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64-bit System Design
Microsoft provides 64-bit versions of the Microsoft Windows operating system for both workstation and server computers. A 64-bit system requires special design considerations that differ from 32-bit platform design, including considerations for firmware, hard disk partitions, and device drivers.
General 64-bit Windows
GUID Partition Table (GPT) and Master Boot Record (MBR)
Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI)
- Extensible Firmware Interface Specification [Intel]
- Implementing the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface with Intel's Framework [Intel]
- Installing Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista SP1 on UEFI Systems
- Microsoft Extensible Firmware Initiative FAT32 File System Specification, V. 1.03
- Microsoft Portable Executable and Common Object File Format Specification
- UEFI and Windows
- UEFI Support and Requirements for Windows Operating Systems
- Windows Authenticode Portable Executable Signature Format
