SAN JOSE, Calif. — Sometimes true leaders must boldly proclaim a new direction to their followers, then walk off a cliff to prove their determination. For me, that explains Microsoft’s introduction of ...

Windows 10 can run on both 32-bit and 64-bit processor architectures. If you have a computer with a 32-bit setup, you can upgrade to the 64-bit version without acquiring a new license. The only caveat ...

Windows 10 going forward will only offer a 64-bit version. It means you need to have 64-bit hardware to install a 64-bit OS. However, there are many computers still running on Windows 10 32-bit OS, ...

When it comes to operating systems, the distinction between 32-bit and 64-bit versions plays a significant role in how your PC performs and handles tasks. The terms "32-bit" and "64-bit" refer to the ...

A: This question is one that is deeply rooted in technology, and the answer could easily take more space than is available in this column. But here is my digest version. In the computer world, ...

Q: I want to play the game “Far Cry 4.” Unfortunately, that game requires a 64-bit operating system. My machine has been running the 32-bit edition of Vista with very little trouble for some time and ...

Mozilla engineers have decided that starting with Firefox 56 they will silently and forcibly auto-upgrade some users of 32-bit Firefox to 64-bit versions. Obviously, the only ones that will be ...

Advanced Micro Devices wants to give you something Intel can't. The chipmaker unveiled its Athlon 64 processor on Tuesday at a San Francisco event hosted by CEO Hector Ruiz. Along with added ...

There are a lot of PC users out there running 64-bit Windows instead of 32-bit, but who either don’t realize it or just haven’t bothered installing the 64-bit versions of their favorite programs. At ...

I have a HP Pavilion dv6402ca notebook. Currently I'm running Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit SP1. It has an AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor TK-53 1.7GHz, 2GB RAM and a nVidia Geforce Go 6150 ...