the 64 bit version now on two of my machines, both I-7's, and have noticed a definite snappy improvement on page swapping, etc., especially on my Wi-Fi linked ultrabook which is up-to-date latest build. Don't know how much to attribute to FF vs Win10.

 

Yes I find FF x64 gives a snappier performance over the x86 builds.

That's why I previously stuck to FF beta builds as x64 has been available in those for quite a while now.