Firefox 51: About window tells your Firefox is 32-bit or 64-bit

Finding out whether you’re running 32-bit or 64-bit Firefox is not an easy task, you need to visit about:support page and look for User Agent String field under Application Basics. If UA String shows Win64, then you’re using 64-bit Firefox, if it contains WOW64, then you’re using 32-bit Firefox on a 64-bit Windows.

This digging and understanding no longer required in future with Firefox 51 version, as Mozilla will display the build architecture (32-bit or 64-bit) of Firefox browser in the about Firefox window — to open this, click on menu, click on ? and select About Firefox — along with version number and what’s new link – latter is displayed to beta and release channel users only, check the below screenshot.

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Firefox 51 about window showing 64-bit as build architecture.

Venkat Eswarlu

Venkat is an independent technology journalist and the founder of Techdows. He has been covering web browsers, Windows, and software news since 2009. His exclusive scoops on Chrome, Firefox, and Edge features have been cited by Forbes, TechCrunch, Wired, CNET, and other major publications.

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