With Windows 7 Professional, fewer walls stand between you and your success. You can run many Windows XP productivity programs in Windows XP Mode and recover data easily with automatic backups to your home or business network. You can also connect to company networks effortlessly and more securely with Domain Join. With all the exciting entertainment features of Windows Home Premium, its a great choice for home and for business. Need to use multiple languages on your PC or help protect your data with enhanced BitLocker security? Get Windows 7 Ultimate.
All editions of Windows XP and Windows Vista qualify you to buy an upgrade license.
Main Features
Explore key features and choose the edition thats best for you. Be sure to check the expanded list of extended features in Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Professional, and Windows 7 Ultimate. System requirements vary for each edition of Windows 7 because some features might require special hardware.
How you make the move to Windows 7 depends on your current operating system.
The transition to Windows 7 should be pretty smooth, although you may need to update your system to the latest service pack first.
We recommend that you experience Windows 7 on a new PC. While we don recommend it, you can opt to upgrade your current PC from Windows XP or another operating system to Windows 7. We recommend that you get help with this process from your local computer service provider. Youll need to back up your current files and settings, perform a custom (clean) installation, and then reinstall your files, settings, and programs.
Simplify your PC with new navigation features like Aero Shake, Jump Lists, and Snap.
Customize Windows to look and feel the way you like by changing themes and taskbar programs.
Easy to network (with or without a server).
Back up your complete system over a network.
Windows XP Mode gives you the business flexibility you need.
Designed to make your PC sleep and resume quicker.
Takes full advantage of 64-bit PC hardware and memory.
Watch, pause, rewind, and record TV with Windows Media Center.
Blu-ray read/write support for data files.
Includes integrated video and Dolby audio codecs.
Manage lots of open programs, documents, and browser windows easily with thumbnail and full-screen previews of open windows.
Open files you use regularly in just two clicks with Jump Lists on the improved taskbar.
Windows 7 lets you peek behind open windows to get a quick look at your desktop.
Instantly locate and open virtually any file on your PC, from documents to emails to songs, right from the Start menu, with Windows Search.
With Windows 7, setting up wireless connections is easier with consistent, one-click connections to available networks, whether those networks are based on Wi-Fi, mobile broadband, dial-up, or corporate VPN.
Windows Live Photo Gallery makes share your photos to your favorite photo site easy.
Windows Live Mail makes managing multiple email accounts easy.
Keep your child safe by managing what sites they can visit and who they can send/receive emails and im communications from.
We designed Windows 7 to help PCs sleep and resume from sleep more quickly by improving the way Windows 7 manages drivers, programs, and power.
We reduced the amount of memory your PC needs for open windows and to execute commands to help it be more responsive to commands.
Windows 7 will automatically pick the right printer for you when you move from home to work networks.
System Requirements
Hard Disk 16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
Processor 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
Additional DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver. Internet access (fees may apply). Depending on resolution, video playback may require additional memory and advanced graphics hardware. For some Windows Media Center functionality a TV tuner and additional hardware may be required. Windows Touch and Tablet PCs require specific hardware. HomeGroup requires a network and PCs running Windows 7 DVD/CD authoring requires a compatible optical drive BitLocker requires TPM 1.2. BitLocker To Go requires a USB flash drive. Windows XP Mode requires an additional 1 GB of RAM, an additional 15 GB of available hard disk space, and a processor capable of hardware virtualization with Intel VT or AMD-V turned on. Music and sound require audio output. Product functionality and graphics may vary based on your system configuration. Some features may require advanced or additional hardware.
