Since October 31, 2013, Windows 7 is no longer available in retail, except for remaining stocks of the preinstalled Professional edition, which was officially discontinued on October 31, 2016. Professional and Enterprise volume licensed editions have paid Extended Security Updates (ESU) available until at most January 10, 2023.
Mainstream support for all Windows 7 editions ended on January 13, 2015, and extended support ended on January 14, 2020.
Microsoft announced Windows 7 pricing information for some editions on June 25, 2009, and Windows Anytime Upgrade and Family Pack pricing on July 31, 2009.
Users who wish to upgrade to an edition of Windows 7 with more features were able to use Windows Anytime Upgrade to purchase the upgrade and to unlock the features of those editions, until it was discontinued in 2015. 64-bit installation media are not included in Home-Basic edition packages, but can be obtained separately from Microsoft.Īccording to Microsoft, the features for all editions of Windows 7 are stored on the machine, regardless of which edition is in use. All editions support 32-bit IA-32 CPUs and all editions except Starter support 64-bit 圆4 CPUs.
The other editions focus on other markets, such as the software development world or enterprise use. Only Home Premium, Professional, and Ultimate were widely available at retailers.
Both service pack and platform update include hardware / software support improvements, while the platform update include new version of IE browser, Internet Explorer 10.Windows 7, a major release of the Microsoft Windows operating system, was available in six different editions: Starter, Home Basic, Home Premium, Professional, Enterprise and Ultimate. A service pack and platform update was issued by Microsoft for Windows 7. Except the Starter, all versions are available for 32 and 64-bit capable systems. There are 6 different editions of Windows 7, which are Starter, Home Basic, Home Premium, Professional, Enterprise and Ultimate. Windows 7 overall more stable, secure, and improved version of Vista. Your favorite pre-installed apps like Internet Explorer, Windows Media Player and Windows Media Center come with the latest version in Windows 7. There are some new features and functionality available in Windows 7 that are not available in Windows Vista such as, Libraries in Winidows Explorer, Multi-Touch enabled, app work progress in taskbar, Devices and Printers in control panel, Device Stage, easy dual monitor setup, home group, Microsoft Virtual PC, VHD (Virtual Hard Disk) file format support, and many improvements in performance and hardware support. Compared to the earlier version, many new features have been added to the user interface, such that the taskbar can now pin the app, users can use the photo slideshow as a desktop wallpaper, redesign of Windows Explorer and Notification area, new jump list menu when right-click in the taskbar app, new keyboard shortcuts to control UI elements, new Window management features, and much more. The graphical user interface of Windows 7 is similar to Windows Vista, glass-like interface design (known as Windows Aero) is available in all versions of Windows 7 (except the Starter Edition). Windows 7 (the successor to Windows Vista) was released to the public on October 22, 2009, and was more successful than Windows Vista. General information from Windows 7 (for all editions) Service Pack 1 included ISO, and Edition N are available in the download.
Features and programs such as Windows Aero, Multi-touch, Windows Media Player, Windows Media Center, Encrypting File System, Offline files, BitLocker are not available in this edition. The Windows 7 Starter comes with just a few limited features compared to all other editions. The maximum RAM support by Starter Edition (32-bit) is 2 GB, while the 64-bit version is not available. Unlike Windows Vista Starter and Windows XP Starter, this is not limited to running 3 apps at a time, users can run unlimited applications. Starter Edition is a lightweight version of Windows 7 which is designed for low-end computers.