Windows 10 32-bit version running on 64-bit machine?

The only difference between 32-bit and 64-bit Windows is the amount of memory that can be addressed. 32-bit Windows can address 2 raised to the 32nd power bytes of memory, which is roughly 4 GB. 64-bit Windows can address 2 raised to the 64th power bytes of memory, which is an absurdly large amount of memory that no computer has.

64-bit Windows is not intrinsically faster than 32-bit Windows. However, if you have applications that would benefit from more the 4 GB of RAM, those applications might run faster in a 64-bit computer.

Finally, an application only uses as much RAM as it needs, regardless of how much memory the computer has.

Hi Roswell. I saw that you provided more information about your concern. Yes, you may install a 64bit operating system on your computer. And actually, the reason why you cannot use the entire 8GB of your RAM is that the 32bit Windows only has a 4GB limit on RAM.

Hi Roswell,

This is Wil, one of the independent advisor, an expert with Windows 10 and a fellow Windows 10 user like you. I understand your concern about 32bit Windows 10 running on a 64-bit computer.

Yes, you may run a 32bit or 64bit operating system on a computer running a 64bit processor.

Do you have any other concerns about it? I hope that you can reply back as quickly as possible so I can help you out further. Have a nice day.

Thanks,

Wilfred P.

Independent Advisor