Work Around For The 16gig Win7 Cap?

I just finished my upgrade on my PC and found I overlooked one little detail. After seeing that Windows was recognizing all 32Gigs of RAM I installed but only accessing 16GigS as usable, I learned of the Win7 Home cap. So before I try and find a Pro upgrade on eBay (are there more secured places to buy this?), I was wondering if anyone got around this yet? Is there a work around in Windows or a third party option?

Also, even if the OS isn't utilizing all 32, can programs like Photoshop, Premier and After Effects still pull from it during rendering?

Thanks!

 

Only Win 7 64bit systems with versions Professional, Enterprise and Ultimate can use more than 16gb from what I am seeing.

 

Yeah, that's what I was afraid of. I'm willing to upgrade, I just need a reliable place to find an upgrade and most retail outlets online say they don't sell it any more (and I'm weary to trust eBay). Any suggestions?

Also, if I stayed with the Home version, will programs like Adobe be able to access all 32Gigs of RAM when rendering or are they capped too due to the OS limitations?

 

16gb should do fine with adobe. unless you are a massive mutiplayer gamer I don't think you will have a problem.
But I think about $200 is what you would pay for an official OS upgrade

 

Thanks. I actually decided against upgrading, as I just can't justify the cost to bump up my OS from Home to Pro at those prices (as that's what I'm seeing online).

However, before I pull the other RAM sticks out, I just need to verify one thing. If Windows is not utilizing that second set of 16Gigs, does that mean no other program will either? This is why I was asking about some kind of third party solution that might unlock it and make it accessible for certain programs (as my renders are graphically very resource intense). Is that even possible or does Windows Home cut all that off at the knee?

 

I haven't been able to find any way to enable Home 64bit to use more than 16gb but in the Hardware forum there may be people who do.

 

Will do, thanks!