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First time using the 64bit as well and I am quite surprised. Definitely snappier, all my addons still work (don't use many tho) and even adobe flash seems to be working fine
First time using the 64bit as well and I am quite surprised. Definitely snappier, all my addons still work (don't use many tho) and even adobe flash seems to be working fine
put ff 64 on desktop and had a few problems with it not responding
web page a bit slower to show
use pale moon 64 on here for awhile and no problems so far
don't use edge as my touch pad will not scroll but works alright on pale moon
Im a little lost here, Firefox 64bit has been out and supported for a long time now....Been using it for a long time now even before Windows 10 and the 64bit FF has been fine since the launch of Windows 10 as well. I guess this is why im a little confused on the thread. If im missing something, forgive me.
The official release of a non-beta version of Firefox 64 bit was with release 42. All the previous releases were either beta or alpha versions.
I tried 64 bit CyberFox and WaterFox in the past and really couldn't see any benefit to using them over 32 bit Firefox. I haven't tried the new 64 bit Firefox yet, but I did read about this new vulnerability:
Latest EMET Bypass Targets WoW64 Windows Subsystem | Threatpost | The first stop for security news
Getting away from the emulation layer may be enough reason to switch to a 64 bit browser.
If I am not misunderstanding this article,
If you use 32 bit software a lot, you should use 32 bit operating systems. If you use mostly 64 bit software then you should use 64 bit operating systems.
I thought 64 bit was suppose to protect your computer at boot time better then a 32 bit system.
I don't know if Linux is effected by this. A lot of people add wine, which runs some 32 & 16 bit software.
So, should you run windows 10 32 bit if you use mostly 32 bit software?
ff 64bit been a pain on desktop had to uninstall it was locking up the computer.
also had to uninstall 32bit as well as it was playing up now reinstalled 32bit and everything fine.
yet pale moon 64bit works alright.
I believe the move to 64 bit Windows was driven mainly by the desire to install/utilize more than four gigs of ram.
Kernel Patch Protection aka PatchGuard, is a feature of 64 bit versions of Windows and was first introduced with XP x64. Whether it's good or bad is hotly debated and needs a separate thread :)
Note that if you use a 32 bit operating system you will only be able to run 32 bit software.
I haven't studied the WoW64 vulnerability article yet. For the moment it makes sense to use 64 bit apps that are internet facing when possible.