Windows 7 Comparison chart

Windows 7 Edition comparison chart[1][3][31][32][5][16][20][33]

Starter Features OEM licensing Home Basic Retail and OEM licensing in Emerging markets January 13, 2015; 4 years' time 8 GB 4 GB Both[37] (64-bit disc not included) 1 Cannot back up to network Client only Join only No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Partial No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No Home Premium Retail and OEM licensing January 13, 2015; 4 years' time 16 GB 4 GB Both 1 Cannot back up to network Client only Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
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Professional Retail, OEM andVolume licensing[34] January 14, 2020; 9 years' time 192 GB 4 GB Both 2 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Not installed by default Yes Yes
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Enterprise Volume licensing[34] January 14, 2020; 9 years' time 192 GB 4 GB Both 2 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Not installed by default Yes Yes
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Ultimate Retail and OEM licensing January 13, 2015; 4 years' time 192 GB 4 GB Both 2 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

End of Support[35] Maximum physical memory (RAM) (64-bitmode)[36] Maximum physical memory (RAM) (32-bitmode)[36] 32-bit and 64-bit versions Maximum physical CPUs supported[38] Backup and Restore Center[39] Remote Desktop (Client and Host) HomeGroup (create and join) Built-in DVD (MPEG-2 and Dolby Digital) decoders[40] Multiple monitors Fast user switching Desktop Window Manager Windows Mobility Center Network printing 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
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January 13, 2015; 4 years' time N/A 2 GB 32-bit only 1 Cannot back up to network Client only Join only No No No No 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 No No No No

No No No No 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 No No No No No No Create Policies, But Cannot Enforce No No No No

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 AppLocker BitLocker Drive Encryption BranchCache Distributed Cache DirectAccess Subsystem for Unix-based Applications
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Create and Create and Enforce Policies Enforce Policies Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Multilingual User Interface Pack Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) Enhancements[45]:130 Virtual Hard Disk Booting

No No No 5DC1 457B C4B3 D940 97F4 99B1 5DFD B3C2 1DAD CDF5

No No No 1015 74FA A17F DB43 0BB0 2727 1EF0 A58F 0E18 AD47

No No No CC9D 8220 B217 9E78 4D85 BF1E A98D 2EE2 190D 534F 3367 79EA 6B65 F63E 11A6 09B4 D021 439C 47AB 315B Home Premium

Yes, purchased separately No No 697F A065 5450 2FB2 1D30 2752 73B2 5747 299C 020D 5012 7304 441A 793E E51B 3F50 1289 F659 9A55 9E9F Professional

Yes Yes Yes C6B9 05E4 8FDB 6CB5 BFCA 9677 15A6 4461 B812 D40C A89D CE70 6D52 7206 CB46 4EF8 6ACD 3A3D 13A3 32DB Enterprise

Yes Yes Yes 5395 DC4B 38F7 BDB1 E005 FF41 4DEE DFDB 16DB F610 3263 27CC 2FF9 F053 79F5 058C 41BE 6BC5 E004 BAA7 Ultimate

English Retail 7600 SHA-1 32bit[50]

English Retail 7600 SHA-1 64-bit

32 Bit Only

32 Bit Only

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