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How to Upgrade Firefox from 32 bit to 64 bit

This article is for people who want to upgrade your browser Firefox, we know that
there are two usable versions of these browsers a 32-bit and 64-bit depending on your
operating system will need to update your browser; there are advantages of 64-bit
version as the speed, security and stability; the main benefit of running a 64-bit
application is that it is not limited to using 4 GB of memory. If you have more than 4
GB of physical memory installed, Firefox may benefit from the extra RAM.
Technically like any other software to use 64 bits to move information causes changes
in speed, security and stability of the system.
1) Speed: taking advantage of new technologies that invade processors increases the
speed of processes.
2) Safety: taking advantage of the extra bits that serve to better prevent any attack
and improves the effectiveness of existing defense systems.
3) Stability: systems became more confident this is reflected in the failure rate with
applications and processes in general.

To move to the 64-bit version if you are in the 32-bit is required to possess an
operating system 64-bit therefore you will need to confirm this.

To find it, click the Firefox button menu , in help


and select Troubleshooting
Information. Information page will open on troubleshooting.

In the Basic data section of the application, find the User Agent entry and take a look
at the information included in parentheses. If you see Win64; x64 means that you
have the 64-bit version of Firefox and if you see WOW64 means that you own 32-bit
Firefox in 64-bit Windows
The most common way to move from one version to another is practically installing the
new version again as shown below method:

Unlike other search engines Firefox has specializations to find:

Firefox Developer Edition

The only browser made only for developers, Firefox Developer Edition was created with
your work environment in mind. Build, test, scale and more all in one place for the first
time

Firefox Extended Support Release

Firefox ESR is intended for groups who deploy and maintain the desktop environment
in large organizations such as universities and other schools, county or city
governments and businesses.

Firefox Beta

The latest features in a more stable environment.

Firefox Nightly

These builds are for testing purposes only


Each of these installation options has its own 64-bit version best suited to work
comfortably is Firefox Beta; is the most stable and used within 64 bit version Firefox.

Once downloaded installation package go to the site where it was saved and run the
program and follow the instructions to finish.
The following window appears where you can go configuring installation modes on your
computer

Complete the installation and open the new browser installed


The software automatically opens the search after installation.

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