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Comparison chart
Windows 7 Edition comparison chart
Features
Starter
Home Basic
Home Premium
Professional
Enterprise
Ultimate

OEM licensing
Retail and OEM licensing in Emerging markets
Retail and OEM licensing
Retail, OEM and Volume licensing[34]
Volume licensing[34]
Retail and OEM licensing

End of Support[35]
January 13, 2015;
4 years' time (2015-01-13)
January 13, 2015;
4 years' time (2015-01-13)
January 13, 2015;
4 years' time (2015-01-13)
January 14, 2020;
9 years' time (2020-01-14)
January 14, 2020;
9 years' time (2020-01-14)
January 13, 2015;
4 years' time (2015-01-13)

Maximum physical memory (RAM) (64-bit mode)[36]
N/A
8 GB
16 GB
192 GB
192 GB
192 GB

Maximum physical memory (RAM) (32-bit mode)[36]
2 GB
4 GB
4 GB
4 GB
4 GB
4 GB

32-bit and 64-bit versions
32-bit only
Both[37] (64-bit disc not included)
Both
Both
Both
Both

Maximum physical CPUs supported[38]
1
1
1
2
2
2

Backup and Restore Center[39]
Cannot back up to network
Cannot back up to network
Cannot back up to network
Yes
Yes
Yes

Remote Desktop (Client and Host)
Client only
Client only
Client only
Yes
Yes
Yes

HomeGroup (create and join)
Join only
Join only
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

Built-in DVD (MPEG-2 and Dolby Digital) decoders[40]
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

Multiple monitors
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

Color Mode
N/A
Template:32-bit
Template:32-bit
Template:32-bit
Template:32-bit
Template:32-bit

Fast user switching
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

Desktop Window Manager
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

Windows Mobility Center
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

Network printing
No [41]
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

Internet connection sharing
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

Windows Aero
No
Partial
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

Multi-Touch
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

Premium Games Included
No
No
Yes
Not installed by default
Not installed by default
Yes

Windows Media Center
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

Windows Media Player Remote Media Experience[42]
No
No
Yes[43]
Yes[43]
Yes[43]
Yes[43]

Dynamic Disks[44]
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes

Encrypting File System
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes

Location Aware Printing
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes

Presentation Mode
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes

Group Policy[45]
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes

Offline Files and Folder redirection[45]
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes

Windows Server domain joining
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes

Windows XP Mode[46]
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes

Software Restriction Policies
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes

Aero glass remoting[47][48]
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes

Windows Media Player multimedia redirection[48]
No
No
No
No
Yes[43]
Yes[43]

Audio recording over Terminal Services[48]
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes

Multi-display Terminal Services[48]
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes

Enterprise Search Scopes[45]:130
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes

Federated Search[49]
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes

AppLocker
No
No
No
Create Policies, But Cannot Enforce
Create and Enforce Policies
Create and Enforce Policies

BitLocker Drive Encryption
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes

BranchCache Distributed Cache
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes

DirectAccess
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes

Subsystem for Unix-based Applications
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes

Multilingual User Interface Pack
No
No
No
Yes, purchased separately
Yes
Yes

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) Enhancements[45]:130
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes

Virtual Hard Disk Booting
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes

English Retail 7600 SHA-1 32-bit[50]
5DC1 457B C4B3 D940 97F4 99B1 5DFD B3C2 1DAD CDF5
1015 74FA A17F DB43 0BB0 2727 1EF0 A58F 0E18 AD47
CC9D 8220 B217 9E78 4D85 BF1E A98D 2EE2 190D 534F
697F A065 5450 2FB2 1D30 2752 73B2 5747 299C 020D
C6B9 05E4 8FDB 6CB5 BFCA 9677 15A6 4461 B812 D40C
5395 DC4B 38F7 BDB1 E005 FF41 4DEE DFDB 16DB F610

English Retail 7600 SHA-1 64-bit
32 Bit Only
32 Bit Only
3367 79EA 6B65 F63E 11A6 09B4 D021 439C 47AB 315B
5012 7304 441A 793E E51B 3F50 1289 F659 9A55 9E9F
A89D CE70 6D52 7206 CB46 4EF8 6ACD 3A3D 13A3 32DB
3263 27CC 2FF9 F053 79F5 058C 41BE 6BC5 E004 BAA7


Starter
Home Basic
Home Premium
Professional
Enterprise
Ultimate


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