Chances are good you're running an x64-based operating system, but what does that even mean? I've been writing about technology since 1992. My focus is special projects; I've run PCMag's ...

The evolution in computing horsepower is more of everything—first it was more gigahertz, then more cores, and on top of that, more bits for the integer registers inside the CPU. Whereas 32-bit ...

While 32-bit applications will run quite happily on a 64-bit operating system, only true 64-bit programs will take full advantage of it. They don't suffer the same memory restrictions and application ...

If you have bought a PC in recent years, in all probabilities you have a 64-bit version of Windows 11/10. Unlike 32-bit (x86) Windows installation that permitted the installation of only 32-bit ...

Your new computer has a 64-bit processor, but your software probably is still 32-bit. Why haven't software developers done more about it? Why are you using 32-bit software on your 64-bit computer? If ...

The two different program files are available only in the 64-bit operating system. The 32-bit operating system will have only a single program file folder. The main difference is that the program file ...

If you installed a 64-bit version of the Microsoft Windows operating system on computers in your office, you can check if your important programs are designed for 64-bit operating systems. Microsoft ...

Seeing that there is a good possibility Macs could become 64bit soon I thought It would be nice to have a discussion on 64 bit software. I didn't want to stick it in with the 64 bit Hardware ...

CPUs that process 64 bits as a single unit, compared to 8, 16 or 32. Today's desktop and laptop computers are mostly 64-bit machines; however, there are countless 32-bit, 16-bit and 8-bit ...