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Cant install 64bit w10 on my 32bit os |
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Bswayz85
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Topic: Cant install 64bit w10 on my 32bit osPosted: 31 Jan 2020 at 3:02pm |
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Hi I recently changed my mobo and processor on my pc. I am having trouble changing os from 32bit to 64bit. I have tried the media creation tool with USB, iso,and everything I know of. My specs say 32 bit os/ 64 bit processor so I assume I can update it.
My new mobo is a ASRock B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard My new processor is a AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor. Someone please help |
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Posted: 05 Feb 2020 at 6:21pm |
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To change from 32 bit to 64 bit you have to do a new installation. Just updating is unfortunately not enough.
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Posted: 05 Feb 2020 at 7:07pm |
Exactly. Most people don't realize this but the 32 and 64 bit versions are actually different operating systems, or at least different enough that they are not cross compatible. |
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Posted: 05 Feb 2020 at 9:19pm |
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If you reinstall, make sure that you start the boot disk (DVD/USB stick) with F11 as UEFI DVD/USB stick. This will also format the C:\ drive as GPT.
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