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Windows 7 Home Premium only. It gives licenses to upgrade three machines from Vista or Windows XP to the Windows 7 Home Premium edition. These are not full versions, so each machine to be upgraded must have one of these qualifying previous versions of Windows for them to work. In the United States, this offer expired in early December 2009. In October 2010, to commemorate the anniversary of Windows 7, Microsoft once again made Windows 7 Home Premium Family Pack available for a limited time, while supplies lasted.
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Windows 7 Home Premium or Professional user wished to upgrade to Windows 7 Ultimate, they would be able to do so by using Windows Anytime Upgrade, for an additional fee. This service was still available for any users who wish to upgrade. Like Windows 7 Professional, it supports up to 192 GB of RAM and up to two physical CPUs, and was available in both 32-bit and 64-bit versions. Unlike Windows Vista Ultimate, it does not include the
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A clean install (labelled "Custom" in the installer), where all settings including but not limited to user accounts, applications, user settings, music, photos, and programs are erased entirely and the current operating system is erased and replaced with
Windows 7. This option is always available and
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Windows 7 editions ended on January 13, 2015, and extended support ended on January 14, 2020. After that, the operating system ceased receiving further support. Professional and Enterprise volume licensed editions had paid Extended Security Updates (ESU) available until at
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Anytime Upgrade editions. It was possible to use the Product Key from a Standard upgrade
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theme. The desktop wallpaper and visual styles (Windows 7 Basic) are not user-changeable. It was initially intended to be restricted to running up to three simultaneous programs like previous
Starter releases of Windows, however this was dropped in the final release. It only supports up to 2 GB of
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The table below lists which upgrade paths allow for an in-place install. Note that in-place upgrades can only be performed when the previous version of
Windows is of the same architecture. If upgrading from a 32-bit installation to a 64-bit installation or downgrading from 64-bit installation to
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Windows 7 N Edition does not include Windows Media Player.
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3022:"Microsoft Extended Security Update (ESU) Program"
2645:"The Microsoft Windows 7 Upgrade Program Rev. 2.0"
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2915:"Microsoft Support Lifecycle for Windows Thin PC"
2331:"Microsoft kills Windows 7 Starter's 3-app limit"
2233:"Windows Anytime Upgrade and Family Pack Pricing"
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2041:formerly Active Directory Application Mode (ADAM)
1828:Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) enhancements
235:This edition contains features aimed at the home
3389:"Aero Glass Remoting in Windows Server 2008 R2"
3332:Which one is right for you? – Microsoft Windows
2619:"What is Windows 7 Ultimate Signature Edition?"
2485:"Do you need more than Windows 7 Home Premium?"
2398:"The Windows 7 Versions: What You Need to Know"
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3044:"Lifecycle FAQ-Extended Security Updates"
2284:"Lifecycle FAQ-Extended Security Updates"
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2589:"Windows 7 E: Your questions anwered"
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2140:"A closer look at the Windows 7 SKUs"
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3175:"Physical Memory Limits: Windows 7"
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2671:Foley, Mary-Jo (February 3, 2009).
2587:Trenholm, Richard (June 26, 2009).
2177:Thurrott, Paul (February 3, 2009).
1623:Create policies, but cannot enforce
768:Windows 7 edition comparison chart
715:Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs
435:Edition of Windows 7 to upgrade to
3147:"Which Windows 7 Is Best for You?"
2861:. February 2, 2010. Archived from
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853:Maximum physical memory (RAM) (
838:Maximum physical memory (RAM) (
2753:, accessed September 16, 2009.
2329:Keizer, Gregg (May 29, 2009).
2312:"Windows lifecycle fact sheet"
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3500:"Why buy Windows 7 Ultimate?"
3074:. Softpedia. February 5, 2009
2647:. Tech ARP. February 10, 2009
2377:. The Register. June 19, 2009
2024:including a complete copy of
1752:BranchCache Distributed Cache
1540:Software restriction policies
611: Requires clean install.
2751:steam blog, dated 2009/07/31
2179:"Windows 7 Product Editions"
1629:Create and enforce policies
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3975:Preinstallation Environment
3950:Fundamentals for Legacy PCs
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3179:Microsoft Developer Network
3096:. PCWorld. February 3, 2009
2885:"Windows 7 Student upgrade"
1803:Multilingual User Interface
1626:Create and enforce policies
1563:Remote administration tools
746:Windows Embedded POSReady 7
289:Multilingual User Interface
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2830:"Windows Anytime Upgrades"
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293:BitLocker Drive Encryption
279:This edition targeted the
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4372:Windows for Pen Computing
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3228:"Windows Media Player 12"
3115:Bott, Ed (June 3, 2009).
