Windows 10: Windows 10: How to switch and upgrade from different architectures

Whether going to shop for a new computer, using a PlayStation, installing large servers or updating drivers for the devices connected to our system, we come across the terms 32-bit and 64-bit architectures. These numbers are actually the width of the CPU register which is a small amount of storage available as part of a digital processor and can be accessed faster than main memory. 64-bit computing has been enormously popularized with the releases of Windows 7 and Windows 8. Most of the machines are getting launched with 64-bit system architecture. The terms 32-bit and 64-bit actually define the way…

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Architecture-Windows 10

I want to switch from my currently installed architecture when migrating to Windows 10. Do I have that option with the free upgrade offer?

• The free upgrade does not have the option to switch architectures, so the architecture will remain the same. If you want to switch architectures, you will have to download the Window 10 .ISO file in the appropriate architecture (32 or 64 bit) and perform
  a custom install.
  
  How
  to: Do a custom installation of Windows
  
  Learn more:
  How to reserve your free upgrade to Windows 10
  

How do I upgrade from 32 bit versions of Windows to 64 bit Windows 10?

How
to: Switch from 32 bit versions of Windows to Windows 10 64 bit

 

W10 upgrade - 32b / 64b OS architecture - Can the architecture be changed?

I want to switch from my currently installed architecture when migrating to Windows 10. Do I have that option with the free upgrade offer?

• The free upgrade does not have the option to switch architectures, so the architecture will remain the same. If you want to switch architectures, you will have to download the Window 10 .ISO file in the appropriate architecture (32 or 64 bit) and perform
  a custom install.
  
  How
  to: Do a custom installation of Windows
  
  Learn more:
  How to reserve your free upgrade to Windows 10
  

How do I upgrade from 32 bit versions of Windows to 64 bit Windows 10?

How
to: Switch from 32 bit versions of Windows to Windows 10 64 bit

 

Windows 10 upgrade change architecture from 32-bit to 64-bit

I want to switch from my currently installed architecture when migrating to Windows 10. Do I have that option with the free upgrade offer?

• The free upgrade does not have the option to switch architectures, so the architecture will remain the same. If you want to switch architectures, you will have to download the Window 10 .ISO file in the appropriate architecture (32 or 64 bit) and do a custom
  install.
  
  How
  to: Do a custom installation of Windows
  
  Learn more:
  How to reserve your free upgrade to Windows 10