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 Ultimate 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 Ultimate.
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 Ultimate via Windows Anytime Upgrade, you get the single most powerful solution for home, work, and everything in between.
- Work in the language of your choice and switch among any of 35 languages
- 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*
- 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
- Use Domain Join to connect multiple PCs quickly and more securely, with or without a server, to your wired or wireless domain network
- Use BitLocker and BitLocker To Go to better protect your valuable files against theft or loss of data—even on removable drives such as USB devices
- 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
- 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
- Take advantage of the powerful diagnostics and troubleshooters built into Action Center to save time and money resolving many computer problems on your own
*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.