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<a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 12 References </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Further_reading" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Further_reading"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 13 Further reading </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Further_reading-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 14 External links </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown 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class="interlanguage-link-target">Afrikaans</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ang mw-list-item"><a href="https://ang.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7" title="Windows 7 – Old English" lang="ang" hreflang="ang" data-title="Windows 7" data-language-autonym="Ænglisc" data-language-local-name="Old English" class="interlanguage-link-target">Ænglisc</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B2_7" title="ويندوز 7 – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="ويندوز 7" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target">العربية</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7" title="Windows 7 – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Windows 7" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Asturianu</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7" title="Windows 7 – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Windows 7" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target">Azərbaycanca</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A1%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%9C_%E0%A7%AD" title="উইন্ডোজ ৭ – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="উইন্ডোজ ৭" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target">বাংলা</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7" title="Windows 7 – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Windows 7" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target">閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7" title="Windows 7 – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Windows 7" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Беларуская</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7" title="Windows 7 – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Windows 7" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target">Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7" title="Windows 7 – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Windows 7" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Български</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7" title="Windows 7 – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Windows 7" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Bosanski</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7" title="Windows 7 – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Windows 7" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target">Brezhoneg</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7" title="Windows 7 – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Windows 7" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target">Català</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7" title="Windows 7 – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Windows 7" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target">Čeština</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Windows_7" title="Microsoft Windows 7 – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Microsoft Windows 7" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Dansk</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Windows_7" title="Microsoft Windows 7 – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Microsoft Windows 7" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target">Deutsch</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7" title="Windows 7 – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Windows 7" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Eesti</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7" title="Windows 7 – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Windows 7" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target">Ελληνικά</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7" title="Windows 7 – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Windows 7" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Español</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7" title="Windows 7 – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Windows 7" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target">Esperanto</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7" title="Windows 7 – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Windows 7" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target">Euskara</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B2_%DB%B7" title="ویندوز ۷ – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="ویندوز ۷" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target">فارسی</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7" title="Windows 7 – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Windows 7" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target">Français</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7" title="Windows 7 – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Windows 7" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Gaeilge</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7" title="Windows 7 – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Windows 7" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target">Galego</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%9C%88%EB%8F%84%EC%9A%B0_7" title="윈도우 7 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="윈도우 7" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target">한국어</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8E%D5%AB%D5%B6%D5%A4%D5%B8%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%A6_7" title="Վինդոուզ 7 – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Վինդոուզ 7" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Հայերեն</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A1%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BC_7" title="विंडोज़ 7 – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="विंडोज़ 7" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target">हिन्दी</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hsb mw-list-item"><a href="https://hsb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7" title="Windows 7 – Upper Sorbian" lang="hsb" hreflang="hsb" data-title="Windows 7" data-language-autonym="Hornjoserbsce" data-language-local-name="Upper Sorbian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Hornjoserbsce</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7" title="Windows 7 – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Windows 7" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Hrvatski</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ilo mw-list-item"><a href="https://ilo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7" title="Windows 7 – Iloko" lang="ilo" hreflang="ilo" data-title="Windows 7" data-language-autonym="Ilokano" data-language-local-name="Iloko" class="interlanguage-link-target">Ilokano</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7" title="Windows 7 – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Windows 7" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Bahasa Indonesia</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ia mw-list-item"><a href="https://ia.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7" title="Windows 7 – Interlingua" lang="ia" hreflang="ia" data-title="Windows 7" data-language-autonym="Interlingua" data-language-local-name="Interlingua" class="interlanguage-link-target">Interlingua</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7" title="Windows 7 – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Windows 7" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target">Íslenska</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7" title="Windows 7 – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Windows 7" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Italiano</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7" title="Windows 7 – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="Windows 7" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target">עברית</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7" title="Windows 7 – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="Windows 7" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target">Jawa</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kn mw-list-item"><a href="https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%B5%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%82%E0%B2%A1%E0%B3%8B%E0%B2%B8%E0%B3%8D%E2%80%8C%E2%80%8C_7" title="ವಿಂಡೋಸ್‌‌ 7 – Kannada" lang="kn" hreflang="kn" data-title="ವಿಂಡೋಸ್‌‌ 7" data-language-autonym="ಕನ್ನಡ" data-language-local-name="Kannada" class="interlanguage-link-target">ಕನ್ನಡ</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7" title="Windows 7 – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="Windows 7" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target">ქართული</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7" title="Windows 7 – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Windows 7" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target">Қазақша</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ku mw-list-item"><a href="https://ku.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7" title="Windows 7 – Kurdish" lang="ku" hreflang="ku" data-title="Windows 7" data-language-autonym="Kurdî" data-language-local-name="Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Kurdî</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7" title="Windows 7 – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Windows 7" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target">Latina</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7" title="Windows 7 – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Windows 7" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Latviešu</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7" title="Windows 7 – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Windows 7" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Lietuvių</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7" title="Windows 7 – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Windows 7" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Magyar</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7" title="Windows 7 – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Windows 7" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Македонски</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%B5%E0%B4%BF%E0%B5%BB%E0%B4%A1%E0%B5%8B%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%8D_7" title="വിൻഡോസ് 7 – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="വിൻഡോസ് 7" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target">മലയാളം</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A1%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%9C_%E0%A5%AD" title="विंडोज ७ – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="विंडोज ७" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target">मराठी</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B2_7" title="ويندوز 7 – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="ويندوز 7" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target">مصرى</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7" title="Windows 7 – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Windows 7" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target">Bahasa Melayu</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-min mw-list-item"><a href="https://min.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7" title="Windows 7 – Minangkabau" lang="min" hreflang="min" data-title="Windows 7" data-language-autonym="Minangkabau" data-language-local-name="Minangkabau" class="interlanguage-link-target">Minangkabau</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-my mw-list-item"><a href="https://my.