![]() ![]() With over a decade of writing experience in the field of technology, Chris has written for a variety of publications including The New York Times, Reader's Digest, IDG's PCWorld, Digital Trends, and MakeUseOf. Chris has personally written over 2,000 articles that have been read more than one billion times-and that's just here at How-To Geek. "32-bit operating system, 圆4-based processor" indicates you're using a 32-bit version of Windows 10, but you could install the 64-bit version on your hardware if you preferred.Ĭhris Hoffman is the former Editor-in-Chief of How-To Geek. For example, "64-bit operating system, 圆4-based processor" indicates you're using a 64-bit version of Windows 10 on a 64-bit processor. It also tells you whether your PC is compatible with the 64-bit version or not. System Type. This line tells you whether you're using the 32-bit version of Windows 10 or the 64-bit version.If you're curious, you can check out the whole history of versions and builds for Windows 10 on Microsoft's TechNet site. This information is somewhat less important to most people than the major version numbers, but it can still help you identify exactly what you're running. In the screenshot above, the "14393.693" build was actually the 13th build released after version 1607 shipped in July, 2016. It gives you sort of a timeline of minor build releases in between the major version number releases. OS Build. This line shows the specific operating system build you're running.An update released in May of 2023 would be called 23H1, and so on. For example, the latest Windows 10 update is 22H2 - which tells you that it was released in the second half of 2022. The Fall Creators Update was released in September of 2017, so it's version 1709.Newer Windows 10 updates are named based on the which half of the year they come out in. ![]() That's the big Anniversary Update of Windows 10. For example, in the screenshot above, the "1607" version tells us that the version we're running is from the 7th month (July) of 2016. The number was originally based on the date of the most recent large build release and uses a YYMM format. ![]()
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