Microsoft Windows 7 is here

Windows 7 is the next-generation operating system from Microsoft and helps make the tasks consumers and businesses do today faster and easier, and so new thingsare possible.

Windows 7 is much simpler to operate than Vista and because it is built on the same core architecture, application and device compatibility will no longer slow you down, and the tasks you do everyday are even easier without the operating system getting in the way.

Windows 7 also gives you more control over your computing experience. It provides a clean and uncluttered desktop, as well as more options than ever to customise and personalise your PC.

WHICH WINDOWS 7 IS BEST FOR YOU?	HOME PREMIUM	PROFESSIONAL	ULTIMATE
Makes the things you do every day easier with improved desktop navigation.	•	•	•
Faster and easier to launch programs and find the documents you use most often.	•	•	•
Make your web experience faster, easier and safer than ever with Internet Explorer® 8.	•	•	•
Easy to create a home network and connect your PCs to a printer with HomeGroup.	•	•	•
Watch, pause, rewind, and record TV on your PC.¹	•	•	•
Run many existing Windows XP productivity applications in Windows 7.²		•	•
Connect to company networks easily and more securely with Domain Join.		•	•
Recover your data easily with automatic back-up to your home or business network.		•	•
Help protect your data on your PC and portable storage devices against loss or theft with BitLocker.™			•
Work in the language of your choice or switch between any of thirty–five languages.			•

Important: Microsoft will ship the same version of Windows 7 in Europe as in rest of the world on the worldwide launch date of 22 October, 2009. This version of Windows 7 includes Windows Internet Explorer 8 to help people get the most from their PCs and the Internet. Microsoft will not ship E editions of Windows 7, which would not have included Internet Explorer. Customers who pre-order Windows 7 will receive versions of the product that include Internet Explorer.

¹ Additional hardware may be required. Not available in all countries.

² Requires download of Windows XP Mode (which runs on Windows 7 Professional or Ultimate) and virtualization technology such as Windows Virtual PC. Customers can download Windows XP Mode and Windows Virtual PC free-of-charge from www.windows.com/business when available.