Comparison chart

Windows 7 - Edition Comparison

Features / Availability

Home Premium

Professional

Ultimate

Retail and OEM licensing

Retail and OEM licensing

32-bit and 64-bit versions

Both

Both

Both

Maximum physical memory (64-bit mode)

16 GB

192 GB

192 GB

Maximum CPU chips supported

1

2

2

Home Group (create and join)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Backup and Restore Center

Cannot back up to network

Yes

Yes

Multiple monitors

Yes

Yes

Yes

Fast user switching

Yes

Yes

Yes

Desktop Wallpaper Changeable

Yes

Yes

Yes

Desktop Window Manager

Yes

Yes

Yes

Windows Mobility Center

Yes

Yes

Yes

Windows Aero

Yes

Yes

Yes

Multi-Touch

Yes

Yes

Yes

Premium Games Included

Yes

Yes

Yes

Windows Media Center

Yes

Yes

Yes

Windows Media Player & Remote Media Experience

Yes

Yes

Yes

Encrypting File System

No

Yes

Yes

Location Aware Printing

No

Yes

Yes

Remote Desktop Host

No

Yes

Yes

Presentation Mode

No

Yes

Yes

Windows Server domain joining

No

Yes

Yes

Windows XP Mode[

No

Yes

Yes

Aero glass remoting

No

No

Yes

AppLocker

No

No

Yes

BitLocker Drive Encryption

No

No

Yes

BranchCache Distributed Cache

No

No

Yes

DirectAccess

No

No

Yes

Subsystem for Unix-based Applications

No

No

Yes

Multilingual User Interface Pack

No

No

Yes

Virtual Hard Disk Booting

No

No

Yes