For 64-bit installs, DEP is always enforced, while on 32-bit installs you must configure DEP by using Group Policy settings. DEP is hardware and software technologies that some organizations use to enhance security.

Your organization requires Hardware Data Execution Prevention (DEP) for Office applications.

The 64-bit version of Office may be better suited to handle these complex slide decks.

You are working with large pictures, videos, or animations in Microsoft PowerPoint.

The 64-bit version of Office may perform better in these cases.

You are working with large datasets, like enterprise-scale Excel workbooks with complex calculations, many pivot tables, data connections to external databases, Power Pivot, 3D Map, Power View, or Get and Transform.If your scenarios include large files and or large datasets and your computer is running a 64-bit version of Windows, 64-bit is the right choice when:

Also, 64-bit applications can access more memory than 32-bit applications (up to 18.4 million Petabytes). If you have 64-bit Windows, you can install 32-bit Office or 64-bit Office.Ĭomputers running 64-bit versions of Windows generally have more resources such as processing power and memory than their 32-bit predecessors. Note: If you have 32-bit Windows, you can only install 32-bit Office.

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