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7" title="Windows 7 – Burmese" lang="my" hreflang="my" data-title="Windows 7" data-language-autonym="မြန်မာဘာသာ" data-language-local-name="Burmese" class="interlanguage-link-target">မြန်မာဘာသာ</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7" title="Windows 7 – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Windows 7" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target">Nederlands</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ne mw-list-item"><a href="https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A1%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%9C_%E0%A5%AD" title="विन्डोज ७ – Nepali" lang="ne" hreflang="ne" data-title="विन्डोज ७" data-language-autonym="नेपाली" data-language-local-name="Nepali" class="interlanguage-link-target">नेपाली</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Windows_7" title="Microsoft Windows 7 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="Microsoft Windows 7" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target">日本語</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ce mw-list-item"><a href="https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7" title="Windows 7 – Chechen" lang="ce" hreflang="ce" data-title="Windows 7" data-language-autonym="Нохчийн" data-language-local-name="Chechen" class="interlanguage-link-target">Нохчийн</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7" title="Windows 7 – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Windows 7" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target">Norsk bokmål</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7" title="Windows 7 – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Windows 7" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target">Norsk nynorsk</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7" title="Windows 7 – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Windows 7" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target">Occitan</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7" title="Windows 7 – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Windows 7" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target">Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7" title="Windows 7 – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Windows 7" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Polski</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7" title="Windows 7 – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Windows 7" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target">Português</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7" title="Windows 7 – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Windows 7" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Română</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7" title="Windows 7 – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Windows 7" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Русский</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sah mw-list-item"><a href="https://sah.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7" title="Windows 7 – Yakut" lang="sah" hreflang="sah" data-title="Windows 7" data-language-autonym="Саха тыла" data-language-local-name="Yakut" class="interlanguage-link-target">Саха тыла</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sc mw-list-item"><a href="https://sc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7" title="Windows 7 – Sardinian" lang="sc" hreflang="sc" data-title="Windows 7" data-language-autonym="Sardu" data-language-local-name="Sardinian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Sardu</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7" title="Windows 7 – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Windows 7" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Shqip</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-si mw-list-item"><a href="https://si.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B7%80%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%8A%E0%B6%A9%E0%B7%9D%E0%B7%83%E0%B7%8A_7" title="වින්ඩෝස් 7 – Sinhala" lang="si" hreflang="si" data-title="වින්ඩෝස් 7" data-language-autonym="සිංහල" data-language-local-name="Sinhala" class="interlanguage-link-target">සිංහල</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7" title="Windows 7 – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Windows 7" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target">Simple English</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7" title="Windows 7 – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Windows 7" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target">Slovenčina</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7" title="Windows 7 – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Windows 7" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Slovenščina</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-so mw-list-item"><a href="https://so.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7" title="Windows 7 – Somali" lang="so" hreflang="so" data-title="Windows 7" data-language-autonym="Soomaaliga" data-language-local-name="Somali" class="interlanguage-link-target">Soomaaliga</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%AF%DB%86%D8%B2_%D9%A7" title="ویندۆز ٧ – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="ویندۆز ٧" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target">کوردی</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7" title="Windows 7 – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Windows 7" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Српски / srpski</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7" title="Windows 7 – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Windows 7" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-su mw-list-item"><a href="https://su.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7" title="Windows 7 – Sundanese" lang="su" hreflang="su" data-title="Windows 7" data-language-autonym="Sunda" data-language-local-name="Sundanese" class="interlanguage-link-target">Sunda</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7" title="Windows 7 – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Windows 7" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Suomi</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7" title="Windows 7 – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Windows 7" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Svenska</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tl badge-Q70894304 mw-list-item" title=""><a href="https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7" title="Windows 7 – Tagalog" lang="tl" hreflang="tl" data-title="Windows 7" data-language-autonym="Tagalog" data-language-local-name="Tagalog" class="interlanguage-link-target">Tagalog</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A3%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%8B%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%81_7" title="விண்டோசு 7 – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="விண்டோசு 7" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target">தமிழ்</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tt badge-Q17437798 badge-goodarticle mw-list-item" title="good article badge"><a href="https://tt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7" title="Windows 7 – Tatar" lang="tt" hreflang="tt" data-title="Windows 7" data-language-autonym="Татарча / tatarça" data-language-local-name="Tatar" class="interlanguage-link-target">Татарча / tatarça</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tet mw-list-item"><a href="https://tet.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7" title="Windows 7 – Tetum" lang="tet" hreflang="tet" data-title="Windows 7" data-language-autonym="Tetun" data-language-local-name="Tetum" class="interlanguage-link-target">Tetun</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%99%E0%B9%82%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%AA%E0%B9%8C_7" title="วินโดวส์ 7 – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="วินโดวส์ 7" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target">ไทย</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tg mw-list-item"><a href="https://tg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7" title="Windows 7 – Tajik" lang="tg" hreflang="tg" data-title="Windows 7" data-language-autonym="Тоҷикӣ" data-language-local-name="Tajik" class="interlanguage-link-target">Тоҷикӣ</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7" title="Windows 7 – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Windows 7" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Türkçe</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7" title="Windows 7 – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Windows 7" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Українська</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ur mw-list-item"><a href="https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%86%DA%88%D9%88%D8%B2_7" title="ونڈوز 7 – Urdu" lang="ur" hreflang="ur" data-title="ونڈوز 7" data-language-autonym="اردو" data-language-local-name="Urdu" class="interlanguage-link-target">اردو</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vec mw-list-item"><a href="https://vec.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7" title="Windows 7 – Venetian" lang="vec" hreflang="vec" data-title="Windows 7" data-language-autonym="Vèneto" data-language-local-name="Venetian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Vèneto</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link 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href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Windows_7" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Windows 7"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> Windows 7 is a major release of the <a href="/wiki/Windows_NT" title="Windows NT">Windows NT</a> <a href="/wiki/Operating_system" title="Operating system">operating system</a> developed by <a href="/wiki/Microsoft" title="Microsoft">Microsoft</a>. It was <a href="/wiki/Software_release_life_cycle#Release_to_manufacturing_(RTM)" title="Software release life cycle">released to manufacturing</a> on July 22, 2009, and became generally available on October 22, 2009.<a href="#cite_note-bott20090511-10">[10]</a> It is the successor to <a href="/wiki/Windows_Vista" title="Windows Vista">Windows Vista</a>, released nearly three years earlier. Windows 7's <a href="/wiki/Windows_Server" title="Windows Server">server</a> counterpart, <a href="/wiki/Windows_Server_2008_R2" title="Windows Server 2008 R2">Windows Server 2008 R2</a>, was released at the same time. It was succeeded by <a href="/wiki/Windows_8" title="Windows 8">Windows 8</a> in October 2012. Extended support ended on January 14, 2020, over ten years after the release of Windows 7, after which the operating system ceased receiving further updates. A paid support program was available for enterprises, providing security updates for Windows 7 for up to three years since the official end of life.<a href="#cite_note-11">[11]</a> Windows 7 was intended to be an incremental upgrade to <a href="/wiki/Microsoft_Windows" title="Microsoft Windows">Microsoft Windows</a>, addressing Windows Vista's poor critical reception while maintaining hardware and <a href="/wiki/Software_compatibility" class="mw-redirect" title="Software compatibility">software compatibility</a>. Windows 7 continued improvements on the <a href="/wiki/Windows_Aero" title="Windows Aero">Windows Aero</a> user interface with the addition of a redesigned <a href="/wiki/Taskbar" title="Taskbar">taskbar</a> that allows pinned applications, and new window management features. Other new features were added to the operating system, including libraries, the new file-sharing system HomeGroup, and support for <a href="/wiki/Multitouch" class="mw-redirect" title="Multitouch">multitouch</a> input. A new "<a href="/wiki/Security_and_Maintenance" title="Security and Maintenance">Action Center</a>" was also added to provide an overview of system security and maintenance information, and tweaks were made to the <a href="/wiki/User_Account_Control" title="User Account Control">User Account Control</a> system to make it less intrusive. Windows 7 also shipped with updated versions of several stock applications, including <a href="/wiki/Internet_Explorer_8" title="Internet Explorer 8">Internet Explorer 8</a>, <a href="/wiki/Windows_Media_Player" title="Windows Media Player">Windows Media Player</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Windows_Media_Center" title="Windows Media Center">Windows Media Center</a>. Unlike Windows Vista, Windows 7 received critical acclaim, with critics considering the operating system to be a major improvement over its predecessor because of its improved performance, its more intuitive interface, fewer <a href="/wiki/User_Account_Control" title="User Account Control">User Account Control</a> popups, and other improvements made across the platform. Windows 7 was a major success for Microsoft; even before its official release, pre-order sales for the operating system on the online retailer <a href="/wiki/Amazon.com" class="mw-redirect" title="Amazon.com">Amazon.com</a> had surpassed previous records. In just six months, over 100 million copies had been sold worldwide, increasing to over 630 million licenses by July 2012. By January 2018, <a href="/wiki/Windows_10" title="Windows 10">Windows 10</a> surpassed Windows 7 as the most popular version of Windows worldwide.