Windows 7 sp1 это максимальная

INTRODUCTION

Service Pack 1 (SP1) for Windows 7 and for Windows Server 2008 R2 is now available. This service pack is an update to Windows 7 and to Windows Server 2008 R2 that addresses customer and partner feedback. 

SP1 for Windows 7 and for Windows Server 2008 R2 is a recommended collection of updates and improvements to Windows that are combined into a single installable update. 

Windows 7 SP1 can help make your computer safer and more reliable. Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 provides a comprehensive set of innovations for enterprise-class virtualization. This includes new virtualization capabilities with Dynamic Memory and Microsoft RemoteFX. 

Consumer end-users can find general information about Windows 7 SP1 at the following Microsoft website:

Install Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1)

More Information

How to obtain Service Pack 1

Windows 7 Service Pack 1

To obtain Windows 7 SP1, visit the following Microsoft website:

Install Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1)

Windows 2008 R2 Service Pack 1

To obtain Windows 2008 R2 SP1, visit the following Microsoft website:

    Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (KB976932)

How to obtain support for Service Pack 1

Support for Windows 7 Service Pack 1

Consumer end-users can use Microsoft Community to discuss issues that concern Windows 7 SP1. To do this, visit the following Microsoft website:

    Microsoft Community

IT professionals can use the Windows 7 IT pro forum to discuss issues that concern Windows 7 SP1. To do this, visit the following Microsoft website: 

   Technet forums — Windows 7 IT Pro

Note For online help with troubleshooting SP1 installation issues, visit the following Microsoft website:

Troubleshoot problems installing a service pack for Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2

Support options for Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1

IT professionals can use the Windows 7 IT Pro forum to discuss issues that concern Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. To do this, visit the following Microsoft website:

Technet forums — Windows 7 IT Pro

How to obtain information about hotfixes and security updates that are included in Service Pack 1

To view a list of hotfixes and security updates that are included in SP1, visit the following Microsoft website:

More information about Service Pack 1

Consumer end-users can find information about what is included in Windows 7 SP1 at the following Microsoft website:

What is included in Windows 7 SP1
IT professionals and advanced users can find more information, such as release notes and the SP1 deployment guide, at the following Microsoft TechNet websites:

Windows 7 SP1 page on TechNet

Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 page on TechNet
Note After you apply Service Pack 1, the startup setting of the DHCP Client Service changes from disabled to automatic. To avoid this, apply the hotfix that is described in Microsoft Knowledge Base (KB) article 2684965. For more information about KB 2684965, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

2684965 Startup Type property in the DHCP Client service is changed to Automatic in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

Windows 7

Version of the Windows NT operating system
Screenshot of Windows 7 Ultimate, showing its Start Menu, desktop, taskbar, and the glass effect of Windows Aero
Developer	Microsoft
Source model	Closed-source Source-available (through Shared Source Initiative)
Released to manufacturing	July 22, 2009; 14 years ago[1]
General availability	October 22, 2009; 13 years ago[2]
Final release	Service Pack 1 (6.1.7601.24499) / February 9, 2011; 12 years ago[3]
Marketing target	Consumer and business
Update method	Windows Update
Platforms	IA-32 and x86-64
Kernel type	Hybrid
Userland	Windows API, NTVDM, SUA
License	Proprietary commercial software
Preceded by	Windows Vista (2007)[4]
Succeeded by	Windows 8 (2012)
Official website	Windows 7 (archived at Wayback Machine)
Support status
Excludes Windows Thin PC and some embedded editions: Mainstream support ended on January 13, 2015.[5][6] Extended support ended on January 14, 2020.[5][6] Windows 7 was eligible for the Extended Security Updates (ESU) service. This service was available via specific volume licensing programs for Professional & Enterprise editions (via OEMs for some embedded editions) in yearly installments. Security updates were available for the operating system until January 10, 2023.[7][8] Exceptions exist until at most October 8, 2024, see § Support lifecycle for details.

Windows 7 is a major release of the Windows NT operating system developed by Microsoft. It was released to manufacturing on July 22, 2009, and became generally available on October 22, 2009.^[9] It is the successor to Windows Vista, released nearly three years earlier. Windows 7’s server counterpart, Windows Server 2008 R2, was released at the same time. Windows 7 remained an operating system for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops, tablet PCs and media center PCs, and itself was replaced in November 2012 by Windows 8, the name spanning more than three years of the product.

Extended support ended on January 14, 2020, over ten years after the release of Windows 7, after which the operating system ceased receiving further updates. A paid support program was available for enterprises, providing security updates for Windows 7 for up to three years since the official end of life.^[10]

Windows 7 was intended to be an incremental upgrade to Microsoft Windows, addressing Windows Vista’s poor critical reception while maintaining hardware and software compatibility. Windows 7 continued improvements on the Windows Aero user interface with the addition of a redesigned taskbar that allows pinned applications, and new window management features. Other new features were added to the operating system, including libraries, the new file-sharing system HomeGroup, and support for multitouch input. A new «Action Center» was also added to provide an overview of system security and maintenance information, and tweaks were made to the User Account Control system to make it less intrusive. Windows 7 also shipped with updated versions of several stock applications, including Internet Explorer 8, Windows Media Player, and Windows Media Center.

