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'''32-bit Windows''' is a version of [[Windows]] by [[Microsoft]] that uses 32 bits of data to be processed in parallel.

'''32-bit Windows''' is a version of [[Windows]] by [[Microsoft]] that uses 32 bits of data to be processed in parallel and can handle up to 4 GB of system RAM.

All versions of Windows from 98 SE through to [[Windows XP|XP]] were 32-bit. [[Windows 95]] was 16-bit, and Windows Vista and 7 come in both 32 and 64-bit versions.

 

Windows 95, 98, 98 SE, ME, NT 3.1, NT 3.5, NT 4.0, 2000, XP, Vista, 7, and 8 all have 32 bit versions of their installation software available to them.  

 

Windows 3.1 was a 16-bit OS, but was the first Windows OS to introduce support for 32-bit program calls, albeit in a very early form.

 

'''Am I running 32-bit Windows?'''

'''Am I running 32-bit Windows?'''

* Users ask this question when downloading software, if there are separate versions for 64-bit and 32-bit Windows.

* Users ask this question when downloading software, if there are separate versions for 64-bit and 32-bit Windows.

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