<a href="#cite_note-share-12">[12]</a> <a href="/wiki/Windows_11" title="Windows 11">Windows 11</a> overtook Windows 7 as the second most popular Windows version on all continents in August 2022.<a href="#cite_note-13">[13]</a> As of 2024<a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Windows_7&action=edit">[update]</a>, just 3% of traditional PCs running Windows are running Windows 7,<a href="#cite_note-14">[14]</a> although it remains relatively popular in parts of the world, such as China (where it is tied with Windows 11),<a href="#cite_note-15">[15]</a> and is second most popular in some countries.<a href="#cite_note-16">[16]</a> Windows 7 is the final version of Windows that supports processors without <a href="/wiki/SSE2" title="SSE2">SSE2</a> or <a href="/wiki/NX_bit" title="NX bit">NX</a> (although an update released in 2018 dropped support for non-SSE2 processors).<a href="#cite_note-17">[17]</a> Its successor, <a href="/wiki/Windows_8" title="Windows 8">Windows 8</a>, requires a processor with SSE2 and NX (for any then-supported architecture).<a href="#cite_note-18">[18]</a> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Naming">Naming</h2></div> Windows 7 is the successor to Windows Vista, and its version name is Windows NT 6.1, compared to Vista's NT 6.0; its naming caused some confusion when it was announced in 2008.<a href="#cite_note-msJustifiesWin7NamingDecision-19">[19]</a> Windows president <a href="/wiki/Steven_Sinofsky" title="Steven Sinofsky">Steven Sinofsky</a> commented that <a href="/wiki/Windows_95" title="Windows 95">Windows 95</a> was the fourth version of Windows, but Windows 7 counts up from <a href="/wiki/Windows_NT_4.0" title="Windows NT 4.0">Windows NT 4.0</a> as it is a descendant of NT.<a href="#cite_note-20">[20]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Development_history">Development history</h2></div> Originally, a version of Windows codenamed "Blackcomb" was planned as the successor to <a href="/wiki/Windows_XP" title="Windows XP">Windows XP</a> and <a href="/wiki/Windows_Server_2003" title="Windows Server 2003">Windows Server 2003</a> in 2000. Major features were planned for Blackcomb, including an emphasis on searching and querying data and an advanced storage system named <a href="/wiki/WinFS" title="WinFS">WinFS</a> to enable such scenarios. However, an interim, minor release, codenamed "Longhorn," was announced for 2003, delaying the development of Blackcomb.<a href="#cite_note-21">[21]</a> By the middle of 2003, however, Longhorn had acquired some of the features originally intended for Blackcomb. After three major malware outbreaks—the <a href="/wiki/Blaster_worm" class="mw-redirect" title="Blaster worm">Blaster</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nachi_worm" class="mw-redirect" title="Nachi worm">Nachi</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Sobig_worm" class="mw-redirect" title="Sobig worm">Sobig</a> worms—exploited flaws in Windows operating systems within a short time period in August 2003,<a href="#cite_note-22">[22]</a> Microsoft changed its development priorities, putting some of Longhorn's major development work on hold while developing new <a href="/wiki/Service_pack" title="Service pack">service packs</a> for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. <a href="/wiki/Development_of_Windows_Vista" title="Development of Windows Vista">Development of Longhorn (Windows Vista)</a> was also restarted, and thus delayed, in August 2004. A number of features were cut from Longhorn.<a href="#cite_note-23">[23]</a> Blackcomb was renamed Vienna in early 2006,<a href="#cite_note-thurrottfaq-24">[24]</a> and was later canceled in 2007 due to the scope of the project.<a href="#cite_note-25">[25]</a> When released, <a href="/wiki/Windows_Vista" title="Windows Vista">Windows Vista</a> was criticized for its <a href="/wiki/Development_hell" title="Development hell">long development time</a>, performance issues, spotty compatibility with existing hardware and software at launch, changes affecting the compatibility of certain PC games, and unclear assurances by Microsoft that certain computers shipping with XP before launch would be "Vista Capable" (which led to a class-action lawsuit), among other critiques. As such, the adoption of Vista in comparison to XP remained somewhat low.<a href="#cite_note-nyt-vistashouldknow-26">[26]</a><a href="#cite_note-pcw-15disapointments-27">[27]</a><a href="#cite_note-pcw-resistance-28">[28]</a> In July 2007, following the shelving of the Vienna project and six months following the public release of Vista, it was reported that the next version of Windows would then be codenamed Windows 7, with plans for a final release within three years.<a href="#cite_note-zdnet592-29">[29]</a><a href="#cite_note-cnet-callit7-30">[30]</a> <a href="/wiki/Bill_Gates" title="Bill Gates">Bill Gates</a>, in an interview with <a href="/wiki/Newsweek" title="Newsweek">Newsweek</a>, suggested that Windows 7 would be more "user-centric".<a href="#cite_note-gates-31">[31]</a> Gates later said that Windows 7 would also focus on performance improvements.<a href="#cite_note-gates2-32">[32]</a> <a href="/wiki/Steven_Sinofsky" title="Steven Sinofsky">Steven Sinofsky</a> later expanded on this point, explaining in the Engineering Windows 7 blog that the company was using a variety of new tracing tools to measure the performance of many areas of the operating system on an ongoing basis, to help locate inefficient code paths and to help prevent performance regressions.<a href="#cite_note-33">[33]</a> <a href="/wiki/Senior_Vice_President" class="mw-redirect" title="Senior Vice President">Senior Vice President</a> Bill Veghte stated that <a href="/wiki/Windows_Vista" title="Windows Vista">Windows Vista</a> users migrating to Windows 7 would not find the kind of device compatibility issues they encountered migrating from <a href="/wiki/Windows_XP" title="Windows XP">Windows XP</a>.<a href="#cite_note-34">[34]</a> An estimated 1,000 developers worked on Windows 7. These were broadly divided into "core operating system" and "Windows client experience", in turn organized into 25 teams of around 40 developers on average.<a href="#cite_note-35">[35]</a> In October 2008, it was announced that Windows 7 would also be the official name of the operating system.<a href="#cite_note-36">[36]</a><a href="#cite_note-CBC14Oct08-37">[37]</a> There had been some confusion over naming the product Windows 7,<a href="#cite_note-msJustifiesWin7NamingDecision-19">[19]</a> while versioning it as 6.1 to indicate its similar build to Windows Vista and increase compatibility with applications that only check major version numbers, similar to <a href="/wiki/Windows_2000" title="Windows 2000">Windows 2000</a> and Windows XP both having 5.x version numbers.<a href="#cite_note-38">[38]</a> The first external release to select Microsoft partners came in January 2008 with Milestone 1, build 6519.<a href="#cite_note-39">[39]</a> Speaking about Windows 7 on October 16, 2008, <a href="/wiki/Microsoft" title="Microsoft">Microsoft</a> CEO <a href="/wiki/Steve_Ballmer" title="Steve Ballmer">Steve Ballmer</a> confirmed compatibility between <a href="/wiki/Windows_Vista" title="Windows Vista">Windows Vista</a> and Windows 7, indicating that Windows 7 would be a refined version of Windows Vista.<a href="#cite_note-40">[40]</a> At <a href="/wiki/Professional_Developers_Conference" title="Professional Developers Conference">PDC</a> 2008, Microsoft demonstrated Windows 7 with its reworked <a href="/wiki/Taskbar" title="Taskbar">taskbar</a>.<a href="#cite_note-41">[41]</a> On December 27, 2008, the Windows 7 Beta was leaked onto the Internet via <a href="/wiki/BitTorrent_(protocol)" class="mw-redirect" title="BitTorrent (protocol)">BitTorrent</a>.<a href="#cite_note-42">[42]</a> According to a performance test by <a href="/wiki/ZDNet" class="mw-redirect" title="ZDNet">ZDNet</a>,<a href="#cite_note-43">[43]</a> Windows 7 Beta beat both <a href="/wiki/Windows_XP" title="Windows XP">Windows XP</a> and Windows Vista in several key areas, including boot and shutdown time and working with files, such as loading documents. Other areas did not beat XP, including PC Pro benchmarks for typical office activities and video editing, which remain identical to Vista and slower than XP.<a href="#cite_note-44">[44]</a> On January 7, 2009, the <a href="/wiki/X64" class="mw-redirect" title="X64">x64</a> version of the Windows 7 Beta (build 7000) was leaked onto the web, with some torrents being infected with a <a href="/wiki/Trojan_horse_(computing)" title="Trojan horse (computing)">trojan</a>.<a href="#cite_note-45">[45]</a><a href="#cite_note-46">[46]</a> At <a href="/wiki/Consumer_Electronics_Show" title="Consumer Electronics Show">CES</a> 2009, Microsoft CEO <a href="/wiki/Steve_Ballmer" title="Steve Ballmer">Steve Ballmer</a> announced the Windows 7 Beta, build 7000, had been made available for download to MSDN and TechNet subscribers in the format of an ISO image.<a href="#cite_note-47">[47]</a> The stock wallpaper of the beta version contained a digital image of the <a href="/wiki/Siamese_fighting_fish" title="Siamese fighting fish">Betta fish</a>.<a href="#cite_note-48">[48]</a> The release candidate, build 7100, became available for MSDN and TechNet subscribers, and Connect Program participants on April 30, 2009. On May 5, 2009, it became available to the general public, although it had also been leaked onto the Internet via <a href="/wiki/BitTorrent_(protocol)" class="mw-redirect" title="BitTorrent (protocol)">BitTorrent</a>.<a href="#cite_note-49">[49]</a> The release candidate was available in five languages and expired on June 1, 2010, with shutdowns every two hours starting March 1, 2010.<a href="#cite_note-50">[50]</a> Microsoft stated that Windows 7 would be released to the general public on October 22, 2009, less than three years after the launch of its <a href="/wiki/Windows_Vista" title="Windows Vista">predecessor</a>. Microsoft released Windows 7 to MSDN and Technet subscribers on August 6, 2009.<a href="#cite_note-51">[51]</a> Microsoft announced that Windows 7, along with <a href="/wiki/Windows_Server_2008_R2" title="Windows Server 2008 R2">Windows Server 2008 R2</a>, was released to manufacturing in the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> and <a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a> on July 22, 2009. Windows 7 build 7600.16385.090713-1255, which was compiled on July 13, 2009, was declared the final <a href="/wiki/Release_to_manufacture" class="mw-redirect" title="Release to manufacture">RTM</a> build after passing all Microsoft's tests internally.<a href="#cite_note-rtm-52">[52]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Features">Features</h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="New_and_changed">New and changed</h3></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Features_new_to_Windows_7" title="Features new to Windows 7">Features new to Windows 7</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:ThumbnailWin7.png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/25/ThumbnailWin7.png/220px-ThumbnailWin7.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="93" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/25/ThumbnailWin7.png/330px-ThumbnailWin7.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/25/ThumbnailWin7.png/440px-ThumbnailWin7.png 2x" data-file-width="486" data-file-height="206" /></a><figcaption>Windows 7 live thumbnails, showing <a href="/wiki/Internet_Explorer_11" title="Internet Explorer 11">Internet Explorer 11</a> tabs</figcaption></figure> Among Windows 7's new features are advances in touch and <a href="/wiki/Handwriting_recognition" title="Handwriting recognition">handwriting recognition</a>,<a href="#cite_note-53">[53]</a> support for <a href="/wiki/VHD_(file_format)" title="VHD (file format)">virtual hard disks</a>,<a href="#cite_note-54">[54]</a> improved performance on <a href="/wiki/Multi-core" class="mw-redirect" title="Multi-core">multi-core</a> processors,<a href="#cite_note-55">[55]</a><a href="#cite_note-56">[56]</a><a href="#cite_note-57">[57]</a><a href="#cite_note-58">[58]</a> improved <a href="/wiki/Booting" title="Booting">boot</a> performance, <a href="/wiki/DirectAccess" title="DirectAccess">DirectAccess</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Kernel_(operating_system)" title="Kernel (operating system)">kernel</a> improvements. Windows 7 adds support for systems using multiple heterogeneous graphics cards from different vendors (Heterogeneous Multi-adapter),<a href="#cite_note-59">[59]</a> a new version of <a href="/wiki/Windows_Media_Center" title="Windows Media Center">Windows Media Center</a>,<a href="#cite_note-tgdailym1-60">[60]</a> a <a href="/wiki/Microsoft_Gadgets#Desktop_gadgets" title="Microsoft Gadgets">Gadget</a> for Windows Media Center, improved media features, <a href="/wiki/XML_Paper_Specification" class="mw-redirect" title="XML Paper Specification">XPS</a> Essentials Pack,<a href="#cite_note-61">[61]</a> and <a href="/wiki/Windows_PowerShell" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows PowerShell">Windows PowerShell</a><a href="#cite_note-62">[62]</a> being included, and a redesigned <a href="/wiki/Calculator_(Windows)" class="mw-redirect" title="Calculator (Windows)">Calculator</a> with multiline capabilities including Programmer and Statistics modes along with unit conversion for length, weight, temperature, and several others.