Windows 7 Starter Edition – It’s the most basic edition of Windows7 operating system. It has no Aero glass feature and desktop enhancements. Supports basic features like: ability to join a Home Group with improved taskbar and JumpLists.
Windows 7 Home Basic Edition – Again this edition like the above one doesn’t include Aero glass and desktop enhancements. Features include: Live thumbnail previews & enhanced visual experience with advanced networking support and mobility center.
Windows 7 Home Premium – It’s targeted for majority of consumers and small business users. It’s the cheapest Windows 7 edition that boasts the Aero glass feature & advanced windows navigation. Other features include: easy networking & sharing across all your PCs & devices, improved media format support and handwriting recognition.
Windows 7 Professional Edition - Ideal for retail and business users, it has features add-on over Home premium edition. Basic features include: ability to join a managed network with domain join, protect data with advanced network backup, encrypting File System and location aware printing from home or work.
Windows 7 Enterprise Edition - Ideal for mid and large sized businesses who buy Windows licenses in bulk. It includes: bitLocker data protection on both internal as well as external drives, prevent unauthorized software from running with appLocker and directaccess for seamless connectivity to your corporate network.
Windows 7 Ultimate Edition – You are familiar with the Vista Ultimate edition, aren’t you? The Vista ultimate had loads of features in it. Similarly, this one has too. It’s the most expensive one among the above.
Having known the different types of Windows 7 editions, now people are eager to know their prices. Well, don’t worry folks Microsoft will reveal them very soon.
My name is Jeff and I work with the Windows Outreach Team. First of, kudos to whomever is running this page. You have provided plenty of quality resources for people who are looking for information about the Windows 7 Beta.
ReplyDeleteI want to say a few quick words about the six versions you mentioned in this post to help clear up some confusion that has become apparent since the list was revealed the other day. Although it is nice to “choose the best that suits your needs and requirements” sometimes too many options is too confusing for those who do not know exactly what they are looking for. Because of this, the average consumer in developed markets (US, Europe, Japan etc) is only deciding between Windows 7 Home Premium and Windows 7 Professional. The other 4 versions are being marketed to niche markets and the likelihood that most people in the developed markets will run into these versions is slim.
Once again thanks for providing all these resources. I hope my input is useful.
Cheers,
Jeff
Windows Outreach Team
Thanks for your interest Jeff.
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