Starter   Simple and easier to use
 

Windows 7 Starter makes small notebook PCs easier to use because it puts less between you and what you want to do—less waiting, less clicking, less hassle connecting to networks. Windows 7 Starter combines the latest in reliability and responsiveness with the familiarity and compatibility of Windows.

Enjoy multimedia entertainment on your PC or personalizing it with photos and wallpapers?
Consider Windows 7 Home Premium.


  • Features like Jump Lists, Pin, Snap, and Windows Search all make using a small notebook PC simple and easy.
  • Connecting to printers and devices is easier than ever.
  • Windows 7 Starter supports the latest hardware and software
  • Joining home networks with other PCs running Windows 7 is easy and simple.
  • Connecting to wireless networks is easy and fast.
  • Internet Explorer 8 improves the safety of web browsing.
Home Premium   The best entertainment experience on your PC
 

Windows 7 Home Premium makes it easy to create a home network and share all of your favorite photos, videos, and music. You can even watch, pause, rewind, and record TV. Get the best entertainment experience with Windows 7 Home Premium.

Do you use your PC for work, run Windows XP programs, or require enhanced security?
Consider Windows 7 Professional.

Simplify everyday tasks
  • 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.
  • Setting up a home network and connecting to printers and devices is easier than ever.
  • Windows 7 Home Premium supports the latest hardware and software.
Work the way you want
  • Designed to make your PC sleep and resume quicker.
  • Takes full advantage of 64-bit PC hardware and memory.
  • Connecting to wireless networks is fast and easy.
Make new things possible
  • Watch, pause, rewind, and record TV with Windows Media Center.
  • Watch your favorite DVD movies.
  • Includes integrated video and Dolby audio codecs.
Professional   Everything you need for work and home
 

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, it’s 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.

Simplify everyday tasks
  • 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.
Work the way you want
  • Designed to make your PC sleep and resume quicker.
  • Takes full advantage of 64-bit PC hardware and memory.
  • Windows XP Mode gives you the business flexibility you need.
Make new things possible
  • Watch, pause, rewind, and record TV with Windows Media Center.
  • Watch your favorite DVD movies.
  • Includes integrated video and Dolby audio codecs.
Professional   Designed for people who want it all
 

Windows 7 Ultimate is the most versatile and powerful edition of Windows 7. It combines remarkable ease-of-use with the entertainment features of Home Premium and the business capabilities of Professional, including the ability to run many Windows XP productivity programs in Windows XP Mode. For added security, you can encrypt your data with BitLocker and BitLocker To Go. And for extra flexibility, you can work in any of 35 languages. Get it all with Windows 7 Ultimate.


Simplify everyday tasks
  • 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.
  • Help protect data on your PC or portable storage device against loss or theft with BitLocker.
Work the way you want
  • Designed to make your PC sleep and resume quicker.
  • Takes full advantage of 64-bit PC hardware and memory.
  • Windows XP Mode gives you the business flexibility you need.
  • Switch between any of 35 languages.
Make new things possible
  • Watch, pause, rewind, and record TV with Windows Media Center.
  • Watch your favorite DVD movies.
  • Includes integrated video and Dolby audio codecs.
  Makes the things you do every day easier with improved desktop navigation.
  Faster and easier to launch programs and find the documents you use most often.
  Make your web experience faster, easier and safer than ever with Internet Explorer® 8.
  Easy to create a home network and connect your PCs to a printer with HomeGroup.
  Watch, pause, rewind, and record TV on your PC.1
  Run many existing Windows XP productivity applications in Windows 7.2  
  Connect to company networks easily and securely with Domain Join.  
  Recover your data easily with automatic back-up to your home or business network.  
  Help protect your data on your PC and portable storage devices against loss or theft with BitLocker™.    
  Work in the language of your choice or switch between any of thirty five languages.    
  1 Additional hardware may be required. Not available in all countries.

2 Requires download of Windows XP Mode (which runs on Windows 7 Professional or Ultimate) and virtualization technology such as Windows Virtual PC.
  Customers can download Windows XP Mode and Windows Virtual PC free-of-charge from www.windows.com/business when available.