Computer - Central processing unit (CPU) in Windows showing particularly:
In a 64 bit environment, you will find two environment by word size:
You may then not able to see:
Just because when you start the default software it will be in a 64 bit form.
Just start the same software in the 32 bit directory and you will see them.
Executable location by words size.
word size | Mode | Location |
---|---|---|
64 bit | 32 bit | C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64 |
64 bit | 64 bit | C:\WINDOWS\system32 |
32 bit | 32 bit | C:\WINDOWS\system32 |
Windows - Environment Variable
echo %PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE%
AMD64
AMD64 is a synonym for a x86-64 processor
This is a x86 architecture with a 64 bit word
To check the processor architecture, you have to:
ie the following windows registry value:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment\PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE
msinfo32.exe has a “System Type” field.
In a command shell:
msinfo32