Microsoft announced 6 Edition of Windows 7, Each Windows 7 Edition is a superset of the previous Edition. This means that each higher edition will have every feature lower edition have. There are six Editions or SKUs of Windows 7: Starter, Home Basic (developing markets only), Home Premium, Professional, Enterprise and Ultimate.
Windows 7 Starter
- Available worldwide to OEMs on new PCs (count netbooks as well)
- Limited to run 3 simultaneous applications at a time (no Aero UI Tweaks)
- Enhanced Taskbar, Jump Lists, Action Center will exist
Windows 7 Home Basic
- Only available in emerging markets
- No Aero UI tweaks
Windows 7 Home Premium
- Available worldwide, to OEMs and in retail
- Includes Aero UI tweaks and features multi-touch capabilities
- Adds “premium” games and media capabilities (Media Center, DVD playback, DVD creation, etc.)
- Home Groups creation
Windows 7 Professional
- Available worldwide, to OEMs and in retail
- Includes all features of Premium
- Mobility Center, Presentation Mode, Offline Folders, Domain Join, Remote Desktop Host, location-based printing and enhanced networking capabilities (Remote Desktop host, domain support, offline folders, etc.) are added
Windows 7 Enterprise
- Available only in volume licenses
- Includes all features of Professional
- BranchCache, Direct Access and Bitlocker are added
Windows 7 Ultimate
- Includes all Enterprise version features
- Limited OEM and retail availability
