32 to 64 bit

[wutsthis]

I just got Fallout 4 which I have played on xbox and now am switching to my laptop with steam The problem is that the game requires 64bit but steam is only running on 32 I know this is a Steam issue but does anyone have any advice I seem to just run in circles at the steam sight and there is no human contact They just say if there is trouble with the game to contact Bethesda

[GOD RAYS ON ULTRA™]

You just need your Windows to be 64bit. Doesn't matter what Steam does.

Is your Windows 64bit? If you're unsure just go to the top of Steam > click Help > System Information, look at the log and see if Steam is detecting 64bit. Or paste it here we can look together.

[Spec_Ops_Ape]

What OS, Win 7/8/10?
How confidant are you with installing Windows, drivers and your software?
You will need to check that your processor is 64bit capable and that there are 64bit drivers available for your hardware.
If you do this you WILL have to BACKUP your data before proceeding as you will lose it.

Using 32/64bit Windows 7 installer you can run an upgrade over your 32bit OS.
With Windows 10 you have to do a fresh install as there is no upgrade path.
Unsure about Windows 8/8.1 but that info is not hard to find.

Edit: and of course I didn't read the OP properly and DudeSau©e™ is on to it.

[Spec_Ops_Ape]

The game is quite demanding so hope your laptop is up to the task for a decent gaming experience.

[Exvalcore]

This game gives a GTX 1050 a run for its money...

[krashd]

You used to be able to update to Windows 10, that's what I did, this PC has been upgraded from Vista all the way up to 10 through 7 and 8. Clean installs are for other people.

[Incunabulum]

Originally posted by wutsthis:

I just got Fallout 4 which I have played on xbox and now am switching to my laptop with steam The problem is that the game requires 64bit but steam is only running on 32 I know this is a Steam issue but does anyone have any advice I seem to just run in circles at the steam sight and there is no human contact They just say if there is trouble with the game to contact Bethesda

Its not a Steam issue.

Is your laptop running a 64 bit OS? Or a 32 bit OS? If its 32 bit then Fallout 4 won't run - no 64 bit app will run on a 32 bit system.

Its not even a Fallout 4 issue.

[wutsthis]

Thanks everyone for your advice.

[Jurassic Fart 1]

32 VS 64 bit is immaterial if you are running a 64-bit OS.

[Rouge_Troper]

FYI..Windows 32 bit can only use 4GB of RAM max.

Windows 64 bit can use 8GB to 512GB, depending on what version you have.

Fallout 4 needs a minimum of 8GB

[Ceejay]

Originally posted by Rouge_Troper:

FYI..Windows 32 bit can only use 4GB of RAM max.

Windows 64 bit can use 8GB to 512GB, depending on what version you have.

Fallout 4 needs a minimum of 8GB

It will actually run on 4, just not great, you do need a 64bit os as the engine was enhanced for 64bit, it will not run on 32bit, it is not directly a memory issue.