Mobile processors Intel Bay Trail support 64-bit instructions, but all the tablets based on these processors are equipped with 32-bit editions of the operating system Windows. Fortunately, in the near future the situation will begin to change and the first full 64-bit tablets audience will see at MWC 2014 later this month.
It is reported that at least one major manufacturer will show a tablet device based on the Bay Trail processor with 64-bit version Windows 8.1. As the main advantages is usually called a lot more - up to 16 exabytes - possible amount of addressable memory, but there are other advantages. As explained Insight64 analyst Nathan Brookwood (Nathan Brookwood), organizations are interested in the possibility to run 64-bit applications on the tablet, while the current models of portable devices do not allow that.
According to some reports, tablet with a 64-bit version of Windows will be available in coming months. In addition to the operating system itself is also required to prepare appropriate drivers.