Acer Aspire Switch 10E SW3-016 - Can I downgrade OS from 64bit to 32bit?

5ER95BB · January 2022

Hello.

I have a 2v1 Acer Aspire Switch 10E SW3-016 with 64bit Win10. Can I downgrade to Win10 32bit OS ?

This tablet has only 2GB RAM (non-extensible) and system is slow.

In Acer official website I'm not find a 32bit drivers.

Is it possible to downgrade to 32bit OS?

Thanks.

billsey · January 2022

Yeah, I think they only shipped that model with the 64bit OS, which is why they don't have the 32bit drivers. You might be able to find 32bit equivalent drivers through Windows update, but there would be no guaranties... The primary advantage to moving to 32bit won't be a speed difference, it will instead take up less room on the disk, which can be important for the 32GB drive versions.

5ER95BB · January 2022

Thank for you answer.
I can't install 32bit OS becouse in F12 boot menu is only "Windows Boot Manager" i.e. boot from eMMC (SSD).
I tried :
- many USB flash disk (USB 2.0 and 3.0) with original Windows 10 32bit installer created from Media creation tool (Microsoft)
- connect USB flash disk to USB A port in the dock (keyboard)
- connect USB flash disk direct to tablet (with USB A - microUSB OTG reduction)
- turn off secury boot in BIOS settings (F2)
- turn on secury boot again and selected as UEFI file as trusted for extecuting

64bit installer Windows 10 from USB is fully support and operational (When I connect USB flash disk with 64 bit Win10 Installer, I can booting from USB and install then .... When I connect USB flash disk with 32 bit Win10 Installer, I can't boot from this USB flash disk).....

Is there a solution to install a 32 bit OS?

p.s. Sorry for my a little bit low english skills (grammar).

billsey · January 2022

The 32bit EFI file is not going to be recognized as correct, but disabling Secure Boot should allow it anyway. The issue is going to be the lack of 32bit drivers for your hardware. A 32bit install flash drive should be shown the same as 64bit install flash drive when Secure Boot is disabled. If it's not then they have the 32bit OS blocked completely and you will have to stay with a 64bit OS.