2786:"Windows 7 Upgrade Paths"
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1059:Windows Parental Controls
1034:Printing via the Internet
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3590:. Microsoft. March 2010
3376:Windows 7 Product Guide
3261:. Redmond, Washington:
3234:. Microsoft Corporation
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2030:Remote Desktop Protocol
1389:Location-aware printing
1315:Remote Desktop Services
1215:remote media experience
1009:Windows Mobility Center
627:Windows Anytime Upgrade
327:Windows Ultimate Extras
152:Windows Anytime Upgrade
3257:Windows 7 Resource Kit
2406:. Windows 7 Home Basic
1963:Windows Vista editions
1365:Encrypting File System
1238:Premium games included
984:Desktop Window Manager
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263:Encrypting File System
248:Windows 7 Professional
230:Windows 7 Home Premium
223:activation restriction
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77:Windows Server 2008 R2
3561:Microsoft News Center
3311:"Where are my games?"
3048:support.microsoft.com
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2732:on September 19, 2009
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1953:Windows 2000 editions
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402:Upgrade compatibility
391:Windows Easy Transfer
255:Windows Server domain
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1188:Windows Media Center
750:for Embedded Systems
355:Windows Media Center
351:Windows Media Player
274:Windows 7 Enterprise
241:Windows Media Center
212:Windows 7 Home Basic
34:a series of articles
4382:Microsoft PowerToys
4039:Embedded Automotive
3606:(October 6, 2010).
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2679:on February 5, 2009
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959:Fast user switching
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581:2000/Me and earlier
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300:application support
4338:Version comparison
4023:Embedded Compact 7
3232:Windows 7 Features
3181:. October 14, 2010
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2116:. February 5, 2009
2022:Windows Virtual PC
1968:Windows 8 editions
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319:Windows 7 Ultimate
312:Volume License Key
285:Software Assurance
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359:Windows DVD Maker
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1996:
1987:
1934:Professional
1931:Home Premium
1436:Group Policy
1107:Windows Aero
869:192 GB
807:licensing in
785:Professional
782:Home Premium
688:
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680:Professional
679:
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671:Home Premium
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666:Professional
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638:
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450:Professional
432:upgrade from
418:
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337:
189:Windows Aero
157:
148:
124:
56:New features
50:
26:
4076:Mobile 2003
3994:Windows IoT
3992:Embedded /
3968:Specialized
3932:Server 2022
3927:Server 2019
3922:Server 2016
3912:Server 2012
3883:Server 2008
3876:Home Server
3871:Server 2003
3533:. Microsoft
3439:. Microsoft
3421:October 27,
3417:. Microsoft
3391:. Microsoft
3313:. Microsoft
3265:. pp.
3238:October 22,
3185:November 1,
3100:February 5,
3078:February 5,
2810:. Microsoft
2788:. Microsoft
2603:October 12,
2516:. Microsoft
2495:January 15,
2468:February 5,
2458:ExtremeTech
2410:October 22,
2403:PC Magazine
2381:October 22,
2359:February 3,
2265:January 28,
2261:. Microsoft
2184:February 3,
2153:February 9,
2120:February 5,
2114:ExtremeTech
1875:VHD booting
1163:Multi-touch
711:thin client
696:Derivatives
596:Ineligible
4415:Comparison
4096:Mobile 6.5
4091:Mobile 6.1
4086:Mobile 6.0
4081:Mobile 5.0
3768:Windows NT
3740:Windows 9x
3684:Comparison
3669:Components
3537:August 19,
3484:August 19,
3127:August 14,
3053:August 14,
3028:August 14,
3002:August 14,
2980:August 14,
2952:August 14,
2924:August 14,
2899:August 13,
2869:August 13,
2483:Bott, Ed.
2293:August 12,
2062:References
2026:Windows XP
1937:Enterprise
1928:Home Basic
866:16 GB
848:4 GB
833:licensing
788:Enterprise
779:Home Basic
593:Ineligible
590:Ineligible
587:Ineligible
584:Ineligible
453:Enterprise
430:Windows to
362:Microsoft.
