--- title: "How can you know that your windows is a 32-bit or it is a 64-bit?" description: "How can you know that your windows is a 32-bit or it is a 64-bit?" author: "Steilla Mitchel" published: 2022-05-26 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/97653/how-can-you-know-that-your-windows-is-a-32-bit-or-it-is-a-64-bit category: "troubleshooting" tags: ["troubleshooting", "windows"] reading_time: 1 minute --- # How can you know that your windows is a 32-bit or it is a 64-bit? How can you know that your [windows](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/166/windows-api) is a 32-[bit](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/81645/what-are-confucius-institutes-decoding-every-bit) or it is a 64-bit? ## Answers ### Answer by Hitesh Vohra To find out, right-click on the **'My Computer' icon** and select the 'Properties' option from the menu. Then, select the 'General' option to view the details of your computer's operating system. If your machine has a 64-bit version of Windows Xp, it will be written, but if there is nothing about the 64-bit, it is a 32-bit edition. To see if you're using a 32-bit or 64-bit version of **Windows 10,** launch the Settings app by pressing Windows+i, then navigate to System > About. Look for the 'System type' entry on the right side. It will tell you whether you're running a 32-bit or 64-bit operating system and whether you have a 64-bit capable processor. https://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/pagead/ads?gdpr=0&client=ca-pub-4392740333731945&output=html&h=280&adk=2217801867&adf=3821456016&pi=t.aa~a.705011304~i.3~rp.4&w=673&fwrn=4&fwrnh=100&lmt=1653767171&num_ads=1&rafmt=1&armr=3&sem=mc&pwprc=1094794600&psa=1&ad_type=text_image&format=673x280&url=http%3A%2F%2Fanswers.mindstick.com%2Fqa%2F97653%2Fhow-can-you-know-that-your-windows-is-a-32-bit-or-it-is-a-64-bit&fwr=0&pra=3&rh=168&rw=672&rpe=1&resp_fmts=3&wgl=1&fa=27&dt=1653766609703&bpp=4&bdt=1098&idt=4&shv=r20220525&mjsv=m202205240101&ptt=9&saldr=aa&abxe=1&cookie=ID%3D662a2a89d90b1e4b-2254e9049ad300cf%3AT%3D1638203387%3ART%3D1653767165%3AS%3DALNI_MZxZDTPO854TnRqFplLRqIMAvzTPA&gpic=UID%3D0000049bbcd8c2fb%3AT%3D1649361027%3ART%3D1653765537%3AS%3DALNI_MYxpVq19FV9XGwj1XHiGD59KpTonA&prev_fmts=0x0&nras=2&correlator=3455462103657&frm=20&pv=1&ga_vid=1844689516.1638201988&ga_sid=1653766609&ga_hid=954564110&ga_fc=1&u_tz=330&u_his=1&u_h=864&u_w=1536&u_ah=824&u_aw=1536&u_cd=24&u_sd=1.25&adx=337&ady=850&biw=1519&bih=754&scr_x=0&scr_y=0&eid=44759876%2C44759927%2C44759837%2C44763506&oid=2&pvsid=2060854338920816&pem=297&tmod=1739276282&uas=0&nvt=1&eae=0&fc=1408&brdim=0%2C0%2C0%2C0%2C1536%2C0%2C0%2C0%2C1536%2C754&vis=1&rsz=%7C%7Cs%7C&abl=NS&fu=128&bc=23&ifi=4&uci=a!4&btvi=1&fsb=1&xpc=t8Mjf7za12&p=http%3A//answers.mindstick.com&dtd=M If you have **Windows 8,** go to Control Panel > System. To find the page quickly, press Start and search for 'system.' To determine if your operating system and CPU are 32-bit or 64-bit, look for the 'System type' entry. ## \ **Read More: [Where does ESA space science happen?](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/97672/where-does-esa-space-science-happen)** --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/97653/how-can-you-know-that-your-windows-is-a-32-bit-or-it-is-a-64-bit Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.