<a href="#cite_note-63">[63]</a> Many new items have been added to the <a href="/wiki/Control_Panel_(Windows)" title="Control Panel (Windows)">Control Panel</a>, including <a href="/wiki/ClearType" title="ClearType">ClearType</a> Text Tuner,<a href="#cite_note-64">[64]</a> Display Color Calibration Wizard,<a href="#cite_note-65">[65]</a> <a href="/wiki/Microsoft_Gadgets#Desktop_gadgets" title="Microsoft Gadgets">Gadgets</a>, Recovery, Troubleshooting, Workspaces Center, Location and Other Sensors, Credential Manager, Biometric Devices, System Icons, and Display.<a href="#cite_note-66">[66]</a> <a href="/wiki/Windows_Security_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows Security Center">Windows Security Center</a> has been renamed to <a href="/wiki/Security_and_Maintenance" title="Security and Maintenance">Action Center</a> (<a href="/wiki/Windows_Health_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows Health Center">Windows Health Center</a> and <a href="/wiki/Windows_Solution_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows Solution Center">Windows Solution Center</a> in earlier builds), which encompasses both <a href="/wiki/Computer_security" title="Computer security">security</a> and maintenance of the computer. ReadyBoost on 32-bit editions now supports up to 256 gigabytes of extra allocation. Windows 7 also supports images in <a href="/wiki/RAW_image_format" class="mw-redirect" title="RAW image format">RAW image format</a> through the addition of <a href="/wiki/Windows_Imaging_Component" title="Windows Imaging Component">Windows Imaging Component</a>-enabled image decoders, which enables raw image thumbnails, previewing and metadata display in Windows Explorer, plus full-size viewing and slideshows in <a href="/wiki/Windows_Photo_Viewer" title="Windows Photo Viewer">Windows Photo Viewer</a> and Windows Media Center.<a href="#cite_note-67">[67]</a> Windows 7 also has a native TFTP client with the ability to transfer files to or from a TFTP server.<a href="#cite_note-68">[68]</a> <div class="thumb tnone" style="width:100%;max-width:808px"><div class="thumbinner"><div class="noresize" style="overflow:auto"><a href="/wiki/File:Windows_7_Taskbar.png" class="mw-file-description" title="The default taskbar of Windows 7"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d3/Windows_7_Taskbar.png" decoding="async" width="800" height="40" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="40" /></a></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:Windows_7_Taskbar.png" title="File:Windows 7 Taskbar.png"> </a></div>The default taskbar of Windows 7</div></div></div> The taskbar has seen the biggest visual changes, where the old <a href="/wiki/Quick_Launch" class="mw-redirect" title="Quick Launch">Quick Launch</a> toolbar has been replaced with the ability to pin applications to the taskbar. Buttons for pinned applications are integrated with the task buttons. These buttons also enable <a href="/wiki/Features_new_to_Windows_7#Jump_lists" title="Features new to Windows 7">Jump Lists</a> to allow easy access to common tasks, and files frequently used with specific applications.<a href="#cite_note-Softpedia04Nov08-69">[69]</a> The revamped taskbar also allows the reordering of taskbar buttons. To the far right of the system clock is a small rectangular button that serves as the Show desktop icon. By default, hovering over this button makes all visible windows transparent for a quick look at the desktop.<a href="#cite_note-70">[70]</a> In touch-enabled displays such as touch screens, tablet PCs, etc., this button is slightly (8 pixels) wider in order to accommodate being pressed by a finger.<a href="#cite_note-71">[71]</a> Clicking this button minimizes all windows, and clicking it a second time restores them. Window management in Windows 7 has several new features: Aero Snap maximizes a window when it is dragged to the top, left, or right of the screen.<a href="#cite_note-72">[72]</a> Dragging windows to the left or right edges of the screen allows users to snap software windows to either side of the screen, such that the windows take up half the screen. When a user moves windows that were snapped or maximized using Snap, the system restores their previous state. Snap functions can also be triggered with keyboard shortcuts. Aero Shake hides all inactive windows when the active window's title bar is dragged back and forth rapidly. <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Action_Center_on_Windows_7.png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/72/Action_Center_on_Windows_7.png/220px-Action_Center_on_Windows_7.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/72/Action_Center_on_Windows_7.png/330px-Action_Center_on_Windows_7.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/72/Action_Center_on_Windows_7.png 2x" data-file-width="386" data-file-height="258" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Security_and_Maintenance" title="Security and Maintenance">Action Center</a> window, showing no problems detected</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Action-centre-warning.PNG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d6/Action-centre-warning.PNG/220px-Action-centre-warning.PNG" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d6/Action-centre-warning.PNG/330px-Action-centre-warning.PNG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d6/Action-centre-warning.PNG 2x" data-file-width="367" data-file-height="246" /></a><figcaption>When the Action Center flag is clicked on, it lists all security and maintenance issues in a small pop-up window.</figcaption></figure> Windows 7 includes 13 additional sound schemes, titled Afternoon, Calligraphy, Characters, Cityscape, Delta, Festival, Garden, Heritage, Landscape, Quirky, Raga, Savanna, and Sonata.<a href="#cite_note-73">[73]</a> Internet <a href="/wiki/Spades_(card_game)" title="Spades (card game)">Spades</a>, Internet <a href="/wiki/Backgammon" title="Backgammon">Backgammon</a> and Internet <a href="/wiki/Checkers" title="Checkers">Checkers</a>, which were removed in Windows Vista, were restored in Windows 7. Users are able to disable or customize many more Windows components than was possible in Windows Vista. New additions to this list of components include <a href="/wiki/Internet_Explorer_8" title="Internet Explorer 8">Internet Explorer 8</a>, <a href="/wiki/Windows_Media_Player_12" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows Media Player 12">Windows Media Player 12</a>, Windows Media Center, <a href="/wiki/Windows_Search" title="Windows Search">Windows Search</a>, and Windows Gadget Platform.<a href="#cite_note-Engineering_Windows_7-74">[74]</a> A new version of <a href="/wiki/Microsoft_Virtual_PC" class="mw-redirect" title="Microsoft Virtual PC">Microsoft Virtual PC</a>, newly renamed as <a href="/wiki/Windows_Virtual_PC" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows Virtual PC">Windows Virtual PC</a> was made available for Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise, and Ultimate editions.<a href="#cite_note-75">[75]</a> It allows multiple Windows environments, including Windows XP Mode, to run on the same machine. Windows XP Mode runs <a href="/wiki/Windows_XP" title="Windows XP">Windows XP</a> in a virtual machine, and displays applications within separate windows on the Windows 7 desktop.<a href="#cite_note-76">[76]</a> Furthermore, Windows 7 supports the mounting of a virtual hard disk (VHD) as a normal data storage, and the bootloader delivered with Windows 7 can boot the Windows system from a VHD; however, this ability is only available in the Enterprise and Ultimate editions.<a href="#cite_note-77">[77]</a> The <a href="/wiki/Remote_Desktop_Protocol" title="Remote Desktop Protocol">Remote Desktop Protocol</a> (RDP) of Windows 7 is also enhanced to support real-time multimedia application including video playback and 3D games, thus allowing use of DirectX 10 in remote desktop environments.<a href="#cite_note-78">[78]</a> The three application limit, previously present in the Windows Vista and Windows XP Starter Editions, has been removed from Windows 7.<a href="#cite_note-79">[79]</a> All editions include some new and improved features, such as <a href="/wiki/Features_new_to_Windows_Vista#Search" title="Features new to Windows Vista">Windows Search</a>, <a href="/wiki/Windows#Security" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows">Security</a> features, and some <a href="/wiki/Features_new_to_Windows_7" title="Features new to Windows 7">features new to Windows 7</a>, that originated within Vista. Optional <a href="/wiki/BitLocker_Drive_Encryption" class="mw-redirect" title="BitLocker Drive Encryption">BitLocker Drive Encryption</a> is included with Windows 7 Ultimate and Enterprise. <a href="/wiki/Windows_Defender" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows Defender">Windows Defender</a> is included; <a href="/wiki/Microsoft_Security_Essentials" title="Microsoft Security Essentials">Microsoft Security Essentials</a> <a href="/wiki/Antivirus_software" title="Antivirus software">antivirus software</a> is a free download. All editions include <a href="/wiki/Shadow_Copy" title="Shadow Copy">Shadow Copy</a>, which—every day or so—System Restore uses to take an automatic "previous version" snapshot of user files that have changed.<a href="#cite_note-80">[80]</a> <a href="/wiki/Backup_and_Restore" title="Backup and Restore">Backup and restore</a> have also been improved,<a href="#cite_note-81">[81]</a><a href="#cite_note-82">[82]</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Windows_Recovery_Environment" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows Recovery Environment">Windows Recovery Environment</a>—installed by default—replaces the optional <a href="/wiki/Recovery_Console" title="Recovery Console">Recovery Console</a> of Windows XP.<a href="#cite_note-83">[83]</a> A new system known as "Libraries" was added for file management; users can aggregate files from multiple folders into a "Library." By default, libraries for categories such as Documents, Pictures, Music, and Video are created, consisting of the user's personal folder and the Public folder for each. The system is also used as part of a new home networking system known as HomeGroup; devices are added to the network with a <a href="/wiki/Password" title="Password">password</a>, and files and folders can be shared with all other devices in the HomeGroup, or with specific users. The default libraries, along with printers, are shared by default, but the personal folder is set to read-only access by other users, and the Public folder can be accessed by anyone.<a href="#cite_note-pcmag-homegroup-84">[84]</a><a href="#cite_note-leblanchomegroup-85">[85]</a> Windows 7 includes improved globalization support through a new Extended Linguistic Services API<a href="#cite_note-86">[86]</a> to provide <a href="/wiki/Windows#Multilingual_support" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows">multilingual support</a> (particularly in Ultimate and Enterprise editions). Microsoft also implemented better support for <a href="/wiki/Solid-state_drive" title="Solid-state drive">solid-state drives</a>,<a href="#cite_note-87">[87]</a> including the new <a href="/wiki/TRIM_(SSD_command)" class="mw-redirect" title="TRIM (SSD command)">TRIM command</a>, and Windows 7 is able to identify a solid-state drive uniquely. Native support for <a href="/wiki/USB_3.0" title="USB 3.0">USB 3.0</a> is not included because of delays in the finalization of the standard.<a href="#cite_note-88">[88]</a> At <a href="/wiki/Windows_Hardware_Engineering_Conference" title="Windows Hardware Engineering Conference">WinHEC</a> 2008 Microsoft announced that color depths of 30-bit and 48-bit would be supported in Windows 7 along with the wide color gamut <a href="/wiki/ScRGB" title="ScRGB">scRGB</a> (which for <a href="/wiki/High-Definition_Multimedia_Interface" class="mw-redirect" title="High-Definition Multimedia Interface">HDMI</a> 1.3 can be converted and output as <a href="/wiki/XvYCC" title="XvYCC">xvYCC</a>). The video modes supported in Windows 7 are 16-bit sRGB, 24-bit sRGB, 30-bit sRGB, 30-bit with extended color gamut sRGB, and 48-bit scRGB.