burnout426 Volunteer @bbildman last edited by

@bbildman Kind of off-topic for this thread. But, briefly, on Windows x64, 32-bit applications are emulated (WOW64) legacy. 32-bit is not the native format. 64-bit is, so that's what you should be running by default. You should only resort to 32-bit if there's a major issue that's solved by using the 32-bit version. Even then, that should only be a temporary solution.

So, it's not even really a question about advantage, but about using the correct, native format. But, with 64-bit, there's a chance of some performance gain, security gain, and the amount of ram you can address. It might use a little bit more memory that 32-bit due to pointer sizes. But, that's no reason to not use the correct, native format.

@bbildman said in Opera Browser for Windows 64 Bit Computers:

And if you download the 64 bit one, can you use the same profile folder files and settings that the 32 bit one uses??

Yes. It will just work that way. You just shouldn't have both open at the same time. And, if you want Opera as the default browser, you'll have to choose which one.