Windows® 7 Professional

Designed with a focus on responsiveness, productivity, and security – a powerful combination

Windows 7 Professional

Windows works the way you want

Windows 7 Professional keeps up with the way you work. A PC that is responsive and ready, helps you be more productive, and offers greater protection from security threats.

  • Responsive and ready —you can start using your PC quickly with fast startup, shutdown, sleep, and resume from standby
  • Use a broad set of compatible devices and applications and employ Windows XP Mode* to run older Windows XP productivity applications
  • New security enhancements help keep your data safe and share files, folders, and devices easily, with or without a server
  • Designed to protect your confidential information with powerful encryption, advanced backup technologies, and enhanced security from Internet threats, spyware, and other forms of malicious software

See how Windows 7 Professional can benefit your small to mid-size business today

Windows 7 Features
  • Power Improvements
  • Domain Join
  • Advance Backup
  • Encrypting File System
  • Location-aware Printing
  • Windows XP Mode
  • Desktop Enhancements
  • Domain HomeGroup
  • Action Centre
  • Device Stage
  • Mobility Centre
  • Windows Desktop Search
  • Windows Defender


* Windows XP Mode requires either original equipment manufacturer (OEM) preinstallation or post purchase installation of Windows XP Mode (which runs on Windows 7 Professional or Windows 7 Ultimate) or a virtualisation technology such as Windows Virtual PC. Windows XP Mode requires a PC with 2 GB RAM (32-bit) or 3 GB RAM (64-bit), 15 GB available disk space, and a processor capable of hardware virtualisation, with Intel VT or AMD-V turned on. Both Windows XP Mode and Windows Virtual PC can be downloaded from http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc. For more information on system requirements, go to http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc.

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