- 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.
Upgrade to Windows 7 Professional. 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.
Upgrade to Windows 7
All editions of Windows XP and Windows Vista qualify you to upgrade.1. Choose your edition of Windows 7
Explore key features and choose the edition that's best for you. Be
sure to check the expanded list of extended features in Windows 7 Home
Premium, Windows 7 Professional, and Windows 7 Ultimate. System
requirements vary for each edition of Windows 7 because some features
might require special hardware.
2. See if your PC has what it takes to run Windows 7
In general, if your PC can run Windows Vista it can run Windows 7. To make sure, download and run the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor
to do a quick check. If you want certain features, such as HomeGroup or
Windows Media Center, check to see if your PC has the hardware that's
needed.
3. Check which operating system your PC is currently running
How you make the move to Windows 7 depends on your current operating system.
The transition to Windows 7 should be pretty smooth, although you may need to update your system to the latest service pack first.
Windows XP (or any other operating system)
We recommend that you experience Windows 7 on a new PC. While we don't recommend it, you can opt to upgrade your current PC from Windows XP or another operating system to Windows 7. We recommend that you get help with this process from your local computer service provider. You'll need to back up your current files and settings, perform a custom (clean) installation, and then reinstall your files, settings, and programs.
verything you need for work and home
Easiest Windows to use ever
- 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.
Faster and more flexible
- Windows XP Mode gives you the business flexibility you need.
- Designed to make your PC sleep and resume quicker.
- Takes full advantage of 64-bit PC hardware and memory.
Best PC entertainment experience
- Watch, pause, rewind, and record TV with Windows Media Center.
- Blu-ray read/write support for data files.
- Includes integrated video and Dolby audio codecs.
Simplifies Everyday Tasks
Simple to use
Windows® Taskbar
Manage lots of open programs, documents, and browser windows easily with thumbnail and full-screen previews of open windows.
Open files and get around your PC faster with the improved taskbar. You can easily pin programs you use often to the taskbar and launch them in just one click.
Jump Lists
Open files you use regularly in just two clicks with Jump Lists on the improved taskbar.
Snap
Windows 7 has simple new ways to manage open windows. For example, with
Snap you can arrange two windows side-by-side just by dragging them to
opposite sides of your screen.
Aero® Peek
Windows 7 lets you peek behind open windows to get a quick look at your desktop.
Windows Search
Instantly locate and open virtually any file on your PC, from documents
to emails to songs, right from the Start menu, with Windows Search.
Easy to connect
Wireless setup
With Windows 7, setting up
wireless connections is easier with consistent, one-click connections to
available networks, whether those networks are based on Wi-Fi, mobile
broadband, dial-up, or corporate VPN.
HomeGroup
Connect Windows 7 PCs on a home network in just four clicks and easily
get to the photos, music, and files on each one--even share
printers--with HomeGroup.
Easy to browse the web
Windows® Internet Explorer 8
Visual search helps you quickly find the information you want by adding
visual cues and previews to search results from top search providers
including Live Search, Wikipedia, Yahoo, Amazon, and others.
Use Web slices to conveniently keep up with changes on frequently
updated websites, like eBay auctions or traffic sites, directly from the
IE8 toolbar.
Easy to communicate and share
Windows Live Photo Gallery
Windows Live Photo Gallery makes share your photos to your favorite photo site easy.
Windows Live Mail
Windows Live Mail makes managing multiple email accounts easy.
Windows Live Family Safety
Keep your child safe by managing what sites they can visit and who they can send/receive emails and im communications from.
Works The Way You Want
Faster and More Reliable
Resume from sleep
We designed Windows 7 to help PCs sleep and resume from sleep more
quickly by improving the way Windows 7 manages drivers, programs, and
power.
Faster and more reliable
We reduced
the amount of memory your PC needs for open windows and to execute
commands to help it be more responsive to commands.
Makes New Things Possible
Media on your terms
Windows Media Center
Turn your PC into a TV with Windows Media Center.
Watch shows for free when and where you want with Internet TV.
DirectX 11
DirectX 11 technology delivers breathtaking game graphics so real, it's unreal.
New ways to engage
Windows Touch
Windows Touch makes PCs with touch screens easier and more intuitive to use.
Media on your terms
Windows Media® Player
More and more consumer electronics, from TVs to digital photo frames,
can be connected to home networks. With Play To in Windows 7, you'll be
able to easily send music, photos, videos from your PC to a networked
device throughout your home.
You can enjoy the photos, music, and videos on your home PC when you're away from home with remote media streaming.
Work anywhere
Location Aware PrintingWindows 7 will automatically pick the right printer for you when you move from home to work networks.
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.
