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Windows 7 Ultimate is the most versatile and powerful edition of Windows 7. It combines remarkable ease-of-use with the entertainment features of Home Premium and the business capabilities of Professional, including the ability to run many Windows XP productivity programs in Windows XP Mode. For added security, you can encrypt your data with BitLocker and BitLocker To Go. And for extra flexibility, you can work in any of 35 languages. Get it all with Windows 7 Ultimate.

For clarification on which version to purchase between 32-bit and 64-bit, visit this link: 32-bit and 64-bit Windows: Frequently Asked Questions

Key Benefits:

Simplifies everyday tasks
Windows 7 makes the basics easier than ever. With HomeGroup, it’s simple to share music, documents, printers, and everything else with the other PCs running Windows 7 in your house. Better taskbar previews give you a great view of what’s open, and Jump Lists show you recent files with a single right-click.

Works the way you want
It doesn’t matter how many neat tricks your PC can do if it’s not running as smoothly as you expect. So we designed Windows 7 to help your PC sleep and resume faster. The new Action Center puts control over system messages where it should be: with you.

Windows 7 supports the latest advances in PC hardware, like 64-bit computing and multi-core processors, and improved memory utilization helps your hardware reach its full performance potential.

Makes new things possible
Once you’ve got that simpler, faster PC, some cool new features would be great. Here you go: You'll be able to connect to networks—home, work, coffee shop—with a couple of clicks, and with Windows Touch (and the right hardware), you’ll soon be using your fingers to flip through files, work with pictures, and even “paint.”

Windows 7 simplifies everyday tasks

• Desktop - Introducing improved taskbar previews, bigger icons, pinning, and creative ways to personalize.

• HomeGroup - Takes the headache out of home networking, so it's easier to share files and printers.

• Jump Lists - peedy access to your favorite pictures, songs, websites, and documents.

• Snap - A quick (and fun) new way to resize and compare windows on your desktop.

• Windows Live Essentials - Must-have software for your PC—free! Get Mail, Photo Gallery, and other favorites.

• Windows Search - At last, searching your PC is as simple as searching the web.
• Performance improvements - It's designed to sleep and resume quicker, be less memory hungry, and spot USB devices faster.
• Full 64-bit support - Windows 7 makes the most of powerful 64-bit PCs, the new desktop standard.
• Power management - New power-saving features are designed to help laptops run longer.
• Easier wireless networking - Windows 7 gets you online quicker, so you can work anywhere.
• Windows Media Center - Watch, record, and pause live TV (additional hardware required).
• Windows Touch - With Windows 7 and a touch-sensitive screen (additional hardware required), you don't always need a keyboard or mouse.

• 1 Gigahertz (GHz) or faster 64-bit (x64) processor

• 2 GB RAM (64-bit)

• 20 GB available hard disk space (64-bit)

• DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver

Additional requirements to use certain features:

• Internet access (fees may apply)

• Depending on resolution, video playback may require additional memory and advanced graphics hardware
• For some Windows Media Center functionality a TV tuner and additional hardware may be required
• Windows Touch and Tablet PCs require specific hardware
• HomeGroup requires a network and PCs running Windows 7
• DVD/CD authoring requires a compatible optical drive
• BitLocker requires Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 1.2
• BitLocker To Go requires a USB flash drive

Windows XP Mode requires an additional 1 GB of RAM, an additional 15 GB of available hard disk space, and a processor capable of hardware virtualization with Intel VT or AMD-V turned on Music and sound require audio output

Product functionality and graphics may vary based on your system configuration. Some features may require advanced or additional hardware.

For clarification on which version to purchase between 32-bit and 64-bit, visit this link: 32-bit and 64-bit Windows: Frequently Asked Questions