Windows 10: Got this error while installing a 32-bit windows 10, does anybody know what happened or how...

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Windows 10: Install 32 bit OS on 64 bit Machine.

Hi,



To better assist you with your concern on your installation of Windows 10 32 bit, may we know the following information:

• Are you doing a clean install of the 32 bit?
• Was the 64 bit initially installed and was not successful that’s why you want to use the 32 bit?
• Where did you purchased your Windows software? Have you tried to contact them for possible replacement?

We’ll wait for your reply.

 

Windows installed 32-bit version of Windows 10, when it should be 64-bit

Hi,

Welcome to Microsoft Community and thank you for your interest in Windows 10.

In order to help you better, could you please confirm a couple of things:

• How did you upgrade to Windows 10?
• Have you checked under system info?

I suggest you to go to control panel and system and under system info check which bit is installed.

As your Windows 7 is running on 32 bit, Windows 10 will be installed as 32 bit architecture if you install Windows 10 through Windows updates. If you want to install Windows 10 64 bit, I suggest you to check whether your system
supports 32/64 bit architecture. If your computer supports 64 bit architecture, then i suggest you to refer the below link to install Windows 10 64 bit using the media creation tool.

Download Windows 10.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10

You can check the System information from your computer to check for the architecture of Windows supported by your computer.

Reference: I suggest you to refer the below article for more information about Windows 10.

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...ndows-10/5c0b9368-a9e8-4238-b1e4-45f4b7ed2fb9

Hope this information was helpful and do let us know if you need further assistance. We will be glad to assist.

 

How to install windows 10 32 bit on window 10 64 bit.

First determine if there are 32 bit compatible drivers available for all your hardware. Also, if you have more than 4 GBs of RAM installed, it won't be recognized by 32 bit Windows 10.

If you have all pre-requisites, then you can download the corresponding 32 bit edition then perform a custom install over your 64 bit install:

Step 1:
How to download official Windows 10 ISO files

Step 2:
How to: Perform a custom installation of Windows

As a precaution, backup the 64 bit install in case something goes wrong:

• How
  to: Create a system image in Windows 10
• How
  to restore a Windows 10 system image to an existing or larger storage device
  

Personally, I would setup a virtual machine instead with a 32 bit copy of Windows and run the necessary apps there.

Please note, you will need to enable 16 bit mode in Windows 10 32 bit in order to use those older 16 bit apps:

How to Enable 16-bit Application Support in Windows 10 - groovyPost