System requirements
| Minimum RAM |
2 GB |
| Minimum hard disk space |
20 GB |
| Minimum processor speed |
1 GHz |
License
| Software type |
Upgrade |
| License quantity |
1 user(s) |
Windows 7 Home Premium to Professional UPG, WAU, SE
If you already have Windows 7, Windows Anytime Upgrade enables you to upgrade to a more advanced version of Windows 7. If you're running an earlier version of Windows, you'll need to purchase a full version of Windows 7 Professional.
No disks, no delays—and no leaving the house. With Windows Anytime Upgrade, you can upgrade to a more advanced edition of Windows 7 in as little as 10 minutes. That way, you get to take advantage of extra features while keeping your current programs, files, and settings intact.
When you purchase Windows 7 Professional via Windows Anytime Upgrade, you get the Windows 7 Home Premium features you love and the business features your work demands.
- Use XP Mode to run many existing productivity and business programs designed for Windows XP—additional necessary software is available for download, free of charge, from Microsoft*
- Use Domain Join to connect multiple PCs quickly and more securely, with or without a server, to your wired or wireless domain network
- Interact with any compatible device connected to your computer and see device pictures and status while running common tasks from a single window
- Take advantage of the powerful diagnostics and troubleshooters built into Action Center to save time and money resolving many computer problems on your own
- Protect your data from user error, hardware failure, and other problems by automatically backing 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 by using 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 email—just click on the Start button, 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
- Use Location Aware Printing to identify your printer when moving between your office and home
*Requires download of Windows XP mode and virtualization technology such as Windows Virtual PC. Windows XP Mode and Windows Virtual PC are available free of charge from the Windows Virtual PC microsite.
