Microsoft has revealed that the upcoming operating system will be using storage saving techniques, which will enable it to save approximately 1.5GB of storage for 32-bit and 2.6GB of storage for the
64-bit version of Windows.
You will be asked to choose either the 32-bit or
64-bit version of the add-in.
Some tasks, such as decoding HD video on YouTube, are 15% faster under the
64-bit version of Chrome.
If you're running IE 11 in a
64-bit version of Windows, you also need to click the checkbox to Enable 64-bit processes for Enhanced Protected Mode.
For these reasons, the
64-bit version reduces the time of data processing and decreases the archiving process thanks to a greater number of those "?" in the Random Access Memory (RAM) rather than in the hard disk.
It seems fairly ridiculous that Microsoft can't accommodate customers who are currently running 32-bit Office and want the
64-bit version. But there you go.
It only installs on a
64-bit version of Windows 8 and only on real hardware.
Users will also need a computer with at least a 1GHz processor, 1GB of RAM for the 32-bit version (2GB for the
64-bit version), at least 3GB of free hard disk space and a graphics card that can provide at least 1,024-by-576 resolution.
The upgrade includes a code rewrite, a
64-bit version for users who want to create large and complex designs, sheet metal conversion tools, and a number of newly introduced time-saving tools and customization features.