A change from 32 to 64 Bit is possible?
If it's even possible that you change your Version of Windows from 32 to 64 Bit, depends on the Hardware of your computer:
- Your CPU must be able to work with 64-Bit addresses to deal. If your processor is 64-Bit capable, read the easiest way in the Manual.
- With the help of our article on the topic of can you find without a guide out whether your Hardware is 64-Bit compatible is.
- Your CPU is not 64-Bit compatible, you can't replace necessarily just the CPU. Read the Manual of your motherboard to see if and what 64-Bit capable processors, it is compatible. This is a question of Sockets.
- Consider this: Is your processor is 64-Bit compatible, is a change from 32-Bit, in principle, possible. But: With a 64-Bit operating system, you need to renew, without exception, all the drivers for all your Hardware components. You will find no 64-Bit driver for your Card Reader, is this from the exchange is useless.
Modern CPU for 64-Bit systems
To switch from 32 to 64 Bit
To switch from a 32 - to a 64-Bit version of Windows, you need to make some preparations and perform the following steps:
- First, search for the drivers for all your Hardware for 64-Bit systems. Save this on a USB-Stick or other data carrier.
- Bring your current Windows Key in experience. These are often found on the installation DVD. As it from the BIOS or from your Windows Installation to read it, you special practice tips.
- Caution: you cannot install the 64-Bit System using the old 32-bit Version without deleting the old Installation. Be sure to back up all important data from hard disk partition, on which you will install your 64-Bit System.
- We will give you further tips on what to do in case of a reinstallation of an operating system, note you must.
- In our Download Portal you can get the 64-Bit versions of Windows Vista (SP2), Windows 7 Home, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 , and Windows 10 Final.
- Install the 64-Bit operating system, for example, with the help of our article on Windows 7 and Windows 8.
- After you install the operating system first of all the drivers. Now is a Windows Backup makes sense to have the featured Windows, at any time, restore to can.
As you are now on a 64-Bit variant of Windows Software in compatibility mode run, we will show you in a further practical tip.
