So I performed a manual upgrade via the Media Creation Tool. Many guides I have read state that it is very highly recommended that I perform the upgrade first then do a clean install, so the activation servers will recognise my hardware as Windows 10 activated. So naturally, I want to use the 64-bit operating system.īecause of a few unrelated issues, I decided to do a clean install of Windows 10. This was when I realised that my computer was capable of running a 64-bit operating system. After some more research, I came to the conclusion that it was my 32 bit operating system. When I was doing research on compatibility issues etc., I noticed that my computer was only using 2.98 out of the 8GB of installed RAM.

When Windows 10 was released, I considered upgrading. This hasn't been much of a problem (I didn't notice until recently), so I continued to use the 32-bit windows. However, for some dumb reason, I installed 32-bit Windows rather than 64-bit. It came installed with Windows 7, which I wiped quite a while ago, and installed Windows 8 Pro when it came out. I own a reasonably good computer which is capable of running a 64 bit operating system.

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