Windows 7 Ultimate

Windows 7 Ultimate is the most versatile and powerful edition of Windows 7.

It combines remarkable ease-of-use with the entertainment features of Home Premium and the business capabilities of Professional, including the ability to run many Windows XP productivity programs in Windows XP Mode.

For added security, you can encrypt your data with BitLocker and BitLocker To Go. And for extra flexibility, you can work in any of 35 languages. Get it all with Windows 7 Ultimate.

- Simplify your PC with new navigation features like Aero Shake, Jump Lists, and Snap.

- Customize Windows to look and feel the way you like by changing themes and taskbar programs.

- Easy to network (with or without a server).

- Back up your complete system over a network.

- Help protect data on your PC or portable storage device against loss or theft with BitLocker.

- Designed to make your PC sleep and resume quicker.

- Takes full advantage of 64-bit PC hardware and memory.

- Windows XP Mode gives you the business flexibility you need.

- Switch between any of 35 languages.

- Watch, pause, rewind, and record TV with Windows Media Center.

- Watch your favorite DVD movies.

- Includes integrated video and Dolby audio codecs.

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