Should I compile x86 or x64?

Should I compile x86 or x64?

In general prefer to use Any CPU. At runtime, if your app is running on an x64 OS (pretty much always now a days) then it’ll be x64 otherwise it’ll run as x86. This gives you 1 executable that works on both. There are a couple of cases where this won’t work and you would need to target either x86 (most common) or x64.

How do I add x64 platform to Visual Studio?

Compiling with Visual Studio

1. From the BUILD menu in Visual Studio, select Configuration Manager.
2. From the Active solution platform drop-down list, select New. The New Solution Platform dialog displays.
3. In the Type or select new platform combination box, select x64.
4. From the BUILD menu, select Batch Build.

How do I change from CPU platform to x86?

Click Configuration Manager. In the Configuration Manager dialog, open the Active solution platform drop-down list box and click …. In the New Solution Platform dialog, select x64 in the Type or select the new platform drop-down list box. Select x86 in the Copy settings from drop-down list box.

Is .NET 32 or 64-bit?

All applications that are built on the . NET Framework 1.0 or 1.1 are treated as 32-bit applications on a 64-bit operating system and are always executed under WOW64 and the 32-bit common language runtime (CLR).

How do you change the active solution platform from any CPU to x86?

What does any CPU mean?

Any CPU means that it will work on any platform. This is because managed code is similar to Java. Think of it as being compiled to a byte code that is interpreted by the .NET Framework at run-time. C++ does not have this option because it is compiled to machine code that is platform specific.

What does any CPU mean in the Assembly settings?

The default setting, “Any CPU”, means that the assembly will run natively on the CPU it is currently running on. Meaning, it will run as 64-bit on a 64-bit machine and 32-bit on a 32-bit machine.

What is the difference between x86 and any CPU?

“Any CPU” means that when the program is started, the .NET Framework will figure out, based on the OS bitness, whether to run your program in 32 bits or 64 bits. There is a difference between x86 and Any CPU: on a x64 system, your executable compiled for X86 will run as a 32-bit executable.

What is the CPU usage (MS)?

The CPU on which the context switch occurred. CPU Usage (ms) The CPU usage of the new thread after the context switch. This is equal to the NewInSwitchTime, but is displayed in milliseconds. IdealCpu