Upgrade to 64-bit Windows 10

BunnyJ said:

I would just upgrade the 10 32bit to the 10 64bit...
My 2c and as usual..YMMV

Dear Bunny,

Could you share how you just accomplished it! Thanks!

ScottXe said:

Thanks a million to your good news! I will upgrade from 32-bit Windows 7 to 32-bit Windows 10 first and then follow the advice from Joergi to do a clean installation of 64-bit Windows 10.

ScottXe said:

Just another thorght that should I upgrade to 62-bit Windows 7 before upgrade to 64-bit Window 10?

I'm confused. In your OP you stated:

ScottXe said:

I have successfully upgraded to 32-bit Windows 10. Is it possible to upg
rade to a 64-bit Windows 10? If so, could you advise how to accomplish it. Thanks!

There is one way, and one way ONLY to go from 32 bits to 64 bits. You must do a clean install of the 64 bit OS. PERIOD. Now, if you have already upgraded that computer to Windows 10 and it is activated, there is one step and one step ONLY that you must do - clean install the same version of Windows 10 64bit. PERIOD. If you want to start with 64bit Windows 7, you certainly can (provided you have a Windows 7 product key), but that will still have to be a clean install of Windows 7 64 bit, so it accomplishes nothing to do so.

If you did, as in your OP you stated, already upgrade to Windows 10 once on that computer, then you can clean install Windows 10 64bit without a product key by clicking "Skip" or "Do this later" when it asks you for a product key.

This is how you clean install Windows 10:
Windows 10 - Clean Install - Windows 10 Forums

download showkey from link in post #7 in this link ,,run it on you 32bit install and use the key it shows ,,,,if win10 64bit asks for a key ,,I think that's how it works ,I have used it before but I got a bad memory,,
https://www.tenforums.com/software-ap...7-showkey.html

BunnyJ said:

You don't need to use a key at all. Epically when doing a clean instillation.

not 100% sure but If the computer has a key In the bios ,you wont need one ,if its on a sticker on the computer ,how win10 going to even know you are upgrading