Windows 7 Home Premium

Windows 7
Professional

Windows 7
Ultimate/
Window 7
Enterprise

HomeGroup: Easily share media, files, printers, and devices across multiple PCs.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Action Center: Fix problems yourself, on your own schedule, with powerful diagnostics and troubleshooting tools.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Device Stage™: Interact and synchronise with any compatible device connected to your computer.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Remote Media Streaming: Send video and audio output from one PC to a network-enabled media player, home stereo, and even other PCs on the network.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Bluetooth Support: Wirelessly synchronise files and folders between your Bluetooth-enabled phone and your computer.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Live Taskbar Thumbnails: Mouse over the taskbar or an application icon, and see a visual list of recently used items.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Fast User Switching: Switch between users without having to log in, log out, or close any programs.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Computer-to-Computer Networking: Connect to nearby PCs without a network access device via ad hoc wireless networking.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Location and Other Sensors: Enables PCs and applications to adapt to their current environment.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Windows Mobility Center* (with Presentation Mode): Put your most frequently used mobile PC settings in a single, easy-to-find location.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Aero^® Glass: See behind application windows with translucent glass-like menu bars.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Aero Background: View the contents of the windows that are currently open with taskbar thumbnails.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Windows Touch: Control a touch-enabled computer by touching the screen, with visual feedback for tap and doubletap gestures.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Windows XP Mode:** Run many older productivity and business programs for Windows XP on Windows 7.

Yes

Yes

Domain Join and Group Policy: Connect to company networks easily and more securely. Group Policy controls allow businesses to better manage the security and costs of multiple PCs.

Yes

Yes

Backup and Restore: Schedule a periodic backup to save your data or entire system image to a network location or a local drive.

Yes

Yes

Location-Aware Printing: Send your documents to the right printer, whether you are at work or at home.

Yes

Yes

Remote Desktop Host: Access documents and programs on a computer remotely from another computer.

Yes

Yes

Advanced Backup and Restore (Network and Group Policy): Back up your data to a network location, and have the ability to recover and restore your documents.

Yes

Yes

Encrypting File System: Provides user-level file and folder encryption, ensuring strong data protection and control.

Yes

Yes

Offline Folders: Work offline with the ability to automatically synchronise between your PC and the network content.

Yes

Yes

BitLocker™ and BitLocker To Go™ drive encryption: Help protect confidential information and stay compliant with business and regulatory policies.

Yes

AppLocker™: Specify which applications are available to which end users, reducing the need to modify settings.

Yes

DirectAccess: Seamlessly connect mobile workers more securely to their network without a virtual private network.

Yes

BranchCache™: Replicate and synchronise files between a central store and branch locations, enabling more productivity for workers in remote offices.

Yes

Multilingual User Interface Packs: Switch the user interface from one language to another via a language pack add-on to the English version.

Yes