| Features | Home Premium | Professional | Ultimate |
| Price for upgrade license | $119.99 | $199.99 | $219.99 |
| Desktop Enhancements Open, Close, and Sort more easily |
yes | yes | yes |
| Windows Search Locate and open any file right from the START menu by typing a word or two |
yes | yes | yes |
| Internet Explorer 8 | yes | yes | yes |
| Media Center watch, pause, rewind, and record TV video card with TV tuner plus signal in (cable etc) |
yes | yes | yes |
| Windows Touch and Tablet PCs require specific hardware |
yes | yes | yes |
| Home Group Easily share a printer and files all computers must have Win 7 requires a router and wired or wireless connection |
no | yes | yes |
| Windows XP Mode Use programs that require XP requires a download requires additional 1 GB ram, 15 GB hard drive space, processor with Intel VT or AMD-V turned on |
no | yes | yes |
| Domain Join connect to Company networks easily and securily |
no | yes | yes |
| Backup and Restore to Home or Business Network | no | yes | yes |
| Bit Locker data encryption |
no | no | yes |
| Work in language of choice switch between 35 different languages |
no | no | yes |