This method isn t as easy to understand as using control panel but it does provide a quick way of checking on whether you re running a 64 bit or 32 bit version of windows and is especially helpful if you re looking for this information from a command line tool.
Windows 10 32 bit vs 64 bit performance comparison.
The two main categories of processors cpu are 32 bit and 64 bit.
1 to use windows hello with biometrics specialized hardware including fingerprint reader illuminated ir sensor or other biometric sensors is required.
It s easy enough to check.
For instance a computer with a 32 bit cpu cannot have a 64 bit version of an installed operating system os.
Hardware based protection of the windows hello credential keys requires tpm 1 2 or greater.
Check the program files folder name.
For architecture with 64 bits it allows a 64 bit version of windows to handle large amounts of ram better than a 32 bit system.
32 bit and 64 bit are terms referencing on how a processor embedded in the computer or cpu handles data a 32 bit architecture allows the arithmetic and logic unit alu or digital circuit to perform 32 bit integer arithmetic and logical operations.
If no tpm exists or is configured credentials keys protection will be software based.
If you are running windows on a computer less than 10 years old your chip is almost guaranteed to be 64 bit but you may have installed a 32 bit version of the os.
Windows 10 s running on a microsoft surface device.