Unlike Windows Vista, Windows 7 received critical acclaim, with critics considering the operating system to be a major improvement over its predecessor because of its improved performance, its more intuitive interface, fewer User Account Control popups, and other improvements made across the platform. Windows 7 was a major success for Microsoft; even before its official release, pre-order sales for the operating system on the online retailer Amazon.com had surpassed previous records. In just six months, over 100 million copies had been sold worldwide, increasing to over 630 million licenses by July 2012. By January 2018, Windows 10 surpassed Windows 7 as the most popular version of Windows worldwide. As of September 2023, 3.5% of traditional PCs running Windows are running Windows 7.^[12] Windows 11 has recently taken second place from Windows 7 as the most popular Windows edition on all continents.^[13] It still remains popular, and is second most popular in countries such as China.^[14]

Windows 7 is the final version of Windows that supports processors without SSE2 or NX (although an update released in 2018 dropped support for non-SSE2 processors).^[15] Its successor, Windows 8, requires a processor with SSE2 and NX in any supported architecture.^[16]

Development history

Originally, a version of Windows codenamed «Blackcomb» was planned as the successor to Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 in 2000. Major features were planned for Blackcomb, including an emphasis on searching and querying data and an advanced storage system named WinFS to enable such scenarios. However, an interim, minor release, codenamed «Longhorn,» was announced for 2003, delaying the development of Blackcomb.^[17] By the middle of 2003, however, Longhorn had acquired some of the features originally intended for Blackcomb. After three major malware outbreaks—the Blaster, Nachi, and Sobig worms—exploited flaws in Windows operating systems within a short time period in August 2003,^[18] Microsoft changed its development priorities, putting some of Longhorn’s major development work on hold while developing new service packs for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. Development of Longhorn (Windows Vista) was also restarted, and thus delayed, in August 2004. A number of features were cut from Longhorn.^[19] Blackcomb was renamed Vienna in early 2006,^[20] and was later canceled in 2007 due to the scope of the project.^[21]

When released, Windows Vista was criticized for its long development time, performance issues, spotty compatibility with existing hardware and software at launch, changes affecting the compatibility of certain PC games, and unclear assurances by Microsoft that certain computers shipping with XP before launch would be «Vista Capable» (which led to a class-action lawsuit), among other critiques. As such, the adoption of Vista in comparison to XP remained somewhat low.^[22][23][24] In July 2007, six months following the public release of Vista, it was reported that the next version of Windows would then be codenamed Windows 7, with plans for a final release within three years.^[25][26] Bill Gates, in an interview with Newsweek, suggested that Windows 7 would be more «user-centric».^[27] Gates later said that Windows 7 would also focus on performance improvements.^[28] Steven Sinofsky later expanded on this point, explaining in the Engineering Windows 7 blog that the company was using a variety of new tracing tools to measure the performance of many areas of the operating system on an ongoing basis, to help locate inefficient code paths and to help prevent performance regressions.^[29] Senior Vice President Bill Veghte stated that Windows Vista users migrating to Windows 7 would not find the kind of device compatibility issues they encountered migrating from Windows XP.^[30] An estimated 1,000 developers worked on Windows 7. These were broadly divided into «core operating system» and «Windows client experience», in turn organized into 25 teams of around 40 developers on average.^[31]

In October 2008, it was announced that Windows 7 would also be the official name of the operating system.^[32][33] There has been some confusion over naming the product Windows 7,^[34] while versioning it as 6.1 to indicate its similar build to Windows Vista and increase compatibility with applications that only check major version numbers, similar to Windows 2000 and Windows XP both having 5.x version numbers.^[35] The first external release to select Microsoft partners came in January 2008 with Milestone 1, build 6519.^[36] Speaking about Windows 7 on October 16, 2008, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer confirmed compatibility between Windows Vista and Windows 7, indicating that Windows 7 would be a refined version of Windows Vista.^[37]

At PDC 2008, Microsoft demonstrated Windows 7 with its reworked taskbar.^[38] On December 27, 2008, the Windows 7 Beta was leaked onto the Internet via BitTorrent.^[39] According to a performance test by ZDNet,^[40] Windows 7 Beta beat both Windows XP and Windows Vista in several key areas, including boot and shutdown time and working with files, such as loading documents. Other areas did not beat XP, including PC Pro benchmarks for typical office activities and video editing, which remain identical to Vista and slower than XP.^[41] On January 7, 2009, the x64 version of the Windows 7 Beta (build 7000) was leaked onto the web, with some torrents being infected with a trojan.^[42][43] At CES 2009, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announced the Windows 7 Beta, build 7000, had been made available for download to MSDN and TechNet subscribers in the format of an ISO image.^[44] The stock wallpaper of the beta version contained a digital image of the Betta fish.^[45]