281:enterprise
239:, such as
4446:Windows 7
4350:Criticism
4326:10 Mobile
4205:Editions
4150:Nashville
4138:Cancelled
4129:10 Mobile
4124:Phone 8.1
4003:Embedded
3691:Criticism
3510:August 9,
3348:Microsoft
3206:Microsoft
3156:August 1,
3151:Microsoft
2889:Microsoft
2859:Microsoft
2623:Microsoft
2572:April 24,
2566:Microsoft
2546:April 24,
2540:Microsoft
2430:Microsoft
2353:Microsoft
2237:Microsoft
2148:Microsoft
1940:Ultimate
1801:Supports
1610:AppLocker
1270:Join only
1267:Join only
1262:HomeGroup
1139:) decoder
908:Built-in
863:8 GB
845:2 GB
816:licensing
802:licensing
791:Ultimate
556:In-place
516:In-place
496:In-place
476:In-place
456:Ultimate
367:E edition
207:licenses.
126:Windows 7
42:Windows 7
4440:Category
4425:Category
3990:Windows
3943:releases
3888:EBS 2008
3861:Windows
3778:releases
3674:Versions
3567:July 10,
3317:July 30,
2629:March 5,
2597:Archived
2520:April 2,
2243:July 31,
2217:June 25,
1947:See also
1922:Features
1805:packages
773:Features
723:released
684:Ultimate
675:Ultimate
657:Ultimate
533:In-place
513:In-place
510:In-place
487:In-place
467:In-place
464:In-place
371:version.
201:netbooks
69:Siblings
51:Editions
32:Part of
4179:Related
4165:Polaris
4160:Odyssey
4155:Neptune
4119:Phone 8
4114:Phone 7
4005:Compact
3815:Pro x64
3795:NT 3.51
3679:History
3617:June 6,
3594:June 6,
1925:Starter
1526:Partial
1523:Partial
1492:joining
1264:support
912:support
776:Starter
653:Starter
644:Starter
635:Starter
447:Premium
4013:CE 5.0
3941:Other
3863:Server
3800:NT 4.0
3790:NT 3.5
3785:NT 3.1
3703:-based
3273:
3009:years.
2834:Amazon
1133:MPEG-2
855:64-Bit
840:32-Bit
615:
609:
603:
576:Clean
536:Clean
411:Vista.
314:(VLK).
295:, and
185:32-bit
4360:Vista
4316:Phone
4284:Vista
4249:Vista
4214:Vista
4199:Vista
4145:Cairo
4032:Other
3827:Vista
3776:Base
3582:.docx
3269:–30.
2489:ZDNet
2207:ZDNet
1979:Notes
910:AVCHD
573:Clean
570:Clean
567:Clean
564:Clean
553:Clean
550:Clean
547:Clean
544:Clean
530:Clean
527:Clean
524:Clean
507:Clean
504:Clean
493:Clean
490:Clean
484:Clean
473:Clean
470:Clean
442:Basic
137:IA-32
3805:2000
3619:2011
3596:2011
3569:2018
3539:2011
3512:2011
3486:2014
3445:2009
3423:2009
3397:2009
3356:2009
3319:2014
3271:ISBN
3240:2011
3214:2010
3187:2010
3158:2010
3129:2009
3102:2009
3080:2009
3055:2023
3030:2023
3004:2023
2982:2023
2954:2023
2926:2023
2901:2010
2871:2010
2841:2009
2816:2016
2794:2011
2738:2009
2712:2009
2685:2009
2653:2009
2631:2023
2605:2022
2593:CNET
2574:2011
2548:2011
2522:2009
2497:2014
2470:2009
2437:2009
2412:2011
2383:2009
2361:2009
2295:2020
2267:2020
2245:2009
2219:2009
2186:2009
2155:2009
2122:2009
1917:Yes
1894:Yes
1869:Yes
1846:Yes
1823:Yes
1796:Yes
1771:Yes
1746:Yes
1721:Yes
1698:Yes
1675:Yes
1652:Yes
1604:Yes
1581:Yes
1558:Yes
1535:Yes
1510:Yes
1484:Yes
1463:and
1455:Yes
1430:Yes
1407:Yes
1384:Yes
1359:Yes
1334:Yes
1308:Yes
1256:Yes
1233:Yes
1207:Yes
1182:Yes
1157:Yes
1135:and
1126:Yes
1101:Yes
1078:Yes
1053:Yes
1028:Yes
1003:Yes
978:Yes
953:Yes
930:Yes
903:Yes
445:Home
440:Home
395:SKUs
357:and
297:UNIX
140:CPUs
4170:10X
3841:8.1
3730:3.1
3725:3.0
3720:2.1
3715:2.0
3710:1.0
3701:DOS
2052:VHD
1914:Yes
1891:Yes
1866:Yes
1843:Yes
1820:Yes
1793:Yes
1768:Yes
1743:Yes
1718:Yes
1695:Yes
1672:Yes
1649:Yes
1601:Yes
1598:Yes
1578:Yes
1575:Yes
1555:Yes
1552:Yes
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