Super User has several questions asking how to check whether they have a 32-bit or 64-bit Operating System, and how to check if their CPU is 64-bit capable. 

The majority combine both questions into a single post, despite being two distinct issues with different solutions.

### Non-OS Specific
- https://superuser.com/q/191617/358766 (67,000 views)
- https://superuser.com/q/174100/358766 (26,000 views)

### Windows
- https://superuser.com/q/251014/358766 (280,000 views)
- https://superuser.com/q/36088/358766 (15,000 views)
- https://superuser.com/q/208312/358766 (10,000 views)
- https://superuser.com/q/94173/358766 (7,000 views)
- https://superuser.com/q/83137/358766 (820 views)
- https://superuser.com/q/559886/358766 (800 views)
- https://superuser.com/q/55596/358766 (570 views)
- https://superuser.com/q/763933/358766 (170 views)

### MacOS
- https://superuser.com/q/237129/358766 (11,900 views)
- https://superuser.com/q/87641/358766 (6,900 views)
- https://superuser.com/q/131339/358766 (3,400 views)
- https://superuser.com/q/341084/358766 (2,400 views)
- https://superuser.com/q/33263/358766 (450 views)

### Ubuntu
- https://superuser.com/q/260993/358766 (14,800 views)

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Essentially, there seem to be two distinct questions being asked.

- How can I tell if my Operating System is 32-bit or 64-bit?
- How can I check if my CPU is 64-bit compatible?

**How should these questions be handled? Which ones should be closed as duplicates? Should a canonical question be [chosen][1] and [tagged][2] as [tag:community-faq]?**


  [1]: https://meta.superuser.com/q/778/358766
  [2]: https://meta.superuser.com/q/8896/358766