How to find Processor Architecture

LINUX

• Go to the Terminal and type the command,
• uname -i         ---- Tells the Processor Architecture

WINDOWS

Solution 1:

1. Open System by clicking the Start button  , right-clicking Computer , and then clicking Properties .
2. Under System , you can view the system type.

Solution 2:

         Refer the PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE value which can be found in Windows Registry at this location:

1. start -> run -> regedit,

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SessionManager\Environment. 

This value on my 32-bit Intel machine is x86 and on another 64-bit machine with Intel Xeon processor is AMD64.