<a href="#cite_note-89">[89]</a><a href="#cite_note-90">[90]</a> For developers, Windows 7 includes a new networking <a href="/wiki/API" title="API">API</a> with support for building <a href="/wiki/SOAP_(protocol)" class="mw-redirect" title="SOAP (protocol)">SOAP-based</a> web services in <a href="/wiki/Machine_code" title="Machine code">native code</a> (as opposed to <a href="/wiki/.NET_Framework" title=".NET Framework">.NET</a>-based <a href="/wiki/Windows_Communication_Foundation" title="Windows Communication Foundation">WCF</a> web services),<a href="#cite_note-91">[91]</a> new features to simplify development of installation packages and shorten application install times.<a href="#cite_note-92">[92]</a> Windows 7, by default, generates fewer <a href="/wiki/User_Account_Control" title="User Account Control">User Account Control</a> (UAC) prompts because it allows digitally signed Windows components to gain elevated privileges without a prompt. Additionally, users can now adjust the level at which UAC operates using a sliding scale.<a href="#cite_note-ars-7uacbroken-93">[93]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Removed">Removed</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_features_removed_in_Windows_7" title="List of features removed in Windows 7">List of features removed in Windows 7</a></div> Certain capabilities and programs that were a part of <a href="/wiki/Windows_Vista" title="Windows Vista">Windows Vista</a> are no longer present or have been changed, resulting in the removal of certain functionalities; these include the classic <a href="/wiki/Start_Menu" class="mw-redirect" title="Start Menu">Start Menu</a> user interface, some <a href="/wiki/List_of_features_removed_in_Windows_7#Taskbar" title="List of features removed in Windows 7">taskbar features</a>, <a href="/wiki/List_of_features_removed_in_Windows_7#Windows_Explorer" title="List of features removed in Windows 7">Windows Explorer features</a>, <a href="/wiki/List_of_features_removed_in_Windows_7" title="List of features removed in Windows 7">Windows Media Player features</a>, <a href="/wiki/Windows_Ultimate_Extras" title="Windows Ultimate Extras">Windows Ultimate Extras</a>, Search button, and <a href="/wiki/InkBall" title="InkBall">InkBall</a>. Four applications bundled with Windows Vista—<a href="/wiki/Windows_Photo_Gallery" title="Windows Photo Gallery">Windows Photo Gallery</a>, <a href="/wiki/Windows_Movie_Maker" title="Windows Movie Maker">Windows Movie Maker</a>, <a href="/wiki/Windows_Calendar" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows Calendar">Windows Calendar</a> and <a href="/wiki/Windows_Mail" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows Mail">Windows Mail</a>—are not included with Windows 7 and were replaced by <a href="/wiki/Windows_Live" title="Windows Live">Windows Live</a>-branded versions as part of the <a href="/wiki/Windows_Live_Essentials" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows Live Essentials">Windows Live Essentials</a> suite.<a href="#cite_note-94">[94]</a><a href="#cite_note-95">[95]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Editions">Editions</h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Windows_7_editions" title="Windows 7 editions">Windows 7 editions</a></div> Windows 7 is available in six different editions, of which the Home Premium, Professional, and Ultimate were available at retail in most countries, and as pre-loaded software on most new computers. Home Premium and Professional were aimed at home users and small businesses respectively, while Ultimate was aimed at enthusiasts. Each edition of Windows 7 includes all of the capabilities and features of the edition below it, and adds additional features oriented towards their market segments; for example, Professional adds additional networking and security features such as <a href="/wiki/Encrypting_File_System" title="Encrypting File System">Encrypting File System</a> and the ability to join a <a href="/wiki/Windows_domain" title="Windows domain">domain</a>. Ultimate contained a superset of the features from Home Premium and Professional, along with other advanced features oriented towards power users, such as <a href="/wiki/BitLocker" title="BitLocker">BitLocker</a> drive encryption; unlike Windows Vista, there were no "<a href="/wiki/Ultimate_Extras" class="mw-redirect" title="Ultimate Extras">Ultimate Extras</a>" add-ons created for Windows 7 Ultimate.<a href="#cite_note-ExtremeTechWindows7Editions-96">[96]</a><a href="#cite_note-PCWorld-97">[97]</a><a href="#cite_note-closewindows7look-98">[98]</a> Retail copies were available in "upgrade" and higher-cost "full" version <a href="/wiki/Software_license" title="Software license">licenses</a>; "upgrade" licenses require an existing version of Windows to install, while "full" licenses can be installed on computers with no existing operating system.<a href="#cite_note-smh-misleading-99">[99]</a> The remaining three editions were not available at retail, of which two were available exclusively through <a href="/wiki/OEM" class="mw-redirect" title="OEM">OEM</a> channels as pre-loaded software. The Starter edition is a stripped-down version of Windows 7 meant for low-cost devices such as <a href="/wiki/Netbook" title="Netbook">netbooks</a>. In comparison to Home Premium, Starter has reduced multimedia functionality, does not allow users to change their desktop wallpaper or theme, disables the "Aero Glass" theme, does not have support for multiple monitors, and can only address 2GB of RAM.<a href="#cite_note-closewindows7look-98">[98]</a><a href="#cite_note-cw-kills7starter-100">[100]</a> Home Basic was sold only in <a href="/wiki/Emerging_markets" class="mw-redirect" title="Emerging markets">emerging markets</a>, and was positioned in between Home Premium and Starter.<a href="#cite_note-ExtremeTechWindows7Editions-96">[96]</a><a href="#cite_note-PCWorld-97">[97]</a> The highest edition, Enterprise, is functionally similar to Ultimate, but is only sold through <a href="/wiki/Volume_licensing" title="Volume licensing">volume licensing</a> via Microsoft's <a href="/wiki/Software_Assurance" class="mw-redirect" title="Software Assurance">Software Assurance</a> program.<a href="#cite_note-supersite-101">[101]</a><a href="#cite_note-cnet-102">[102]</a><a href="#cite_note-Softpedia-103">[103]</a> All editions aside from Starter support both <a href="/wiki/IA-32" title="IA-32">IA-32</a> and <a href="/wiki/X86-64" title="X86-64">x86-64</a> <a href="/wiki/Computer_architecture" title="Computer architecture">architectures</a>, Starter only supports 32-bit systems.<a href="#cite_note-closewindows7look-98">[98]</a> Retail copies of Windows 7 are distributed on two DVDs: one for the IA-32 version and the other for x86-64. OEM copies include one DVD, depending on the processor architecture licensed. The installation media for consumer versions of Windows 7 are identical, the <a href="/wiki/Product_key" title="Product key">product key</a> and corresponding license determines the edition that is installed. The <a href="/wiki/Windows_Anytime_Upgrade" title="Windows Anytime Upgrade">Windows Anytime Upgrade</a> service can be used to purchase an upgrade that unlocks the functionality of a higher edition, such as going from Starter to Home Premium, and Home Premium to Ultimate.<a href="#cite_note-ExtremeTechWindows7Editions-96">[96]</a> Most copies of Windows 7 only contained one license; in certain markets, a "Family Pack" version of Windows 7 Home Premium was also released for a limited time, which allowed upgrades on up to three computers.<a href="#cite_note-cnet-w7family-104">[104]</a> In certain regions, copies of Windows 7 were only sold in, and could only be <a href="/wiki/Windows_Product_Activation" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows Product Activation">activated</a> in a designated region.<a href="#cite_note-ms-geographic-105">[105]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Support_lifecycle">Support lifecycle</h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox"><caption class="infobox-title">Support status summary</caption><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #e8ece4">Expiration date</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Mainstream support</th><td class="infobox-data">January 13, 2015 (2015-01-13)<a href="#cite_note-sup1-6">[6]</a><a href="#cite_note-sup2-7">[7]</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Extended support</th><td class="infobox-data">January 14, 2020 (2020-01-14)<a href="#cite_note-sup1-6">[6]</a><a href="#cite_note-sup2-7">[7]</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #e8ece4">Applicable <a href="/wiki/Windows_7_editions" title="Windows 7 editions">Windows 7 editions</a>:</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Starter, Home Basic, Home Premium, Professional, Enterprise, and Ultimate,<a href="#cite_note-sup1-6">[6]</a><a href="#cite_note-sup2-7">[7]</a> as well as Professional <a href="/wiki/For_Embedded_Systems" class="mw-redirect" title="For Embedded Systems">for Embedded Systems</a> and Ultimate <a href="/wiki/For_Embedded_Systems" class="mw-redirect" title="For Embedded Systems">for Embedded Systems</a><a href="#cite_note-embedded-life-106">[106]</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #e8ece4">Exceptions</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Professional and Enterprise <a href="/wiki/Volume_licensed" class="mw-redirect" title="Volume licensed">volume licensed</a> editions, as well as Professional <a href="/wiki/For_Embedded_Systems" class="mw-redirect" title="For Embedded Systems">for Embedded Systems</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Extended Security Updates (ESU) support ended on January 10, 2023<a href="#cite_note-ESU-9">[9]</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Windows_Thin_PC" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows Thin PC">Windows Thin PC</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Mainstream support ended on October 11, 2016<a href="#cite_note-thinPC-life-107">[107]</a> Extended support ended on October 12, 2021<a href="#cite_note-thinPC-life-107">[107]</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Windows_Embedded_Standard_7" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows Embedded Standard 7">Windows Embedded Standard 7</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Mainstream support ended on October 13, 2015<a href="#cite_note-embedded-life-106">[106]</a> Extended support ended on October 13, 2020<a href="#cite_note-embedded-life-106">[106]</a> Extended Security Updates (ESU) support ended on October 10, 2023<a href="#cite_note-ESU-9">[9]</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Windows_Embedded_POSReady_7" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows Embedded POSReady 7">Windows Embedded POSReady 7</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Mainstream support ended on October 11, 2016<a href="#cite_note-embedded-life-106">[106]</a> Extended support ended on October 12, 2021<a href="#cite_note-embedded-life-106">[106]</a> Extended Security Updates (ESU) support ended on October 8, 2024<a href="#cite_note-ESU-9">[9]</a></td></tr></tbody></table> Support for the original release of Windows 7 (without a service pack) ended on April 9, 2013, requiring users to update to Windows 7 Service Pack 1 in order to continue receiving updates and support.<a href="#cite_note-108">[108]</a> Microsoft ended the sale of new retail copies of Windows 7 in October 2014, and the sale of new OEM licenses for Windows 7 Home Basic, Home Premium, and Ultimate ended on October 31, 2014. OEM sales of PCs with Windows 7 Professional pre-installed ended on October 31, 2016.<a href="#cite_note-iw-notgoingawayyet-109">[109]</a> The sale of non-Professional OEM licenses was stopped on October 31, 2014.<a href="#cite_note-nw-deadthisweek-110">[110]</a> Mainstream support for Windows 7 ended on January 13, 2015. Extended support for Windows 7 ended on January 14, 2020.<a href="#cite_note-ars-skylake18months-111">[111]</a><a href="#cite_note-112">[112]</a> Variants of Windows 7 for embedded systems and <a href="/wiki/Thin_client" title="Thin client">thin clients</a> have different support policies: <a href="/wiki/Windows_Embedded_Standard_7" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows Embedded Standard 7">Windows Embedded Standard 7</a> support ended in October 2020. <a href="/wiki/Windows_Thin_PC" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows Thin PC">Windows Thin PC</a> and <a href="/wiki/Windows_Embedded_POSReady_7" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows Embedded POSReady 7">Windows Embedded POSReady 7</a> had support until October 2021.