Q1: What are the Windows 7 Editions?

There are five Windows 7 Editions.

1) Starter
2) Home Premium
3) Professional
4) Ultimate
5) Enterprise

Q2: Tell me about Windows 7 Starter Edition?

In the United States, Windows 7 Starter Edition is only available on Netbooks (Small notebook PCs). This edition offers the latest in reliability and responsiveness for the Netbook form factor. Starter Edition is limited to running 3 simultaneous applications.

Q3: Tell me about Windows 7 Home Premium Edition?

There are many great features in Windows 7 Home Premium Edition. Here are a few...

1) Desktop Enhancements:
Make the things you do every day easier with improved desktop navigation. Opening, Closing and Sorting through Windows is a lot easier.

2) Windows Search:
Instantly locate and open virtually any file on your PC, from documents to email to media, right from the start menu just by typing a word or two.

3) Windows Media Center:
Watch, pause and rewind TV. Watch Internet TV. Watch DVDs. Enjoy online entertainments. Play your music and watch your videos and slideshows.

4) HomeGroup:
Easily create a home network and connect your PCs to a printer. Easily share the photos, music, and files on each of the PCs running Windows 7 running on your home network.

5) Internet Explorer 8:
Our fastest, easiest, safest browser ever. New features help you find and use things on the web a lot faster.

Q4: Tell me about Windows 7 Professional?

Windows 7 Professional contains all the great features of Home Premium, plus the following additional features...

Windows XP Mode:
It's the best of both worlds. The new Windows XP Mode lets you run older Windows XP business software right on your Windows 7 desktop.

Domain Join:
Plan to use your PC at the office or for telecommuting? Then you might need to connect to a domain, a type of computer network commonly found in the workplace.

Backup:
In addition to full-system Backup and Restore found in all editions, you can back up to a home or business network.

Q5: Tell me about Windows 7 Ultimate?

Windows 7 Ultimate contains all the great features of the Professional edition, plus the following additional features...

BitLocker:
If you've got information on your PC that you need to protect, you can help prevent theft or loss by using BitLocker data encryption to put a virtual lock on your files.

Multi-Lingual:
Work in the language of your choice and switch between any of 35 languages.

Q6: Tell me about Windows 7 Enterprise?

Windows 7 Enterprise is available to Microsoft Software Assurance customers. Windows 7 Enterprise contains all the great features of the Professional edition, plus the following additional features...

1) DirectAccess
2) BranchCache
3) Federated Search
4) BitLocker and BitLocker To Go
5) AppLocker
6) Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) Optimizations
7) Multilingual User Interface