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cards, graphics cards, printers, and so on) may give you particular
headaches.
You can’t run 16-bit programs at all in 64-bit Windows, either (at least
not without an add-on program like DOSBox).
If you have taken the 64-bit plunge, you generally don’t have to know
whether your apps are running in 32- or 64-bit mode; every kind of
program runs in the right mode automatically. If you ever want to see
how many of your apps are actually 32-bitters, though, press
Ctrl+Shift+Esc to open the Task Manager; then click the Processes tab.
The 32-bit programs you have open are indicated by “(32 bit)” after
their names.
Pick Up Where You Left Off
Microsoft has realized that we use more than one gadget through the course
of the day. In fact, they may not all be Windows 10 machines. Incredibly,
some people actually use Apple or Android products!
Acknowledging those factors, Microsoft has come up with something you
may find quite elegant, even if its name is not: “Pick up where you left off.”

