Is there a way I can upgrade my 32 bit windows 7 PC into 64 bit?

Hi. It IS actually possible to perform an in-place upgrade to Windows 64bit from Windows 32bit - it's just difficult to find the documentation online. Keep looking & You'll find the working instructions, & be sure to create a full system backup first of course.

However - Remember that the upgrade from 32bit Win7 CAN leave behind some 32bit software that isn't capable of running in 64bit environments. And for those You may need to install a virtual machine or a set of utilities for running them in 64bit Windows.

G'Luck!!!

Most processors built after 2003 have been 64-bit already. Since your PC is Windows 7, that means it must have been built in at least 2009 or later, so you must have a 64-bit processor already.

However, unfortunately, there is no easy way to upgrade from 32-bit to 64-bit, even within the same version of Windows. It always involves reinstalling from scratch. However, Windows 7 came with a fairly good migration utility called Windows Easy Transfer Wizard. This can't migrate your applications, but it does keep a list of applications that were previously installed, and so you can follow the list to reinstall those apps. The Easy Transfer Wizard can backup and restore all of your accounts and account data for restoration after migrating to 64-bit. So run the Easy Transfer Wizard and then place your stuff into an external hard drive, and then migrate to 64-bit, and restore from the external drive.

Here's a tutorial on how to use the Easy Transfer Wiz:

https://youtu.be/QtjN0cgIv74

Unless the hardware was something more than a decade old it is nearly certain that your hardware can run in 64-bit mode, what's stopping it to do so is the tiny eMMC SSD that can't fit a 64-bit version of Windows.

And, obviously also a conscious act of installation of 32-bit Windows. A destructive upgrade to 64-bit simply involve reinstall the 64-bit. Your documents will not be erased; though backing up is recommended. It has to be destructive there's no "non-destructive" option since Windows in its entirety including driver must be 64-bit at once.

Reinstall with the 64-bit version of your windows. Make sure your PC's processor is 64-bit in the first place.

Depending on how old your computer is, you might already have a 64 bit capable processor. Just go to your computer's system information and check (Start > system information and look at what's in the system type area.) If it's 64 bit capable then you don't have to buy new hardware.

If it's 64 bit capable then you'll need to get a copy of the Windows 64 bit version and install it. You're going to lose everything on the hard drive when you do because it requires over-writing the hard drive to install it. So make sure you back up your files and make sure you have your software DVDs handy to reinstall all of your software programs.

If you aren't running more than 4GB of ram then the 64 bit is not going to help you that much. One of the key perks of 64 bit processors is to be able to utilize more than 4GB ram.

Try running a free 64-bit OS on your hardware first.

First, obtain an image writer for putting an ISO file onto a USB drive in OS form:

https://sourceforge.net/projects/win32diskimager/f...

Then, put a 64-bit live OS like 64-bit Xubuntu on the USB drive using the imager:

https://xubuntu.org/download#lts

It may be necessary to disable secure boot to boot from the USB drive, but if the live version runs with no problems, you should be able to run a 64-bit version of Windows.

You have to erase your entire system and install 64 bit. And then you need to reinstall all of your programs like it's a new computer. I did it some years ago and consider it well worth the trouble. But no, you can't just pop in the disk and upgrade.

I need a computer at home for certain work and I didn't want to buy brand new. Ebay store - Core i5, Win10 64 bit, 8gb memory, certified reconditioned, 30 day warranty, more - $159 with free shipping. Just last week.

You only need 64-bit windows if you have more than 4 GB of memory (including what is mapped into your memory space for the graphics card).

You would have to install 64-bit from scratch from scratch.

You probably have a 64-bit processor. If you don't know enough to look that up yourself, you probably should not be considering installing a new one yourself.

If the machine is no more than about ten years old, it almost certainly has a 64 bit CPU already.

It must also have at least 4GB RAM to run properly.

However, you cannot do an "upgrade" from 32 bit to 64 bit windows; you have to install the 64 bit version from scratch, formatting the C: drive in the process so there is no trace of the 32 bit software left.

The licence key (CoA) works for either 32 bit or 64 bit, as long as you get the same version, eg. home or pro etc.

You could, but it would probably be cheaper to buy a new computer with a 64 bit processor and Windows 10.