<a href="#cite_note-embedded-life-106">[106]</a><a href="#cite_note-thinPC-life-107">[107]</a> In March 2019, Microsoft announced that it would display notifications to users informing users of the upcoming end of support, and direct users to a website urging them to purchase a <a href="/wiki/Windows_10" title="Windows 10">Windows 10</a> upgrade or a new computer.<a href="#cite_note-113">[113]</a> In August 2019, researchers reported that "all modern versions of Microsoft Windows" may be at risk for "critical" system compromise because of design flaws of hardware <a href="/wiki/Device_driver" title="Device driver">device drivers</a> from multiple providers.<a href="#cite_note-FRBS-20190811-114">[114]</a> In the same month, computer experts reported that the <a href="/wiki/BlueKeep" title="BlueKeep">BlueKeep</a> <a href="/wiki/Vulnerability_(computing)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vulnerability (computing)">security vulnerability</a>, <a href="/wiki/CVE_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="CVE (identifier)">CVE</a>-<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output 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text" href="https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-0708">2019-0708</a>, that potentially affects older unpatched Microsoft Windows versions via the program's <a href="/wiki/Remote_Desktop_Protocol" title="Remote Desktop Protocol">Remote Desktop Protocol</a>, allowing for the possibility of <a href="/wiki/Remote_code_execution" class="mw-redirect" title="Remote code execution">remote code execution</a>, may now include related flaws, collectively named <a href="/wiki/DejaBlue" class="mw-redirect" title="DejaBlue">DejaBlue</a>, affecting newer Windows versions (i.e., Windows 7 and all recent versions) as well.<a href="#cite_note-WRD-20190813-115">[115]</a> In addition, experts reported a <a href="/wiki/Microsoft" title="Microsoft">Microsoft</a> <a href="/wiki/Security_vulnerability" class="mw-redirect" title="Security vulnerability">security vulnerability</a>, <a href="/wiki/CVE_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="CVE (identifier)">CVE</a>-<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1162">2019-1162</a>, based on <a href="/wiki/Legacy_code" class="mw-redirect" title="Legacy code">legacy code</a> involving <a href="/wiki/Text_Services_Framework#ctfmon" title="Text Services Framework">Microsoft CTF and ctfmon (ctfmon.exe)</a>, that affects all <a href="/wiki/Windows" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows">Windows</a> versions from the older <a href="/wiki/Windows_XP" title="Windows XP">Windows XP</a> version to the most recent Windows 10 versions; a patch to correct the flaw is currently available.<a href="#cite_note-TP-20190814-116">[116]</a> In September 2019, Microsoft announced that it would provide free security updates for Windows 7 on federally-certified voting machines through the <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_elections" title="2020 United States elections">2020 United States elections</a>.<a href="#cite_note-117">[117]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Extended_Security_Updates">Extended Security Updates</h3></div> On September 7, 2018, Microsoft announced a paid "Extended Security Updates" (ESU) service that will offer additional updates for Windows 7 Professional and Enterprise for up to three years after the end of extended support, available via specific <a href="/wiki/Volume_licensing" title="Volume licensing">volume licensing</a> programs in yearly installments.<a href="#cite_note-118">[118]</a><a href="#cite_note-helping-8">[8]</a><a href="#cite_note-ESU-9">[9]</a> <a href="/wiki/For_Embedded_Systems" class="mw-redirect" title="For Embedded Systems">Windows 7 Professional for Embedded Systems</a>, <a href="/wiki/Windows_Embedded_Standard_7" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows Embedded Standard 7">Windows Embedded Standard 7</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Windows_Embedded_POSReady_7" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows Embedded POSReady 7">Windows Embedded POSReady 7</a> also get Extended Security Updates for up to three years after their end of extended support date, via <a href="/wiki/OEMs" class="mw-redirect" title="OEMs">OEMs</a>. The Extended Security Updates program for Windows Embedded POSReady 7 ended on October 8, 2024, marking the final end of <a href="/wiki/IA-32" title="IA-32">IA-32</a> updates on the <a href="/wiki/Windows_NT_6.1" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows NT 6.1">Windows NT 6.1</a> product line after more than 15 years.<a href="#cite_note-ESU-9">[9]</a> In August 2019, Microsoft announced it would offer a year of 'free' extended security updates to some business users.<a href="#cite_note-119">[119]</a><a href="#cite_note-120">[120]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Third-party_support">Third-party support</h3></div> In January 2023, version 109 of the <a href="/wiki/Chromium_(web_browser)" title="Chromium (web browser)">Chromium</a>-based <a href="/wiki/Microsoft_Edge" title="Microsoft Edge">Microsoft Edge</a> became the last version of Edge to support Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1, Windows Server 2012, and Windows Server 2012 R2.<a href="#cite_note-121">[121]</a> Alongside this, several other web browsers based on the Chromium codebase also dropped support for these operating systems after version 109, including <a href="/wiki/Google_Chrome" title="Google Chrome">Google Chrome</a> and <a href="/wiki/Opera_(web_browser)" title="Opera (web browser)">Opera</a>.<a href="#cite_note-122">[122]</a><a href="#cite_note-123">[123]</a> A <a href="/wiki/Fork_(software_development)" title="Fork (software development)">fork</a> of Chromium named <a href="/wiki/Supermium" title="Supermium">Supermium</a> is maintained for versions of Windows older than Windows 10, including Windows 7.<a href="#cite_note-124">[124]</a> <a href="/wiki/Mozilla" title="Mozilla">Mozilla</a> maintains <a href="/wiki/Firefox" title="Firefox">Firefox</a> 115 Extended Support Release (ESR) to support Windows 7, 8 and 8.1. Mozilla has committed to support it until at least March 2025.<a href="#cite_note-125">[125]</a> <a href="/wiki/Steam_(service)" title="Steam (service)">Steam</a> ended support for Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 on January 1, 2024.<a href="#cite_note-126">[126]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Upgradability">Upgradability</h2></div> Several Windows 7 components are upgradable to the latest versions, which include new versions introduced in later versions of Windows, and other major Microsoft applications are available. These latest versions for Windows 7 include: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/DirectX_11" class="mw-redirect" title="DirectX 11">DirectX 11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet_Explorer_11" title="Internet Explorer 11">Internet Explorer 11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Microsoft_Edge" title="Microsoft Edge">Microsoft Edge</a> (Chromium, version 109)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Windows_Virtual_PC" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows Virtual PC">Windows Virtual PC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/.NET_Framework_4.8" class="mw-redirect" title=".NET Framework 4.8">.NET Framework 4.8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Visual_Studio_2019" class="mw-redirect" title="Visual Studio 2019">Visual Studio 2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Office_2016" class="mw-redirect" title="Office 2016">Office 2016</a> was the last version of <a href="/wiki/Microsoft_Office" title="Microsoft Office">Microsoft Office</a> to be compatible with Windows 7.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="System_requirements">System requirements</h2></div> <table class="wikitable" style="margin:auto; text-align:center;"> <caption>Minimum hardware requirements for Windows 7<a href="#cite_note-7requirements-127">[127]</a> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Component</th> <th colspan="2">Operating system architecture </th></tr> <tr> <th>32-bit</th> <th>64-bit </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Central_processing_unit" title="Central processing unit">Processor</a> </th> <td>1 GHz <a href="/wiki/IA-32" title="IA-32">IA-32</a> processor Support for <a href="/wiki/SSE2" title="SSE2">SSE2</a> required after March 2018 cumulative update<a href="#cite_note-128">[128]</a> </td> <td>1 GHz <a href="/wiki/X86-64" title="X86-64">x86-64</a> processor </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Random_Access_Memory" class="mw-redirect" title="Random Access Memory">Memory (RAM)</a> </th> <td>1 GB </td> <td>2 GB </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Graphics_card" title="Graphics card">Graphics card</a> </th> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/DirectX_9" class="mw-redirect" title="DirectX 9">DirectX 9</a> graphics processor with <a href="/wiki/Windows_Display_Driver_Model" title="Windows Display Driver Model">WDDM</a> driver model 1.0 </td></tr> <tr> <th>Storage space </th> <td>16 GB </td> <td>20 GB </td></tr> <tr> <th>Installation media </th> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/DVD" title="DVD">DVD drive</a> or <a href="/wiki/USB_flash_drive" title="USB flash drive">USB drive</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> Additional requirements to use certain features:<a href="#cite_note-7requirements-127">[127]</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Windows_XP_Mode" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows XP Mode">Windows XP Mode</a> (Professional, Ultimate and Enterprise): Requires an additional 1 GB of RAM and additional 15 GB of available hard disk space. The requirement for a processor capable of <a href="/wiki/X86_virtualization" title="X86 virtualization">hardware virtualization</a> has been lifted.<a href="#cite_note-129">[129]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Windows_Media_Center" title="Windows Media Center">Windows Media Center</a> (included in Home Premium, Professional, Ultimate and Enterprise), requires a <a href="/wiki/TV_tuner_card" title="TV tuner card">TV tuner</a> to receive and record TV.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Extent_of_hardware_support">Extent of hardware support</h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Physical_memory">Physical memory</h3></div> The maximum amount of RAM that Windows 7 supports varies depending on the product edition and on the processor architecture, as shown in the following table.<a href="#cite_note-7memoryrequirements-130">[130]</a> <table class="wikitable" style="margin:auto; text-align:center;"> <caption>Physical memory limits of Windows 7 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Edition</th> <th colspan="2">Processor architecture </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/IA-32" title="IA-32">IA-32</a> (32-bit)</th> <th><a href="/wiki/X64" class="mw-redirect" title="X64">x64</a> (64-bit) </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Windows_7_Ultimate" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows 7 Ultimate">Ultimate</a></td> <td rowspan="5">4 GB</td> <td rowspan="3">192 GB </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Windows_7_Enterprise" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows 7 Enterprise">Enterprise</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Windows_7_Professional" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows 7 Professional">Professional</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Windows_7_Home_Premium" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows 7 Home Premium">Home Premium</a></td> <td>16 GB </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Windows_7_Home_Basic" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows 7 Home Basic">Home Basic</a></td> <td>8 GB </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Windows_7_Starter" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows 7 Starter">Starter</a></td> <td>2 GB</td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Processor_limits">Processor limits</h3></div> Windows 7 Professional and up support up to 2 physical processors (CPU sockets),<a href="#cite_note-131">[131]</a> whereas Windows 7 Starter, Home Basic, and Home Premium editions support only 1.<a href="#cite_note-132">[132]</a> Physical processors with either multiple cores, or <a href="/wiki/Hyper-threading" title="Hyper-threading">hyper-threading</a>, or both, implement more than one logical processor per physical processor. The x86 editions of Windows 7 support up to 32 logical processors; x64 editions support up to 256 (4 x 64).