How to check 32bit or 64bit Internet Explorer 10 and 11?

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FYI: By default, IE10+'s frame/manager process runs at 64bit, while Desktop Tab processes run in 32bit.

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Updated on June 11, 2020

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  • RickeyShao
    RickeyShao almost 4 years

    Before IE10 (likes IE9), I can use window.navigator.platform to check IE is 32bit or 64bit.

    But for IE10 (IE11), window.navigator.platform always returns 32bit.
    When I open IE11 from C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer, I saw there is a process IExplorer and another process IExplorer*32.

    If one more tab is opened, another process IExplorer*32 is created.
    But it's the same thing when I open IE10 (IE11) from C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer.

    So, I don't know whether IE10 and IE11 has both 32bit and 64bit. Maybe the parent framework is 64bit, and each tab is 32bit.
    Anyone know this?

  • abarisone
    abarisone almost 9 years
    Could you please elaborate more your answer adding a little more description about the solution you provide?
  • GlennFromIowa
    GlennFromIowa almost 7 years
    Very helpful. Based on the How do I tell whether my IE is 64-bit? (For that matter, Java too?) question, I first found the iexplore.exe entry in Task Manager. I would not have known to look for the child entries if not for this answer!