Windows 7 Professional - Perpetual License

Windows 7 Professional is the business edition of the Windows 7 operating system that Microsoft released in 2009: it contains everything in Home Premium and adds the tools that offices and power users need, such as domain join, Remote Desktop hosting, file encryption and Windows XP Mode. It suits small companies, freelancers and home users who need a company network, remote access or a legacy program that only runs on this generation of Windows, and it is still installed on older hardware, virtual machines and offline test computers. What you buy is a product key for Windows 7 Professional: the key is entered during installation or later in the System window and activates the copy on the PC; it accepts both the 32-bit and the 64-bit installation media of this edition.

This product is a perpetual license key for Windows 7 Professional: it does not expire and can be used on 1 PC running Windows. The key is delivered by email together with the activation instructions.

Microsoft ended support for Windows 7 in January 2020: the system still installs and activates, but it no longer receives security updates and many current browsers and programs have dropped it. It remains a practical choice when you need the familiar Windows 7 environment for legacy software, for a PC that cannot run Windows 10 or 11, or for a test machine, ideally kept away from untrusted networks.

Key Features:

• Domain join and Group Policy: The PC can join a Windows Server domain and follow the settings that the network administrator sets centrally, which Home Premium does not allow.
• Remote Desktop host: Other computers can connect to this PC over Remote Desktop and work on it as if they were in front of it, a function reserved for the Professional, Enterprise and Ultimate editions.
• Encrypting File System: EFS encrypts single files and folders on NTFS drives so that they can only be opened by the user account that protected them.
• Windows XP Mode: A licensed virtual Windows XP environment, run through Windows Virtual PC, keeps old applications working alongside the Windows 7 desktop.
• Network backup and more memory: Backup and Restore can save copies and system images to a network location, and the 64-bit version addresses up to 192 GB of RAM against 16 GB in Home Premium.

Product Details:

• Product: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional
• Version: Windows 7 with Service Pack 1, 32-bit or 64-bit
• License Type: perpetual license key, no expiry
• Platform: Windows
• Devices: 1 PC
• Language: Multilingual (English, German, French, Italian, Russian and other languages; the language depends on the installation media used)
• Delivery: license key and instructions by email after payment confirmation (usually within a few hours)
• Activation: online, license key entered in the application
• Notes: retail license, transferable to a new computer
• Publisher: Microsoft
• Edition: Professional

System Requirements:

• Processor: 1 GHz or faster, 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64)
• Memory: 1 GB of RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB of RAM (64-bit)
• Storage: 16 GB (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit) of free disk space
• Graphics: DirectX 9 graphics device with a WDDM 1.0 or later driver

How to Activate:

1. Install Windows 7 Professional from installation media of this edition (a DVD or a USB stick created from an ISO file), choosing the 32-bit or 64-bit version that suits the PC.
2. During setup, enter the 25-character product key when asked; you can also skip this step and enter the key later in Control Panel, System, under Change product key.
3. Connect the PC to the internet and click Activate Windows in the System window: activation completes online in a few moments; phone activation is available as an alternative.
4. Open Control Panel, System and check that the Windows activation section says Windows is activated, then run Windows Update to install the available updates.

Delivery:

This product is delivered digitally. After your purchase is confirmed, the license key and activation guidance are sent to the email address provided at checkout. Delivery times may vary depending on the product type.