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 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
- 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*
- 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 Domain Join to connect multiple PCs quickly and more securely, with or without a server, to your wired or wireless domain network
- Take advantage of the powerful diagnostics and troubleshooters built into Action Center to save time and money resolving many computer problems on your own
- Find virtually anything on your PC, from documents to photos to e-mail—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 Domain Join to connect multiple PCs quickly and more securely, with or without a server, to your wired or wireless domain network
Required Processor
1 GHz or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
Required Memory
1 GB RAM (32-bit) / 2 GB RAM (64-bit)
Required Hard Disk Space
16 GB available disk space (32-bit) / 20 GB (64-bit)
Required Media Drive
DVD/CD authoring requires a compatible optical drive
Required Connectivity
Internet access required to use certain features (fees may apply)
Required Sound Card
Music and sound require audio output
Required Video Card
DirectX 9 graphics processor with WDDM 1.0 or later driver
Additional System Requirements
Product functionality and graphics may vary based on your system configuration. Some features may require advanced or additional hardware.
Other System Requirements
For some Windows Media Center functionality, a TV tuner and additional hardware may be requiredBitLocker requires TPM1.2; BitLocker To Go requires a USB flash driveHomeGroup requires a network and PCs with Windows 7Windows Touch and Windows Tablet require specific hardware
Windows XP Mode requires an additional 1 GB of RAM, an additional 15 GB of available disk space, and a processor capable of hardware virtualization, with Intel-VT or AMD-V turned on.
Some features in earlier Windows versions are not included in Windows 7. Get similar programs, including Windows Live Mail, Photo Gallery, Messenger, and Movie Maker for free through Windows Live Essentials.
This product includes both 32-bit and 64-bit versions for you to upgrade a single computer.
Make sure your computer is ready for Windows Anytime Upgrade. Download the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor. This small software tool will scan your computer and create an easy-to-understand report of all known system, device, and program compatibility issues, and suggest ways to resolve them.
Note: You can use Windows Anytime Upgrade to upgrade from one 32-bit version of Windows 7 to another OR from one 64-bit version of Windows 7 to another, but you can’t upgrade from a 32-bit version of Windows 7 to a 64-bit version of Windows 7 or vice versa.
Running Windows Vista? Windows Anytime Upgrade: Windows 7 Home Premium to Ultimate is designed as an upgrade from one edition of Windows 7 to another edition with more features. To upgrade your PC from Windows Vista to Windows 7, you will need to purchase a Windows 7 Upgrade, available from Microsoft Store.
