Google Chrome 32 - bit Or 64 - bit Versions

Google recently released the 64-bit version of Google Chrome. This new version for Windows promises better speed, security and stability than Chrome’s 32-bit version. Since most Windows users are running a 64-bit operating system, the 64-bit version of Google Chrome can take full advantage of this configuration to give better speed and performance metrics. When installing the new version of Chrome, you might wonder if you have already updated your Chrome browser to the 64-bit version or if it is still running the 32-bit version. Here’s how to find out.

Checking the Chrome Version:

In order to check whether you are using a 32 or 64-bit version or Google Chrome, we use one of the following methods.

o Using About Google Chrome option

o Windows Task Manager

Choose the method that you think is easiest for you.

Using About Google Chrome:

1. First open your browser.

2. Click on Google Chrome’s Main Menu button on the far right.

3. From the context menu, click the About Google Chrome option.

In the example above, Version 38.0.2125.24 beta-m (64-bit) indicates you are running a 64-bit Google Chrome browser. If 64-bit is not mentioned, then you are running a 32-bit Google Chrome browser.

Using Windows Task Manager:

1) Launch Task Manager using the CTRL + SHIFT + ESC keyboard shortcut.

2) As seen in the screenshots below, the chrome.exe process indicates you are running a 64-bit Google Chrome browser, and chrome.exe *32 indicates a 32-bit Google Chrome version.

Note: If you are running a 32-bit Google Chrome browser, have a 64-bit Windows operating system, and want to update Google Chrome to the 64-bit version, simply download Google Chrome 64-bit here. It will automatically update your browser from the 32-bit to the 64-bit version.

Should You Use 64-bit Chrome?

Assuming you don’t require a lot of older plugins in your browser, you should probably at least think about using the 64-bit version of Google Chrome - the only real issues so far are that the 64-bit version doesn’t support the older 32-bit plugins that the 32-bit version has always supported.

The benefits are speed, security, and stability. The 64-bit version shows a 15 percent increase in video rendering, 25 percent improvement in loading times, and it supports DirectWrite on Windows. The addition of ASLR (address space layout randomization) improves security against many types of zero-day attacks, and the 64-bit version crashes about half as often as the 32-bit version did.

Plus you can try out the 64-bit version and if you run into a problem, you can uninstall Chrome and just reinstall the regular 32-bit version.

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