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| Here’s how Windows 7 simplifies your PC. Take a tour, watch a video, and dig into the feature descriptions. You’ll see why everyday tasks are easier, the PC works the way you want, and you can use it to do new things. |
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Take a tour of Windows 7 |
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Watch videos and see what’s new |
| Learn your way around Windows 7 in just a few minutes. See how it makes everyday tasks simpler and faster, gives you more control, and puts your PC at the center of your media world. |
We’ve got a lot of great features and news to be excited about. Take a look at some quick videos and see what’s going on and what’s coming with Windows 7, Internet Explore 8, and Windows Live. |
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| Desktop |
HomeGroup |
Jump Lists |
| Introducing improved taskbar previews, bigger icons, pinning, and creative ways to personalize. |
Takes the headache out of home networking, so it’s easier to share files and printers. |
Speedy access to your favorite pictures, songs, websites, and documents. |
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| Snap |
Windows Live Essentials |
Windows Search |
| A quick (and fun) new way to resize and compare windows on your desktop. |
Must-have software for your PC—free! Get Mail, Photo Gallery, and other favorites. |
At last, searching your PC is as simple as searching the web. |
| Windows 7 works the way you want |
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| Performance improvements |
Full 64-bit support |
Power management |
| It’s designed to sleep and resume quicker, be less memory hungry, and spot USB devices faster. |
Windows 7 makes the most of powerful 64-bit PCs, the new desktop standard. |
New power-saving features are designed to help laptops run longer. |
| Windows 7 makes new things possible |
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| Easier wireless networking |
Windows Media Center |
Windows Touch |
| Windows 7 gets you online in fewer clicks. |
Watch, record, and pause live TV (additional hardware required). |
Pair Windows 7 with a touch-sensitive PC and you won’t always need a keyboard or mouse. |
| Choose the Windows 7 edition that is best for you |
Windows 7
Home Premium |
Windows 7
Professional |
Windows 7
Ultimate |
| Make the things you do every day easier with improved desktop navigation. |
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| Start programs faster and more easily, and quickly find the documents you use most often. |
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| Make your web experience faster, easier and safer than ever with Internet Explorer 8. |
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| Easily create a home network and connect your PCs to a printer with HomeGroup. |
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| Watch, pause, rewind, and record TV on your PC. |
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| Run many Windows XP productivity programs in Windows XP Mode. |
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| Connect to company networks easily and more securely with Domain Join. |
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| In addition to full-system Backup and Restore found in all editions, you can back up to a home or business network. |
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| Help protect data on your PC and portable storage devices against loss or theft with BitLocker. |
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| Work in the language of your choice and switch between any of 35 languages. |
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| Windows 7 system requirements |
If you want to run Windows 7 on your PC, here’s what it takes: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)
16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver Additional requirements to use certain features: Internet access (fees may apply)
Depending on resolution, video playback may require additional memory and advanced graphics hardware
For some Windows Media Center functionality a TV tuner and additional hardware may be required
Windows Touch and Tablet PCs require specific hardware
HomeGroup requires a network and PCs running Windows 7
DVD/CD authoring requires a compatible optical drive
BitLocker requires Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 1.2
BitLocker To Go requires a USB flash drive
Windows XP Mode requires an additional 1 GB of RAM, an additional 15 GB of available hard disk space, and a processor capable of hardware virtualization with Intel VT or AMD-V turned on
Music and sound require audio output |
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