Comparison Chart

Windows 7 Edition Comparison Chart:
Windows 7 Edition comparison chart
Starter Features Home Basic Home Professional Enterprise Ultimate Premium Retail, OEM Retail and Volume and Volume OEM [33] licensing licensing[33] licensing January 14, 2020; 8 years' time 192 GB January 14, January 13, 2020; 2015; 8 years' 3 years' time time 192 GB 192 GB

End of Support

[34]

Retail and OEM Retail and OEM licensing in OEM licensing Emerging licensing markets January 13, January 13, January 13, 2015; 2015; 2015; 3 years' 3 years' 3 years' time time time
N/A

Maximum physical memory (RAM) (64bit)[35] Maximum physical memory (RAM) (32bit)[35] 32-bit and 64-bit versions Maximum physical CPUs supported[37]

8 GB

16 GB

2 GB

4 GB

4 GB

4 GB

4 GB

4 GB

Both[36] (6432-bit only bit disc not included) 1 1

Both 1

Both 2

Both 2

Both 2

Backup and Restore Center[38]

Cannot back up to network Cannot back Cannot (Backup to up to back up to network network network and local hard disk, restore) Client only Client only Client only Join only No Join only No Yes Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Remote Desktop (Client and Host) HomeGroup (create and join) Built-in DVD (MPEG2 and Dolby Digital) decoder[39] Built-in AVCHD (AVC and MPEG-TS) decoder[40] Multiple monitors Color depth Fast user switching Desktop Window Manager

Yes Yes Yes

Yes Yes Yes

Yes Yes Yes

No No
N/A

No Yes 32-bit Yes Yes

Yes Yes 32-bit Yes Yes

Yes Yes 32-bit Yes Yes

Yes Yes 32-bit Yes Yes

Yes Yes 32-bit Yes Yes

No No

Starter Windows Mobility Center Printing via Internet (IPP) Internet connection sharing Windows Aero Multi-Touch Premium Games Included Windows Media Center Windows Media Player Remote Media Experience[42] Dynamic Disks[44] Encrypting File System Location Aware Printing Presentation Mode Group Policy
[45]

Home Basic Yes Yes Yes Partial No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No

Home Professional Enterprise Ultimate Premium Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes[43] No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes[43] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes[43] Yes Yes Yes Yes

No No[41] No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No

Not Not installed installed by by default default Yes Yes[43] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No Yes Yes[43] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes[43] Yes Yes Yes Yes

Offline Files and Folder redirection[45] Windows Server domain joining Windows XP Mode[46] Software Restriction Policies Aero glass remoting[47][48] Windows Media Player multimedia redirection[48] Audio recording over Terminal Services[48] Multi-display Terminal Services[48] Enterprise Search Scopes[45]:130 Federated Search[49] AppLocker

Create Create and Create and Policies, But Enforce Enforce Cannot Policies Policies Enforce

BitLocker Drive Encryption BranchCache Distributed Cache DirectAccess Subsystem for Unixbased Applications Multilingual User Interface Pack Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) Enhancements[45]:130 Virtual Hard Disk Booting Switching between any of the 35 available languages[50]

No No No No No No No No Starter

No No No No No No No No Home Basic

No No No No No No No No

No No No No No No No No

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes[51]

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Home Professional Enterprise Ultimate Premium

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