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[Neowin] Google has released Chrome 37 64-bit to stable channel

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#1 ·
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If you are already running any version of Chrome 32-bit (or normal Chrome) you should follow the steps below first before you switch to 64-bit:

Download the web installer here for 64-bit
Uninstall current version of Chrome from your Control Panel > Programs and Features
Uninstall Flash Player from Programs and Features (if you have it)
Install Chrome for 64-bit
Install the 32/64-bit version of Flash Player here (if you need it)
Source.

Will definitely download once I get home.

Would like to hear your feedback.
 
#2 ·
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Originally Posted by SlackerITGuy View Post

Source.

Will definitely download once I get home.

Would like to hear your feedback.
Have been on Chrome 64 bit since early July(back when it was still in dev channel), rock solid with 6-10 tabs+ 6 extensions(lastpass+adblock plus+ghostery+https everywhere+pushbullet+mightytext) for almost 2 month and I have always been on the latest dev channel build. Stable should have a lot less potential bugs as it is 2 channel below dev(dev->beta->stable).
 
#4 ·
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Originally Posted by Just a nickname View Post

Any improvement over 32?
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"64-bit Chrome offers many benefits for speed, stability and security. Our measurements have shown that the native 64-bit version of Chrome has improved speed on many of our graphics and media benchmarks. For example, the VP9 codec that's used in High Definition YouTube videos shows a 15% improvement in decoding performance. Stability measurements from people opted into our Canary, Dev and Beta 64-bit channels confirm that 64-bit rendering engines are almost twice as stable as 32-bit engines when handling typical web content. Finally, on 64-bit, our defense in depth security mitigations such as Partition Alloc are able to far more effectively defend against vulnerabilities that rely on controlling the memory layout of objects."
http://www.androidcentral.com/64-bit-chrome-browser-windows-7-and-8-officially-out-beta

I did feel Chrome 64 bit being a bit faster at loading certain pages than 32 bit when I first switched, now that I have been on 64bit for almost 2 month I forgot what 32 bit Chrome felt like.
 
#5 ·
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Originally Posted by Just a nickname View Post

Any improvement over 32?
According to Google:
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Speed: 64-bit allows Google to take advantage of the latest processor and compiler optimizations, a more modern instruction set, and a calling convention that allows more function parameters to be passed quickly by registers. As a result, speed is improved, especially in graphics and multimedia content, which sees an average 25 percent bump in performance.

Security: With Chrome able to take advantage of the latest OS features such as High Entropy ASLR on Windows 8, security is improved on 64-bit platforms as well. Those extra bits also help better defend against exploitation techniques such as JIT spraying, and improve the effectiveness of existing security defense features like heap partitioning.

Stability: Google has observed a marked increase in stability for 64-bit Chrome over 32-bit Chrome. In particular, crash rates for the renderer process (i.e. Web content process) are almost half.
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Originally Posted by sherlock View Post

Have been on Chrome 64 bit since early July(back when it was still in dev channel), rock solid with 6-10 tabs+ 6 extensions(lastpass+adblock plus+ghostery+https everywhere+pushbullet+mightytext) for almost 2 month.
Beast!

Thanks mate.
 
#7 ·
If you're on Linux, you can finally watch Netflix videos without installing pipelight or using the beta version of Chrome.
Only thing needed is the user agent switcher.
 
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Originally Posted by Evil Penguin View Post

If you're on Linux, you can finally watch Netflix videos without installing pipelight or using the beta version of Chrome.
Only thing needed is the user agent switcher.
That's in Chrome version 38, I am using the dev channel and it added that a week ago.
 
#9 ·
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Originally Posted by sherlock View Post

That's is Chrome version 38, I am using the dev channel and it added that a week ago.
37 stable works, though.
 
#10 ·
If I follow the steps to switch, will I lose my cookies and site data? I will make a backup of my bookmarks and I don't care about history, but cookies and stuff that enables me to stay logged in, will that also be deleted? What about my theme?
 
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Originally Posted by nitrubbb View Post

firefox another step closer to death
Mozilla can release a 64-bit Firefox just about anytime they want to do so. It already exists for Linux and OSX, and 64-bit FF for Windows still is developed on the Nightly channel. And a lot of people are already running it on Windows anyway, it's just called Pale Moon or Waterfox.
 
#13 ·
Been using 64-bit FireFox variants for almost five years at this point, and 64-bit Chromium builds for a year.

However, not to keen on Chrome...too tightly bound to Google for my tastes.
 
#17 ·
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Originally Posted by <({D34TH})> View Post

And FFox for Windows Is still 32-bit (stable).

Step your game up Mozilla and give me my damn MSE!
Grab the source code and compile it yourself for x64. Or use one that's precompiled for it ( waterfox, palemoon, etc ). Or, take the step and switch to Linux or OSX which have x64 versions.
 
#19 ·
Going to try this one later. The old (32bit) version is bugging the heck out of me. Often crashes when opening Chrome, not always maximized, does not save bookmarks/login when opening Chrome, etc... I need for workarounds for my issues so that I can use it decently, still not found a solution for the crash though, and I hope this is the one!
 
#20 ·
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Originally Posted by kckyle View Post

DO NOT GET THIS IF U HAVE BF4

battlelog is not compatible with the 64bit version of chrome. beware
Battlelogium works wonders.
 
#24 ·
Mine installed in Program Files (x86). Their "uninstaller" (of the 32-bit version) must have left a lot behind, because everything is as I left it, including the session and extensions. I guess they just install there to make the transition easier, and on a clean installation it would go in Program Files.
 
#25 ·
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Originally Posted by SirDrexl View Post

Mine installed in Program Files (x86). Their "uninstaller" (of the 32-bit version) must have left a lot behind, because everything is as I left it, including the session and extensions. I guess they just install there to make the transition easier, and on a clean installation it would go in Program Files.
Extensions and things live in your user profile, not in Program Files, and thus should not be removed with an uninstall (unless provided an option to do so), so Chrome has done this correctly.
 
#26 ·
Bah...no 64 bit Battlelog....poop.
 
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