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With Windows 7 Professional, fewer walls stand between you and your success. You can run many Windows XP productivity programs in Windows XP Mode and recover data easily with automatic backups to your home or business network. You can also connect to company networks effortlessly and more securely with Domain Join. With all the exciting entertainment features of Windows Home Premium, it's a great choice for home and for business.

Why buy Windows 7 Professional?
We designed Windows 7 Professional to help you work anywhere more easily and more securely--whether that means staying put in an office, running your small business, or going mobile with your laptop. Here's how:

Work from anywhere
With Windows 7 Professional, your laptop can remember your preferred printer on each network you use--no more manual switching. Setting your laptop up for a presentation is a breeze, so you can always put your best foot forward. And since Windows 7 manages power more efficiently and connects to wireless networks faster, it's easier than ever to work on the go.

Use Windows XP programs
Most programs designed for Windows XP work fine in Windows 7. For those that don't, Windows 7 Professional has a solution: Windows XP Mode. This free download, which works only with the Professional, Ultimate, and Enterprise editions of Windows 7, can run Windows XP programs in a separate window right on your Windows 7 desktop.

Safeguard your work
All editions of Windows 7 come with improvements to Backup and Restore for a "set it and forget it" approach to backing up your files and folders. With Windows 7 Professional, you can also back up files, folders, and even drives to a network--and file encryption can help keep confidential information secure on PCs with more than one user.

Be more productive
With Windows 7 Professional, you can think less about technology and more about getting things done. Performance improvements and a redesigned desktop help you get more done in less time. It's simple to connect to domains and access offline files on a network even when you're not online.

Have some fun
Just because you use your PC for work doesn't mean you have to sacrifice play. When it's time for a break, you'll enjoy the unbelievably realistic game graphics of DirectX 11, plus all the audio-visual goodness that comes with Windows Media Center--like the ability to watch, pause, and record live TV--and Windows Media Player.