Windows Versions
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| HomeGroup: Easily share media, files, printers, and devices across multiple PCs. |  |
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| Action Center: Fix problems yourself, on your own schedule, with powerful diagnostics and troubleshooting tools. | |
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| Device Stage™: Interact and synchronise with any compatible device connected to your computer. | |
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| 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. | |
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| Bluetooth Support: Wirelessly synchronise files and folders between your Bluetooth-enabled phone and your computer. | |
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| Live Taskbar Thumbnails: Mouse over the taskbar or an application icon, and see a visual list of recently used items. | |
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| Fast User Switching: Switch between users without having to log in, log out, or close any programs. | |
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| Computer-to-Computer Networking: Connect to nearby PCs without a network access device via ad hoc wireless networking. | |
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| Location and Other Sensors: Enables PCs and applications to adapt to their current environment. | |
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| Aero® Glass: See behind application windows with translucent glass-like menu bars. | |
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| Aero Background: View the contents of the windows that are currently open with taskbar thumbnails. | |
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| Windows Touch: Control a touch-enabled computer by touching the screen, with visual feedback for tap and doubletap gestures. | |
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| Windows XP Mode:** Run many older productivity and business programs for Windows XP on Windows 7. | |
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| 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. | |
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| Backup and Restore: Schedule a periodic backup to save your data or entire system image to a network location or a local drive. | |
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| Location-Aware Printing: Send your documents to the right printer, whether you are at work or at home. | |
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| Remote Desktop Host: Access documents and programs on a computer remotely from another computer. | |
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| 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. | |
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| Encrypting File System: Provides user-level file and folder encryption, ensuring strong data protection and control. | |
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| Offline Folders: Work offline with the ability to automatically synchronise between your PC and the network content. | |
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| BitLocker™ and BitLocker To Go™ drive encryption: Help protect confidential information and stay compliant with business and regulatory policies. | |
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| AppLocker™: Specify which applications are available to which end users, reducing the need to modify settings. | |
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| DirectAccess: Seamlessly connect mobile workers more securely to their network without a virtual private network. | |
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| BranchCache™: Replicate and synchronise files between a central store and branch locations, enabling more productivity for workers in remote offices. | |
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| Multilingual User Interface Packs: Switch the user interface from one language to another via a language pack add-on to the English version. | |
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** Windows XP Mode requires an E7500 or higher CPU with Intel VT and 2GB of RAM or more. |