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Windows 7 Edition comparison chart[1][3][25][26][4][11][14][27]

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Retail and
Features OEM Retail and Retail, OEM Retail and
OEM Volume
licensing in OEM and Volume [28] OEM
licensing licensing
Emerging licensing licensing[28] licensing
markets
January January 13, January January 14, January
January 14,
[29] 13, 2015; 2015; 13, 2015; 2020; 13, 2015;
End of Support 2020;
3 years' 3 years' 3 years' 8 years' 3 years'
8 years' time
time time time time time
Maximum physical
memory (RAM) (64- N/A 8 GB 16 GB 192 GB 192 GB 192 GB
bit mode)[30]
Maximum physical
memory (RAM) (32- 2 GB 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB
bit mode)[30]
Both[31] (64-
32-bit and 64-bit 32-bit
bit disc not Both Both Both Both
versions only
included)
Maximum physical
1 1 1 2 2 2
CPUs supported[32]
Cannot Cannot Cannot
Backup and Restore
back up to back up to back up to Yes Yes Yes
Center[33]
network network network
Remote Desktop Client Client
Client only Yes Yes Yes
(Client and Host) only only
HomeGroup (create
Join only Join only Yes Yes Yes Yes
and join)
Built-in DVD (MPEG-
2 and Dolby Digital) No No Yes Yes Yes Yes
[34]
decoders
Multiple monitors No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Color depth N/A 32-bit 32-bit 32-bit 32-bit 32-bit
Fast user switching No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Desktop Window
No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Manager
Windows Mobility
No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Center
Printing via Internet
No [35] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
(IPP)
Internet connection
No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
sharing
Windows Aero No Partial Yes Yes Yes Yes
Multi-Touch No No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Not
Premium Games Not installed
No No Yes installed by Yes
Included by default
default
Windows Media
No No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Center
Windows Media
Player Remote Media No No Yes[37] Yes[37] Yes[37] Yes[37]
Experience[36]
Dynamic Disks[38] No No No Yes Yes Yes
Encrypting File
No No No Yes Yes Yes
System
Location Aware
No No No Yes Yes Yes
Printing
Presentation Mode No No No Yes Yes Yes
Group Policy[39] No No No Yes Yes Yes
Offline Files and
No No No Yes Yes Yes
Folder redirection[39]
Windows Server
No No No Yes Yes Yes
domain joining
Windows XP Mode[40] No No No Yes Yes Yes
Software Restriction
No No No Yes Yes Yes
Policies
Aero glass remoting[41]
[42] No No No No Yes Yes
Windows Media
Player multimedia No No No No Yes[37] Yes[37]
redirection[42]
Audio recording over
No No No No Yes Yes
Terminal Services[42]
Multi-display
No No No No Yes Yes
Terminal Services[42]
Enterprise Search
No No No No Yes Yes
Scopes[39]:130
Federated Search[43] No No No No Yes Yes
Create Policies, Create and Create and
AppLocker No No No But Cannot Enforce Enforce
Enforce Policies Policies
BitLocker Drive
No No No No Yes Yes
Encryption
BranchCache
No No No No Yes Yes
Distributed Cache
DirectAccess No No No No Yes Yes
Subsystem for Unix-
No No No No Yes Yes
based Applications
Yes, purchased
Multilingual User
No No No separately[citation Yes Yes
Interface Pack needed]
Virtual Desktop
Infrastructure (VDI) No No No No Yes Yes
Enhancements[39]:130
Virtual Hard Disk
No No No No Yes Yes
Booting
5DC1
CC9D 5395
457B
8220 B217 C6B9 05E4 DC4B
C4B3
1015 74FA 9E78 697F A065 8FDB 38F7
D940
A17F DB43 4D85 5450 2FB2 6CB5 BDB1
English Retail 7600 97F4
0BB0 2727 BF1E 1D30 2752 BFCA E005 FF41
SHA-1 32-bit[44] 99B1
1EF0 A58F A98D 73B2 5747 9677 15A6 4DEE
5DFD
0E18 AD47 2EE2 299C 020D 4461 B812 DFDB
B3C2
190D D40C 16DB
1DAD
534F F610
CDF5
3367
79EA A89D 3263
6B65 CE70 6D52 27CC
5012 7304
F63E 7206 CB46 2FF9 F053
441A 793E
English Retail 7600 32 Bit 11A6 4EF8 79F5 058C
32 Bit Only E51B 3F50
SHA-1 64-bit Only 09B4 6ACD 41BE
1289 F659
D021 3A3D 6BC5
9A55 9E9F
439C 13A3 E004
47AB 32DB BAA7
315B
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