Microsoft Windows 7 Enterprise

Windows 7 Enterprise: Windows 7 for corporate networks

Windows 7 Enterprise is the edition of Windows 7 for businesses and organisations. It contains features for centrally managed workstations, including the drive encryption BitLocker, the application control AppLocker and connection to the corporate network via DirectAccess. Today, the edition is mainly used to keep operating specialist applications, control or measurement 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 working on the network

The taskbar is used to start programs and switch between open windows; with Snap, you arrange two windows side by side by dragging them to the edge of the screen. With Offline Files, documents from the corporate network can be edited even without a connection; as soon as the computer is back on the network, Windows synchronises the changes automatically. Location-aware printing sends documents to the appropriate printer depending on the network, and the Windows Mobility Center brings together the settings for notebooks. A PC with Windows 7 Enterprise can log on to a Windows domain, so that user accounts and permissions are managed centrally.

Security and management

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

With AppLocker, administrators specify which programs and files users are allowed to run, so that only approved software starts on a workstation. As a client for DirectAccess, a notebook can be connected to the corporate network, which requires an appropriately configured server in the company. In addition, Microsoft provided language packs for Windows 7 Enterprise, which are installed via the optional updates in Windows Update, so that users of a PC can use the interface in different languages.

Buy Windows 7 Enterprise: licence and scope of delivery

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

• the product key for Windows 7 Enterprise
• 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.