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Windows 7 - compare the three versions

Windows 7: Choose your requirements

  Windows 7 Home Premium Windows 7 Professional Windows 7 Enterprise/Ultimate

The right Windows 7 for you

 Home Premium Professional Enterprise/Ultimate
Makes the things you do every day easier with improved desktop navigation. y y y
Faster and easier to launch programs and find the documents you use most often. y y y
Make your Web experience faster, easier, and safer than ever with the Internet Explorer® 8 Internet browser. y y y
Easy to create a home network and connect your PCs to a printer with HomeGroup. y y y
Watch, pause, rewind, and record TV on your PC.** y y y
Run many older Windows XP productivity applications in Windows XP Mode.*   y y
Connect to company networks easily and more securely with Domain Join.   y y
Recover your data easily with automatic backup to your home or business network.   y y
Help protect your data on your PC and portable storage devices against loss or theft with BitLockerTM drive encryption.3     y
Work in the language of your choice or switch between any of 35 languages.     y

*Windows XP Mode requires either original equipment manufacturer (OEM) preinstallation or postpurchase installation of Windows XP Mode (which runs on Windows 7 Professional or Windows 7 Ultimate) or a virtualization technology such as Windows Virtual PC.

Windows XP Mode requires a PC with 2 GB RAM (32-bit) or 3 GB RAM (64-bit), 15 GB available disk space, and a processor capable of hardware virtualization, with Intel VT or AMD-V turned on.

**Additional hardware may be required. Not available in all countries.

Windows 7 – Your Next Step

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