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• Get Windows 7 Home Premium at a more economic price than Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade
• Keep your programs, files, and settings
• Run your PC more efficiently
• Share videos and music between PCs
• Personalize your desktop
• SKU # 4WC-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 Starter to Home Premium 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

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.
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.

• Personalize your desktop: Easily change backgrounds, window colors, and sounds to reflect your personal style—you can even turn your desktop into a slide show of your favorite photos
• 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
• 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
• Access recently used files with just two clicks: Right-click the relevant program icon (such as Word) on your taskbar and Jump List will show your most recent, frequently used, and pinned Word documents
• Pin any program to the taskbar: Any program is always just a click away—and you can rearrange the icons on the taskbar just by clicking and dragging