System See if System Type is 64-bit or ARM64 in Windows 11


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This tutorial will show you how to see if you have a 64-bit or ARM64 based Windows 11 PC.

You can have a 64-bit or ARM64 based system architecture type Windows 11 PC.


Contents

  • Option One: See if System Type is 64-bit or ARM64 in Settings
  • Option Two: See if System Type is 64-bit or ARM64 in System Information (msinfo32)
  • Option Three: See if System Type is 64-bit or ARM64 using Command




Option One

See if System Type is 64-bit or ARM64 in Settings


1 Open Settings (WIn+I).

2 Click/tap on System on the left side, and click/tap on About on the right side. (see screenshot below)


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3 Under Device specifications, look to see if your System type is 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor (64-bit) or 64-bit operating system, ARM-based processor (ARM64). (see screenshots below)

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Option Two

See if System Type is 64-bit or ARM64 in System Information (msinfo32)


1 Open System Information (msinfo32.exe).

2 Click/tap on System Summary in the left pane. (see screenshots below)

3 Look to see if your System type is x64-based PC (64-bit) or ARM64-based PC (ARM64).

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Option Three

See if System Type is 64-bit or ARM64 using Command


1 Open Windows Terminal, and select either Windows PowerShell or Command Prompt.

2 Copy and paste the command below into Windows Terminal, and press Enter. (see screenshots below)

systeminfo | findstr /C:"System Type"

3 Look to see if your System type is x64-based PC (64-bit) or ARM64-based PC (ARM64).

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That's it,
Shawn Brink


 

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Option 4 - Plain old Windows environment variable.

CMD:
Code:
echo %PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE%
AMD64 or ARM64

PowerShell:
Code:
$env:PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE
 

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