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• Get Windows 7 Ultimate at a more economic price than Windows 7 Ultimate Upgrade
• Keep your programs, files, and settings
• Switch among 35 languages
• Get data encryption technology
• SKU # 39C-00040

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This product includes both 32-bit and 64-bit versions.

Make sure your computer is ready for Windows Anytime Upgrade. Download the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor. This small software tool will scan your computer and create an easy-to-understand report of all known system, device, and program compatibility issues, and suggest ways to resolve them.

Note: You can use Windows Anytime Upgrade to upgrade from one 32-bit version of Windows 7 to another and from one 64-bit version of Windows 7 to another, but you can’t upgrade from a 32-bit version of Windows 7 to a 64-bit version of Windows 7 or vice versa.

Running Windows Vista? Windows Anytime Upgrade: Windows 7 Home Premium to Ultimate is designed as an upgrade from one edition of Windows 7 to another edition with more features. To upgrade your PC from Windows Vista to Windows 7, you will need to purchase a Windows 7 Upgrade, available from Microsoft Store.

Processor Required

1 GHz or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor

Memory Required

1 GB RAM (32-bit) / 2 GB RAM (64-bit)

Hard disk

16 GB available disk space (32-bit) / 20 GB (64-bit)

Video card

DirectX 9 graphics processor with WDDM 1.0 or later driver

Other

Windows XP Mode requires an additional 1 GB of RAM, an additional 15 GB of available disk space, and a processor capable of hardware virtualization, with Intel-VT or AMD-V turned on.

For some Windows Media Center functionality, a TV tuner and additional hardware may be required.
BitLocker requires TPM1.2; BitLocker To Go requires a USB flash drive.
HomeGroup requires a network and PCs with Windows 7.
DVD/CD authoring requires a compatible optical drive.
Music and sound require audio output.
Depending on resolution, video playback may require additional memory and advanced graphics hardware.
Windows Touch and Windows Tablet require specific hardware.
Internet access required to use certain features (fees may apply).

Product functionality and graphics may vary based on your system configuration. Some features may require advanced or additional hardware.

Some features in earlier Windows versions are not included in Windows 7. Get similar programs, including Windows Live Mail, Photo Gallery, Messenger, and Movie Maker for free through Windows Live Essentials.

• Help prevent theft or loss of data: Use BitLocker and BitLocker To Go to better protect your valuable files—even on removable drives such as USB devices
• Work in the language of your choice: Switch among any of 35 languages as easily as logging off and back on again
• Use XP Mode: Run many existing productivity and business programs designed for Windows XP—additional necessary software is available for download, free of charge, from Microsoft*
• Automatically back up your files: Protect your data from user error, hardware failure, and other problems—you can back up your files to an external hard drive, secondary hard drive, writable CD or DVD, or to a network location
• Share files across the various PCs in your home: Use HomeGroup to connect your PCs running Windows 7 to a single printer—specify exactly what you want to share from each PC with all the PCs in the HomeGroup
• Find virtually anything on your PC—from documents to photos to e-mail: Just click on the Start button, and enter a word or few letters in the name or file you want into the search box, and you’ll get an organized list of results
• Connect multiple PCs, with or without a server: Use Domain Join to connect PCs quickly and more securely to your wired or wireless domain network
• Save time and money resolving IT issues: Take advantage of the powerful diagnostics and troubleshooters built into Action Center to resolve many computer problems on your own