<a href="#cite_note-133">[133]</a> In January 2016, Microsoft announced that it would no longer support Windows platforms older than <a href="/wiki/Windows_10" title="Windows 10">Windows 10</a> on any future Intel-compatible processor lines, citing difficulties in reliably allowing the operating system to operate on newer hardware. Microsoft stated that effective July 17, 2017, devices with Intel <a href="/wiki/Skylake_(microarchitecture)" title="Skylake (microarchitecture)">Skylake</a> CPUs were only to receive the "most critical" updates for Windows 7 and 8.1, and only if they have been judged not to affect the reliability of Windows 7 on older hardware.<a href="#cite_note-ars-skylake18months-111">[111]</a><a href="#cite_note-zdnet-newsupportpolicy-134">[134]</a> For enterprise customers, Microsoft issued a list of Skylake-based devices "certified" for Windows 7 and 8.1 in addition to Windows 10, to assist them in migrating to newer hardware that can eventually be upgraded to 10 once they are ready to transition. Microsoft and their hardware partners provide special testing and support for these devices on 7 and 8.1 until the July 2017 date.<a href="#cite_note-pcworld-certified7skylake-135">[135]</a> On March 18, 2016, in response to criticism from enterprise customers, Microsoft delayed the end of support and non-critical updates for Skylake systems to July 17, 2018, but stated that they would also continue to receive security updates through the end of extended support.<a href="#cite_note-ars-oemskylake-136">[136]</a><a href="#cite_note-cw-skylakechange-137">[137]</a> In August 2016, citing a "strong partnership with our OEM partners and Intel", Microsoft retracted the decision and stated that it would continue to support Windows 7 and 8.1 on Skylake hardware through the end of their extended support lifecycle. However, the restrictions on newer CPU microarchitectures remain in force.<a href="#cite_note-138">[138]</a><a href="#cite_note-139">[139]</a> In March 2017, a Microsoft knowledge base article announced which implies that devices using Intel <a href="/wiki/Kaby_Lake" title="Kaby Lake">Kaby Lake</a>, AMD <a href="/wiki/Bristol_Ridge" class="mw-redirect" title="Bristol Ridge">Bristol Ridge</a>, or AMD <a href="/wiki/Ryzen" title="Ryzen">Ryzen</a>, would be blocked from using Windows Update entirely.<a href="#cite_note-140">[140]</a><a href="#cite_note-ars-noupdateskaby-141">[141]</a> In addition, official Windows 7 <a href="/wiki/Device_drivers" class="mw-redirect" title="Device drivers">device drivers</a> are not available for the Kaby Lake and Ryzen platforms.<a href="#cite_note-142">[142]</a><a href="#cite_note-143">[143]</a> Security updates released since March 2018 contained bugs that affect processors that do not support <a href="/wiki/SSE2" title="SSE2">SSE2</a> extensions, including all <a href="/wiki/Pentium_III" title="Pentium III">Pentium III</a>, <a href="/wiki/Athlon_XP" class="mw-redirect" title="Athlon XP">Athlon XP</a>, and prior processors. Microsoft initially stated that it would attempt to resolve this issue, and prevented installation of the affected patches on these systems. However, Microsoft retroactively modified its support documents on June 15, 2018 to remove the promise that this bug would be resolved, replacing it with a statement suggesting that users obtain a newer processor. This effectively ends further patch support for Windows 7 on these older systems.<a href="#cite_note-144">[144]</a><a href="#cite_note-145">[145]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Updates">Updates</h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Service_Pack_1">Service Pack 1</h3></div> Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) was announced on March 18, 2010. A beta was released on July 12, 2010.<a href="#cite_note-146">[146]</a><a href="#cite_note-147">[147]</a><a href="#cite_note-148">[148]</a> The final version was released to the public on February 22, 2011.<a href="#cite_note-149">[149]</a> At the time of release, it was not made mandatory. It was available via Windows Update, direct download, or by ordering the Windows 7 SP1 DVD.<a href="#cite_note-150">[150]</a> The service pack is on a much smaller scale than those released for previous versions of Windows, particularly Windows Vista.<a href="#cite_note-151">[151]</a> Windows 7 Service Pack 1 adds support for <a href="/wiki/Advanced_Vector_Extensions" title="Advanced Vector Extensions">Advanced Vector Extensions</a> (AVX), a 256-bit instruction set extension for processors, and improves <a href="/wiki/Internet_Key_Exchange" title="Internet Key Exchange">IKEv2</a> by adding additional identification fields such as E-mail ID to it. In addition, it adds support for <a href="/wiki/Advanced_Format#512e" title="Advanced Format">Advanced Format 512e</a> as well as additional <a href="/wiki/Federated_identity#Identity_federation" title="Federated identity">Identity Federation Services</a>.<a href="#cite_note-ref-sp1-changes-152">[152]</a><a href="#cite_note-153">[153]</a> Windows 7 Service Pack 1 also resolves a bug related to <a href="/wiki/HDMI" title="HDMI">HDMI</a> audio and another related to printing <a href="/wiki/XML_Paper_Specification" class="mw-redirect" title="XML Paper Specification">XPS</a> documents.<a href="#cite_note-ref-sp1-changes-152">[152]</a> In Europe, the automatic nature of the <a href="/wiki/BrowserChoice.eu" title="BrowserChoice.eu">BrowserChoice.eu</a> feature was dropped in Windows 7 Service Pack 1 in February 2011 and remained absent for 14 months despite Microsoft reporting that it was still present, subsequently described by Microsoft as a "technical error." As a result, in March 2013, the European Commission fined Microsoft €561 million to deter companies from reneging on settlement promises.<a href="#cite_note-154">[154]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Platform_Update">Platform Update</h3></div> The Platform Update for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 was released on February 26, 2013<a href="#cite_note-KB2670838-155">[155]</a> after a <a href="/wiki/Beta_software" class="mw-redirect" title="Beta software">pre-release version</a> had been released on November 5, 2012.<a href="#cite_note-156">[156]</a> It is also included with <a href="/wiki/Internet_Explorer_10" title="Internet Explorer 10">Internet Explorer 10</a> for Windows 7.<a href="#cite_note-D3D11.1W7-157">[157]</a> It includes enhancements to <a href="/wiki/Direct2D" title="Direct2D">Direct2D</a>, <a href="/wiki/DirectWrite" title="DirectWrite">DirectWrite</a>, <a href="/wiki/Direct3D" title="Direct3D">Direct3D</a>, <a href="/wiki/Windows_Imaging_Component" title="Windows Imaging Component">Windows Imaging Component</a> (WIC), <a href="/wiki/Windows_Advanced_Rasterization_Platform" title="Windows Advanced Rasterization Platform">Windows Advanced Rasterization Platform</a> (WARP), Windows Animation Manager (WAM), <a href="/wiki/Open_XML_Paper_Specification" title="Open XML Paper Specification">XPS</a> Document API, <a href="/wiki/H.264" class="mw-redirect" title="H.264">H.264</a> Video Decoder and <a href="/wiki/JPEG_XR" title="JPEG XR">JPEG XR</a> decoder.<a href="#cite_note-KB2670838-155">[155]</a> However support for <a href="/wiki/Direct3D_11.1" class="mw-redirect" title="Direct3D 11.1">Direct3D 11.1</a> is limited as the update does not include <a href="/wiki/DXGI" class="mw-redirect" title="DXGI">DXGI</a>/<a href="/wiki/WDDM" class="mw-redirect" title="WDDM">WDDM</a> 1.2 from Windows 8, making unavailable many related APIs and significant features such as <a href="/wiki/Stereoscopic" class="mw-redirect" title="Stereoscopic">stereoscopic</a> frame buffer, <a href="/wiki/Direct3D_Feature_levels" class="mw-redirect" title="Direct3D Feature levels">feature level</a> 11_1 and optional features for levels 10_0, 10_1 and 11_0.<a href="#cite_note-W7PU_MSDN-158">[158]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Disk_Cleanup_update">Disk Cleanup update</h3></div> In October 2013, a Disk Cleanup Wizard addon was released that lets users delete outdated Windows updates on Windows 7 SP1, thus reducing the size of the WinSxS directory. This update <a href="/wiki/Backporting" title="Backporting">backports</a> some features found in Windows 8.<a href="#cite_note-blogs2-159">[159]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Windows_Management_Framework_5.0">Windows Management Framework 5.0</h3></div> Windows Management Framework 5.0 includes updates to Windows <a href="/wiki/PowerShell#PowerShell_5.0" title="PowerShell">PowerShell 5.0</a>, Windows PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC), <a href="/wiki/Windows_Remote_Management" title="Windows Remote Management">Windows Remote Management</a> (WinRM), <a href="/wiki/Windows_Management_Instrumentation" title="Windows Management Instrumentation">Windows Management Instrumentation</a> (WMI). It was released on February 24, 2016<a href="#cite_note-160">[160]</a> and was eventually superseded by Windows Management Framework 5.1.<a href="#cite_note-161">[161]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Convenience_rollup">Convenience rollup</h3></div> In May 2016, Microsoft released a "Convenience rollup update for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1," which contains all patches released between the release of SP1 and April 2016. The rollup is not available via Windows Update, and must be downloaded manually. This package can also be integrated into a Windows 7 installation image.<a href="#cite_note-ars-3125574-162">[162]</a> Since October 2016, all security and reliability updates are cumulative. Downloading and installing updates that address individual problems is no longer possible, but the number of updates that must be downloaded to fully update the OS is significantly reduced.<a href="#cite_note-ars-culum7and81-163">[163]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Monthly_update_rollups_(July_2016_–_January_2020)">Monthly update rollups (July 2016 – January 2020)</h3></div> In June 2018, Microsoft announced that Windows 7 would be moved to a monthly update model beginning with updates released in September 2018,<a href="#cite_note-164">[164]</a> two years after Microsoft switched the rest of their supported operating systems to that model.<a href="#cite_note-165">[165]</a> With the new update model, instead of updates being released as they became available, only two update packages were released on the <a href="/wiki/Patch_Tuesday" title="Patch Tuesday">second Tuesday of every month</a> until Windows 7 reached its end of life—one package containing security and quality updates, and a smaller package that contained only the security updates. Users could choose which package they wanted to install each month. Later in the month, another package would be released which was a preview of the next month's security and quality update rollup. Microsoft announced in July 2019 that the Microsoft Internet Games services on Windows XP and <a href="/wiki/Windows_Me" title="Windows Me">Windows Me</a> would end on July 31, 2019 (and for Windows 7 on January 22, 2020).<a href="#cite_note-166">[166]</a> The last non-extended security update rollup packages were released on January 14, 2020, the last day that Windows 7 had extended support.<a href="#cite_note-167">[167]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="End_of_support_(after_January_14,_2020)">End of support (after January 14, 2020)</h3></div> On January 14, 2020, Windows 7 support ended with Microsoft no longer providing security updates or fixes after that date,<a href="#cite_note-168">[168]</a> except for subscribers of the Windows 7 Extended Security Updates (ESU), who were able to receive Windows 7 security updates through January 10, 2023.<a href="#cite_note-169">[169]</a> However, there have been two updates that have been issued to non-ESU subscribers: <ul><li>In February 2020, Microsoft released an update via <a href="/wiki/Windows_Update" title="Windows Update">Windows Update</a> to fix a black wallpaper issue caused by the January 2020 update for Windows 7.<a href="#cite_note-170">[170]</a><a href="#cite_note-171">[171]</a></li> <li>In June 2020, Microsoft released an update via <a href="/wiki/Windows_Update" title="Windows Update">Windows Update</a> to roll out the new <a href="/wiki/Chromium_(web_browser)" title="Chromium (web browser)">Chromium</a>-based <a href="/wiki/Microsoft_Edge" title="Microsoft Edge">Microsoft Edge</a> to Windows 7 and 8.1 machines that are not connected to <a href="/wiki/Active_Directory" title="Active Directory">Active Directory</a>.<a href="#cite_note-172">[172]</a><a href="#cite_note-173">[173]</a> Users, e.g. those on Active Directory, can download Edge from Microsoft's website.