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Retail packaging

Yes

Yes

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Can purchase electronically

Yes

Yes

Ult. only

Bundled with new PCs in major markets

Yes

Yes

Yes

Ult. only

Windows Anytime Upgrade

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

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Windows Basic UI

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Windows Standard UI

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Windows Aero UI ("Glass")

Yes

Yes

Yes

Aero Peek

Yes

Yes

Yes

Aero Snaps

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Aero Shake

Yes

Yes

Yes

Aero Background

Yes

Yes

Yes

Windows Flip

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Windows Flip 3D

Yes

Yes

Yes

Live Taskbar Previews

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Live Preview (Explorer)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Jump Lists

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Windows Search

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

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More granular UAC

Yes

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Yes

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Action Center

Yes

Yes

Yes

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Windows Defender

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Windows Firewall

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

IE 8 Protected Mode and DEP support

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Windows Update (can access Microsoft Update)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Fast User Switching

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Parental Controls

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

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Windows ReadyDrive

Yes

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Windows ReadyBoost

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

SuperFetch

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

64-bit processor support

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Physical processor support

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2

2

2

Processor core support

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited

Max RAM (32-bit)

4 GB

4 GB

4 GB

4 GB

4 GB

Max RAM (64-bit)

8 GB

8 GB

16 GB

192 GB

192 GB

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Windows Backup

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

System image

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Backup to network

Yes

Yes

Encrypting File System (EFS)

Yes

Yes

BitLocker

Yes

BitLocker To Go

Yes

Automatic hard disk defragmentation

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Previous Versions

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Create and attach (mount) VHD

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

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Internet Explorer 8

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Windows Gadgets and Gallery

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

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Games Explorer with basic games (FreeCell, Hearts, Minesweeper, Purble Palace, Solitaire, Spide Solitaire)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Premium games (Internet Backgammon, Internet Checkers, Internet Spades, Mahjong Titans)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Calculator

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Paint

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Snipping Tool

Yes

Yes

Yes

Sticky Notes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Windows Journal

Yes

Yes

Yes

Windows Fax and Scan

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Windows PowerShell and ISE

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

WordPad

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

XPS Viewer

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

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Windows Photo Viewer

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Basic photo slide shows

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Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Windows Media Player 12 with Play To

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Windows Media Player Remote Media Experience

Yes

Yes

Yes

MPEG-2 decoding

Yes

Yes

Yes

Dolby Digital compatibility

Yes

Yes

Yes

AAC and H.264 decoding

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

DVD playback

Yes

Yes

Yes

Can install MPEG-2 (DVD playback) add-in

Yes

Yes

n/a

n/a

n/a

Windows Media Center

Yes

Yes

Yes

Number of TV tuners supported

4 of each type (analog, digital, etc.)

4 of each type (analog, digital, etc.)

4 of each type (analog, digital, etc.)

Windows DVD Maker

Yes

Yes

Yes

Device Stage

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Sync Center

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

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SMB connections

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20

20

20

20

Network and Sharing Center

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

HomeGroup sharing

Join only

Join only

Yes

Yes

Yes

Improved power management

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Connect to a Projector

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Remote Desktop

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Remote Desktop Host

Yes

Yes

IIS Web Server

Yes

Yes

Yes

RSS support

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Internet Connection Sharing

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Network Bridge

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Yes

Yes

Yes

Offline files

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Yes

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Windows Sideshow (Auxilliary display)

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Yes

Sync Center

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Tablet PC functionality

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Yes

Yes

Multi-Touch support

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Yes

Yes

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Domain join (Windows Server)

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XP Mode licensed

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Yes

AppLocker

Yes

Boot from VHD

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BranchCache

Yes

DirectAccess

Yes

Federated Search (Enterprise Search Scopes)

Yes

Multilingual User Interface (MUI) Language Packs

Yes

Location-aware printing

Yes

Yes

Subsystem for UNIX-based Applications

Yes