Windows 10: how to upgrade from 32bit to 64 bit drivers windows 10

how to upgrade from 32bit to 64 bit drivers windows 10

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Windows 7 32 bit upgrade to Windows 64 bit on new PC using old license

Hi all,

I've purchased a new PC to replace my aged machine.

The old machine was running licensed Windows 7 32bit Home Premium (this disk was 32 bit only), and I want to move this license over to my new PC (64 bit processing and drivers etc....), and then upgrade to Windows 10 64 bit.

I load the Windows 7 32bit onto new machine, then upgrade to Windows 10 32bit with no issues, and the product key is accepted and activates.

When I then go to upgrade to Windows 10 64 bit, the product key is not accepted.

Given there was no price differences in Windows 7 32bit or 64 bit, don't see why I shouldn't be able to change it over?

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Rob

 

Windows 10 32 bit to 64 bit upgrade lost wifi and audio

Hi Andrew,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community.

To assist you better, I suggest you to answer some questions below.

• Are you using Windows 10 64bit or 32 bit for now?
• Which was your previous operating system and was it 32bit or 64 bit?
• Did you try installing the latest drivers and check?
• What is the make and model of your PC?

Please post us back with more information to help you better.

 

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.