Windows 10: How to upgrade from 32 bit to 64 bit OS????????

My desktop had windows 10 pro installed.

But it is 32 bit OS.

My processor is X64 capable.....

I want to upgrade from 32 bit to 64 bit OS with the same product key for 32 bit......


What should I do?????


Please explain me detail..............

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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.

 

OS upgrade from 32 bit to 64 bit

Hi,

I have win 7 Home basic 32 bit license copy installed on desktop system, need to upgrade OS as win 7 Home basic 64 Bit,

Please suggest for the same

Reagrds

Santoshi

 

32-bit or 64-bit OS?

Just search. There was plenty of discussion on that.
Some time ago there were issues with 64-bit adoption (availability of drivers, etc). But that's past.

It's no-brainer now. Go 64-bit.

64-bit OS will run 32 bit applications same as 32-bit OS
64-bit OS will not boost CPU performance, but will allow all 4 GB of your memory to be used (32-bit would limit it to 3.x GB)
64-bit OS will allow DX10/11 games to run faster because of better handling on GPU memory access

Cheers,