How to switch from 32-bit to 64-bit Firefox
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This article only applies to Firefox on Windows.
Warning: 64-bit Firefox requires a 64-bit version of Windows 7 or higher. Find out if you are running a 64-bit version of Windows by visiting this Microsoft article. Also, 64-bit Firefox has limited support for plugins (only Adobe Flash and Microsoft Silverlight are supported). For more information, see this blog post .
Want to switch to the 64-bit version of Firefox? Just install the 64-bit version and uninstall the 32-bit version.
- Go to this Mozilla Firefox download page and click on the Windows 64-bit download link.
- Run the setup file you've just downloaded and follow the prompts to install the 64-bit version of Firefox.
- Now it's time to remove the 32-bit version. Close Firefox (if open) and then open the Windows . Open the panel, then select the tab. panel menu and click on
- Scroll down the list of appsprograms until you find the Mozilla Firefox item that contains x86 in the name. Select it, and click .
- Follow the prompts in the Uninstall Wizard to complete the removal of the 32-bit version.
Note: Switching to 64-bit Firefox doesn't remove any of your Firefox user data such as passwords or bookmarks.