How do I change my Windows 8.1 "32 bits" to "64 bits"


  1. Posts : 11
    Windows 8.1
       #1

    How do I change my Windows 8.1 "32 bits" to "64 bits"


    So I was just looking around my Operating system information, Then I found that it's "64 bits", just like it says here :
    How do I change my Windows 8.1 "32 bits" to "64 bits"-os1.jpg
    But If you see in this window, you can see that the display is actually 32 bits :
    How do I change my Windows 8.1 "32 bits" to "64 bits"-os2.jpg

    How am I supposed to make my display 64 bits?
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  2. Posts : 68,991
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
       #2

    Hello,

    Your System windows shows that you do indeed have 64-bit Windows installed.

    See if System Type is 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) Windows 10

    What you see in the DirectX Diagnostic Tool is only for your current display mode for 32-bit color depth instead.

    Change Screen Refresh Rate of Display in Windows 10

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  3. Posts : 289
    windows10 home v22H2 OS Build 19045.3693
       #3
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  4. Posts : 11
    Windows 8.1
    Thread Starter
       #4

    Ooooh I see, I just mixed things up, but also one last thing, is 64 bits color depth better than the 32 bits one?
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  5. Posts : 9,790
    Mac OS Catalina
       #5

    BlazeForce said:
    Ooooh I see, I just mixed things up, but also one last thing, is 64 bits color depth better than the 32 bits one?
    32-bit color depth is the highest that can be displayed at this point in time. There are no 64-bit GPU outputs/displays available and they also need a lot of RAM and CPU horsepower.

    An Introduction to Understanding 8-bit vs. 10-bit Hardware
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  6. Posts : 4,594
    Windows 10 Pro
       #6

    Correct me if I`m wrong, but having a 64 or 32 bit operating system has nothing to do with color in that sense

    But as you said, You mixed things up a bit
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  7. Posts : 4,453
    Win 11 Pro 22000.708
       #7

    BlazeForce said:
    Ooooh I see, I just mixed things up, but also one last thing, is 64 bits color depth better than the 32 bits one?
    32 bit color is really what I'd call 24 bit color (8 bits per pixel, RGB). The other 8 bits is for an alpha (transparency) channel, which is of limited relevance.

    I believe that some graphics cards and monitors can do HDR (10 bits per color), but I have never owned that combination.

    32 bit color is superior to 64 bit color in that 32 bit color exists.
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