32-bit or 64-bit applications? So we can see in which version they are running in Windows 10

On different occasions we have talked about the different versions of Windows and no, we are not referring to whether we are talking about Windows 10 or Windows 7. We are talking about the version of Windows within the same variant depending on the architecture of our operating system

A differentiation that will allow us to run applications in 32-bit or 64-bit depending on the system we have installed. And this difference is important because if we use a 32-bit system we will be limited to this type of application, while if it is 64-bit we can also use 32-bit applications.

But the differences go further and that is that the 32-bit version cannot take advantage of more than 4 GB of RAM regardless of whether we have more installed on our computer, while the 64-bit versions bits have no such limitation. In addition, in the case of 32-bit versions we find a system that is not capable of getting the most out of the _hardware_ and therefore cannot work at speed bump.

In addition 64-bit versions perform better virtual memory management and have security features that are not available in the Windows 32-bit. The problem is that we are the ones who have to be clear about what we want to use, especially when we are going to buy a piece of equipment.

And it is that to make use of 64 bits all components of our computer must be compatible with this architecture, something already common on the most modern machines.However, if the equipment is old, we will have no choice but to update the necessary components or make the leap to a more modern one.

And having said all this how can we know the applications that work in one version or another? And find out what version of Windows our computer is running? This is very useful information when it comes to knowing the limits if we have to deal with heavy applications that require squeezing our _hardware_.

And to find out which version we are running, we only have to carry out a few steps:

• We go to the bottom area of ​​the screen and right-click on the Windows 10 icon.
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• Click on Task Manager."
• Then we _click_ on processes.
• If we see 32-bit processes, these are the ones running on this architecture.
• Those that do not indicate anything is that they use 64 bits.

System architecture

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This is one of the ways to know which applications run in 32 or 64 bits. But if what we want is to know what is the architecture of our system it is something even easier to check. Simply go to Control Panel and within the System Information we can see if we have a 32 or 64-bit architecture, information that we will see together with the processor and installed RAM memory."

It is a simple way to find out, on the one hand, what version of the system we have and, on the other hand, to determine which processes are running on one architecture on another and therefore find out the performance of our machine.