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Windows 7 - Edition Comparison |
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Features / Availability |
Home Premium |
Professional |
Ultimate |
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Retail and OEM licensing |
Retail and OEM licensing |
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32-bit and 64-bit versions |
Both |
Both |
Both |
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Maximum physical memory (64-bit mode) |
16 GB |
192 GB |
192 GB |
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Maximum CPU chips supported |
1 |
2 |
2 |
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Home Group (create and join) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Backup and Restore Center |
Cannot back up to network |
Yes |
Yes |
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Multiple monitors |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Fast user switching |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Desktop Wallpaper Changeable |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Desktop Window Manager |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Windows Mobility Center |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Windows Aero |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Multi-Touch |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Premium Games Included |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Windows Media Center |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Windows Media Player & Remote Media Experience |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Encrypting File System |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
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Location Aware Printing |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
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Remote Desktop Host |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
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Presentation Mode |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
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Windows Server domain joining |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
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Windows XP Mode[ |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
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Aero glass remoting |
No |
No |
Yes |
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AppLocker |
No |
No |
Yes |
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BitLocker Drive Encryption |
No |
No |
Yes |
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BranchCache Distributed Cache |
No |
No |
Yes |
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DirectAccess |
No |
No |
Yes |
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Subsystem for Unix-based Applications |
No |
No |
Yes |
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Multilingual User Interface Pack |
No |
No |
Yes |
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Virtual Hard Disk Booting |
No |
No |
Yes |