</li></ul> In a support document, Microsoft has stated that a full-screen upgrade warning notification would be displayed on Windows 7 PCs on all editions except the Enterprise edition after January 15, 2020. The notification does not appear on machines connected to Active Directory, machines in kiosk mode, or machines subscribed for Extended Security Updates.<a href="#cite_note-174">[174]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="ESU_rollups">ESU rollups</h3></div> As part of the September 2022 Extended Security Updates (ESU) rollup, Microsoft quietly added in <a href="/wiki/Secure_Boot" class="mw-redirect" title="Secure Boot">Secure Boot</a> support, along with partial <a href="/wiki/UEFI" title="UEFI">UEFI</a> support.<a href="#cite_note-175">[175]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reception">Reception</h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Critical_reception">Critical reception</h3></div> Windows 7 received critical acclaim, with critics noting the increased usability and functionality when compared with its predecessor, Windows Vista. <a href="/wiki/CNET" title="CNET">CNET</a> gave Windows 7 Home Premium a rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars,<a href="#cite_note-176">[176]</a> stating that it "is more than what Vista should have been, [and] it's where Microsoft needed to go". <a href="/wiki/PC_Magazine" class="mw-redirect" title="PC Magazine">PC Magazine</a> rated it a 4 out of 5 saying that Windows 7 is a "big improvement" over Windows Vista, with fewer compatibility problems, a retooled taskbar, simpler home networking and faster start-up.<a href="#cite_note-pcmagReview-177">[177]</a> <a href="/wiki/Maximum_PC" title="Maximum PC">Maximum PC</a> gave Windows 7 a rating of 9 out of 10 and called Windows 7 a "massive leap forward" in usability and security, and praised the new Taskbar as "worth the price of admission alone."<a href="#cite_note-maxPCReview-178">[178]</a> <a href="/wiki/PC_World" title="PC World">PC World</a> called Windows 7 a "worthy successor" to Windows XP and said that speed benchmarks showed Windows 7 to be slightly faster than Windows Vista.<a href="#cite_note-pcWorldReview-179">[179]</a> PC World also named Windows 7 one of the best products of the year.<a href="#cite_note-pcWorldBestProducts2009-180">[180]</a> In its review of Windows 7, <a href="/wiki/Engadget" title="Engadget">Engadget</a> said that Microsoft had taken a "strong step forward" with Windows 7 and reported that speed is one of Windows 7's major selling points—particularly for the netbook sets.<a href="#cite_note-engadgetReview-181">[181]</a> Laptop Magazine gave Windows 7 a rating of 4 out of 5 stars and said that Windows 7 makes computing more intuitive, offered better overall performance including a "modest to dramatic" increase in battery life on laptop computers.<a href="#cite_note-laptopMagReview-182">[182]</a> TechRadar gave Windows 7 a rating of 5 out of 5 stars, concluding that "it combines the security and architectural improvements of Windows Vista with better performance than XP can deliver on today's hardware. No version of Windows is ever perfect, but Windows 7 really is the best release of Windows yet."<a href="#cite_note-techRadarReview-183">[183]</a> <a href="/wiki/USA_Today" title="USA Today">USA Today</a><a href="#cite_note-usaTodayReview-184">[184]</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_Daily_Telegraph" title="The Daily Telegraph">The Telegraph</a><a href="#cite_note-telegraphReview-185">[185]</a> also gave Windows 7 favorable reviews. Nick Wingfield of <a href="/wiki/The_Wall_Street_Journal" title="The Wall Street Journal">The Wall Street Journal</a> wrote, "Visually arresting," and "A pleasure."<a href="#cite_note-wsjReview-186">[186]</a><a href="#cite_note-187">[187]</a> Mary Branscombe of <a href="/wiki/Financial_Times" title="Financial Times">Financial Times</a> wrote, "A clear leap forward."<a href="#cite_note-188">[188]</a> Jesus Diaz of <a href="/wiki/Gizmodo" title="Gizmodo">Gizmodo</a> wrote, "Windows 7 Kills <a href="/wiki/Mac_OS_X_Snow_Leopard" title="Mac OS X Snow Leopard">Snow Leopard</a>."<a href="#cite_note-189">[189]</a> Don Reisinger of <a href="/wiki/CNET" title="CNET">CNET</a> wrote, "Delightful."<a href="#cite_note-190">[190]</a> David Pogue of <a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a> wrote, "Faster."<a href="#cite_note-nyTimesReview-191">[191]</a> J. Peter Bruzzese and Richi Jennings of <a href="/wiki/Computerworld" title="Computerworld">Computerworld</a> wrote, "Ready."<a href="#cite_note-192">[192]</a><a href="#cite_note-193">[193]</a> Some <a href="/wiki/Windows_Vista_Ultimate" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows Vista Ultimate">Windows Vista Ultimate</a> users have expressed concerns over Windows 7 pricing and upgrade options.<a href="#cite_note-194">[194]</a><a href="#cite_note-195">[195]</a> Windows Vista Ultimate users wanting to upgrade from Windows Vista to Windows 7 had to either pay $219.99<a href="#cite_note-196">[196]</a> to upgrade to Windows 7 Ultimate or perform a clean install, which requires them to reinstall all of their programs.<a href="#cite_note-197">[197]</a> The changes to User Account Control on Windows 7 were criticized for being potentially insecure, as an exploit was discovered allowing untrusted software to be launched with elevated privileges by exploiting a trusted component. Peter Bright of <a href="/wiki/Ars_Technica" title="Ars Technica">Ars Technica</a> argued that "the way that the Windows 7 UAC 'improvements' have been made completely exempts Microsoft's developers from having to do that work themselves. With Windows 7, it's one rule for Redmond, another one for everyone else."<a href="#cite_note-198">[198]</a> Microsoft's Windows kernel engineer <a href="/wiki/Mark_Russinovich" title="Mark Russinovich">Mark Russinovich</a> acknowledged the problem, but noted that malware can also compromise a system when users agree to a prompt.<a href="#cite_note-ars-7uacbroken-93">[93]</a><a href="#cite_note-199">[199]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sales">Sales</h3></div> In July 2009, in only eight hours, pre-orders of Windows 7 at amazon.co.uk surpassed the demand which Windows Vista had in its first 17 weeks.<a href="#cite_note-200">[200]</a> It became the highest-grossing pre-order in <a href="/wiki/Amazon_(company)" title="Amazon (company)">Amazon</a>'s history, surpassing sales of the previous record holder, the <a href="/wiki/Harry_Potter_and_the_Deathly_Hallows" title="Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows">seventh Harry Potter book</a>.<a href="#cite_note-201">[201]</a> After 36 hours, 64-bit versions of Windows 7 Professional and Ultimate editions sold out in Japan.<a href="#cite_note-202">[202]</a> Two weeks after its release its market share had surpassed that of <a href="/wiki/Mac_OS_X_Snow_Leopard" title="Mac OS X Snow Leopard">Snow Leopard</a>, released two months previously as the most recent update to <a href="/wiki/Apple_Inc." title="Apple Inc.">Apple's</a> <a href="/wiki/Mac_OS_X" class="mw-redirect" title="Mac OS X">Mac OS X</a> operating system.<a href="#cite_note-203">[203]</a><a href="#cite_note-204">[204]</a> According to Net Applications, Windows 7 reached a 4% market share in less than three weeks; in comparison, it took Windows Vista seven months to reach the same mark.<a href="#cite_note-win7UseContinuesToClimb-205">[205]</a><a href="#cite_note-LinExp_Analytic-206">[206]</a> As of February 2014, Windows 7 had a market share of 47.49% according to Net Applications; in comparison, Windows XP had a market share of 29.23%.<a href="#cite_note-pcw-feb2014share-207">[207]</a> On March 4, 2010, Microsoft announced that it had sold more than 90 million licenses.<a href="#cite_note-telegraph-w7-warman-matt-2010-03-05-208">[208]</a> By April 23, 2010, more than 100 million copies were sold in six months, which made it Microsoft's fastest-selling operating system.<a href="#cite_note-ZDNETWindows7FastestSellingWinOS-209">[209]</a><a href="#cite_note-WindowsITPro150million-210">[210]</a> As of June 23, 2010, Windows 7 has sold 150 million copies which made it the fastest selling operating system in history with seven copies sold every second.<a href="#cite_note-WindowsITPro150million-210">[210]</a><a href="#cite_note-WindowsSteamBlog150million-211">[211]</a> Based on worldwide data taken during June 2010 from Windows Update 46% of Windows 7 PCs run the 64-bit edition of Windows 7.<a href="#cite_note-WindowsSteamBlog64BitMomentum-212">[212]</a> According to Stephen Baker of the <a href="/wiki/NPD_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="NPD Group">NPD Group</a> during April 2010 in the United States 77% of PCs sold at retail were pre-installed with the 64-bit edition of Windows 7.<a href="#cite_note-WindowsSteamBlog64BitMomentum-212">[212]</a><a href="#cite_note-CnetMicrosoftWindows7Makes64BitHeadway-213">[213]</a> As of July 22, 2010, Windows 7 had sold 175 million copies.<a href="#cite_note-WindowsSteamBlog175million-214">[214]</a> On October 21, 2010, Microsoft announced that more than 240 million copies of Windows 7 had been sold.<a href="#cite_note-WindowsSteamBlog240million-215">[215]</a> Three months later, on January 27, 2011, Microsoft announced total sales of 300 million copies of Windows 7.<a href="#cite_note-WindowsSteamBlog300million-216">[216]</a> On July 12, 2011, the sales figure was refined to over 400 million end-user licenses and business installations.<a href="#cite_note-MicrosoftNewsFY2011-217">[217]</a> As of July 9, 2012, over 630 million licenses have been sold; this number includes licenses sold to OEMs for new PCs.<a href="#cite_note-Microsoft_Q2_FY12-218">[218]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Antitrust_concerns">Antitrust concerns</h3></div> As with other Microsoft operating systems, Windows 7 was studied by United States federal regulators who oversee the company's operations following the 2001 <a href="/wiki/United_States_v._Microsoft_Corp._(2001)" class="mw-redirect" title="United States v. Microsoft Corp. (2001)">United States v. Microsoft Corp.</a> settlement. According to status reports filed, the three-member panel began assessing prototypes of the new operating system in February 2008. <a href="/wiki/Michael_Gartenberg" title="Michael Gartenberg">Michael Gartenberg</a>, an analyst at <a href="/wiki/Jupiter_Research" class="mw-redirect" title="Jupiter Research">Jupiter Research</a>, said, "[Microsoft's] challenge for Windows 7 will be how can they continue to add features that consumers will want that also don't run afoul of regulators."<a href="#cite_note-219">[219]</a> In order to comply with European antitrust regulations, Microsoft proposed the use of a <a href="/wiki/BrowserChoice.eu" title="BrowserChoice.eu">"ballot" screen</a> containing download links to competing web browsers, thus removing the need for a version of Windows completely without Internet Explorer, as previously planned.<a href="#cite_note-neowin-browserballot-220">[220]</a> Microsoft announced that it would discard the separate version for Europe and ship the standard upgrade and full packages worldwide, in response to criticism involving Windows 7 E and concerns from manufacturers about possible consumer confusion if a version of Windows 7 with Internet Explorer were shipped later, after one without Internet Explorer.<a href="#cite_note-neowin-noE-221">[221]</a> As with the previous version of Windows, an N version, which does not come with <a href="/wiki/Windows_Media_Player" title="Windows Media Player">Windows Media Player</a>, has been released in Europe, but only for sale directly from Microsoft sales websites and selected others.<a href="#cite_note-222">[222]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/BlueKeep" title="BlueKeep">BlueKeep</a>, a security vulnerability discovered in May 2019 that affected most Windows NT–based computers up to Windows 7</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFLeBlanc2009" class="citation web cs1">LeBlanc, Brandon (July 22, 2009). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2009/07/22/windows-7-has-been-released-to-manufacturing/">"Windows 7 Has Been Released to Manufacturing"</a>. 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Press</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-7356-2665-2" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-7356-2665-2"><bdi>978-0-7356-2665-2</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Windows+7+Inside+Out&rft.place=Redmond%2C+WA&rft.pub=Microsoft+Press&rft.date=2010&rft.isbn=978-0-7356-2665-2&rft.aulast=Bott&rft.aufirst=Ed&rft.au=Siechert%2C+Carl&rft.au=Stinson%2C+Craig&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fwindows7insideou0000bott&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWindows+7" class="Z3988"></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1235681985">.mw-parser-output .side-box{margin:4px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid 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