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Key Features
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Windows® 7 Starter |
Windows® 7 Home Basic (EM only) |
Windows® 7 Home Premium |
Windows ® 7 Professional |
Windows® 7 Enterprise/ Windows® 7 Ultimate |
| Windows® Taskbar & Jump Lists |
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| Windows® Search |
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| Join a HomeGroup |
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| Windows Media® Player |
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| Backup and Restore |
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| Enhanced Media Playback |
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| Action Center |
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| Device Stage™ |
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| Home media streaming, including Play To |
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| Bluetooth Support |
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| Fax and Scan |
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| Basic games including Solitaire and Minesweeper |
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| Credentials Manager |
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| Personalization Support |
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| Live Taskbar Thumbnails |
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| Switch between users without having to log in and out |
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| Connect to other PCs in your vicinity without a network access device |
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| Use your PC’s internet connection to allow the other PCs in your home to connect without a router |
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| Location and Other Sensors |
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| Multi Monitor Support (screen extension) |
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| Windows Mobility Center (w/o presentation settings) * |
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| Aero® Glass & simpler window navigation |
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| Aero® Background |
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| Windows® Touch |
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| Create a HomeGroup |
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| Windows® Media Center |
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| Create and Play DVDs |
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| Remote Media Streaming** |
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| Premium games including Chess Titans and Internet Backgammon |
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| Snipping Tool, Sticky Notes, Windows® Journal |
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| Windows® Sideshow (Auxiliary Display) |
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| Windows XP Mode: Run many existing Windows XP programs seamlessly in Windows 7 |
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| Location Aware Printing |
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| Join a Domain & Group Policy Controls |
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| Remote Desktop Host |
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| Advanced Backup and Restore (Network & Group Policy) |
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| Encrypting File System |
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| Windows® Mobility Center* (with Presentation Mode ) |
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| Offline Folders |
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| BitLocker™ & BitLocker To Go™ |
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| AppLocker™ |
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| DirectAccess |
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| BranchCache™ |
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| Multilingual User Interface Packs |
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| Enterprise Search Scopes |
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| Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Enhancements^ |
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| Direct Boot from VHD |
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