Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate

Windows 7 Ultimate: Windows 7 with drive encryption and language packs

Windows 7 Ultimate is the edition of Windows 7 for private and business customers who, beyond the basic functions, want to encrypt drives with BitLocker, change the display language or integrate the PC into a corporate network. Today, the edition is mainly used to keep operating programs and devices for which software and drivers are only available for Windows 7, or to provide such a system in a virtual machine.

Operation and features

The taskbar is used to start programs and switch between open windows. With Snap, you drag a window to the edge of the screen and Windows automatically adjusts its size, for example to display two documents side by side. Via the HomeGroup, files and printers can be shared with other Windows 7 PCs; with Play To, music, videos and photos are sent to other devices on the network. In the office, Offline Files let you edit documents from the corporate network even without a connection and synchronise them automatically later, and location-aware printing uses the appropriate printer at home and in the office.

Encryption, languages and business features

BitLocker encrypts the PC's drives so that stored data cannot simply be read without unlocking, for example if a notebook is lost or a hard drive is removed. BitLocker requires a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 1.2. With BitLocker To Go, USB flash drives can also be encrypted.

For Windows 7 Ultimate, Microsoft provided language packs, which are installed via the optional updates in Windows Update and display the Windows 7 interface in another language. Several users of a PC can use different display languages, which is useful in multilingual households or offices, for example.

For use on the corporate network, AppLocker specifies which programs and files users are allowed to run. In addition, Windows 7 Ultimate can be used as a client for DirectAccess, which requires an appropriately configured server on the corporate network.

Buy Windows 7 Ultimate: licence and scope of delivery

You receive a product key to activate Windows 7 Ultimate on one PC. The scope of delivery includes:

• the product key for Windows 7 Ultimate
• the download link for the installation file (all downloads are also available under Software Download)
• instructions for installation and activation (see also Guides and FAQ)
• the invoice with VAT shown separately

Once your payment has been received, your product key is displayed directly on the order confirmation page and also sent to you by email. After that, you can retrieve it again at any time: with a customer account under My Product Codes, without a customer account via the Guest Portal.

If you have any questions about installation or activation, our Support team is available around the clock by email. You will find further editions in the category Windows 7 and under Operating Systems.

System requirements

Minimum requirements according to Microsoft. BitLocker requires a TPM 1.2, BitLocker To Go a USB flash drive.