The release candidate, build 7100, became available for MSDN and TechNet subscribers, and Connect Program participants on April 30, 2009. On May 5, 2009, it became available to the general public, although it had also been leaked onto the Internet via BitTorrent.^[46] The release candidate was available in five languages and expired on June 1, 2010, with shutdowns every two hours starting March 1, 2010.^[47] Microsoft stated that Windows 7 would be released to the general public on October 22, 2009, less than three years after the launch of its predecessor. Microsoft released Windows 7 to MSDN and Technet subscribers on August 6, 2009.^[48] Microsoft announced that Windows 7, along with Windows Server 2008 R2, was released to manufacturing in the United States and Canada on July 22, 2009. Windows 7 build 7600.16385.090713-1255, which was compiled on July 13, 2009, was declared the final RTM build after passing all Microsoft’s tests internally.^[49]

Features

New and changed

Among Windows 7’s new features are advances in touch and handwriting recognition,^[50] support for virtual hard disks,^[51] improved performance on multi-core processors,^{[52][53][54][55]} improved boot performance, DirectAccess, and kernel improvements. Windows 7 adds support for systems using multiple heterogeneous graphics cards from different vendors (Heterogeneous Multi-adapter),^[56] a new version of Windows Media Center,^[57] a Gadget for Windows Media Center, improved media features, XPS Essentials Pack^[58] and Windows PowerShell^[59] being included, and a redesigned Calculator with multiline capabilities including Programmer and Statistics modes along with unit conversion for length, weight, temperature, and several others.^[60] Many new items have been added to the Control Panel, including ClearType Text Tuner^[61] Display Color Calibration Wizard,^[62] Gadgets, Recovery, Troubleshooting, Workspaces Center, Location and Other Sensors, Credential Manager, Biometric Devices, System Icons, and Display.^[63] Windows Security Center has been renamed to Windows Action Center (Windows Health Center and Windows Solution Center in earlier builds), which encompasses both security and maintenance of the computer. ReadyBoost on 32-bit editions now supports up to 256 gigabytes of extra allocation. Windows 7 also supports images in RAW image format through the addition of Windows Imaging Component-enabled image decoders, which enables raw image thumbnails, previewing and metadata display in Windows Explorer, plus full-size viewing and slideshows in Windows Photo Viewer and Windows Media Center.^[64] Windows 7 also has a native TFTP client with the ability to transfer files to or from a TFTP server.^[65]

The taskbar has seen the biggest visual changes, where the old Quick Launch toolbar has been replaced with the ability to pin applications to the taskbar. Buttons for pinned applications are integrated with the task buttons. These buttons also enable Jump Lists to allow easy access to common tasks, and files frequently used with specific applications.^[66] The revamped taskbar also allows the reordering of taskbar buttons. To the far right of the system clock is a small rectangular button that serves as the Show desktop icon. By default, hovering over this button makes all visible windows transparent for a quick look at the desktop.^[67] In touch-enabled displays such as touch screens, tablet PCs, etc., this button is slightly (8 pixels) wider in order to accommodate being pressed by a finger.^[68] Clicking this button minimizes all windows, and clicking it a second time restores them.

Window management in Windows 7 has several new features: Aero Snap maximizes a window when it is dragged to the top, left, or right of the screen.^[69] Dragging windows to the left or right edges of the screen allows users to snap software windows to either side of the screen, such that the windows take up half the screen. When a user moves windows that were snapped or maximized using Snap, the system restores their previous state. Snap functions can also be triggered with keyboard shortcuts. Aero Shake hides all inactive windows when the active window’s title bar is dragged back and forth rapidly.

Windows 7 includes 13 additional sound schemes, titled Afternoon, Calligraphy, Characters, Cityscape, Delta, Festival, Garden, Heritage, Landscape, Quirky, Raga, Savanna, and Sonata.^[70] Internet Spades, Internet Backgammon and Internet Checkers, which were removed in Windows Vista, were restored in Windows 7. Users are able to disable or customize many more Windows components than was possible in Windows Vista. New additions to this list of components include Internet Explorer 8, Windows Media Player 12, Windows Media Center, Windows Search, and Windows Gadget Platform.^[71] A new version of Microsoft Virtual PC, newly renamed as Windows Virtual PC was made available for Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise, and Ultimate editions.^[72] It allows multiple Windows environments, including Windows XP Mode, to run on the same machine. Windows XP Mode runs Windows XP in a virtual machine, and displays applications within separate windows on the Windows 7 desktop.^[73] Furthermore, Windows 7 supports the mounting of a virtual hard disk (VHD) as a normal data storage, and the bootloader delivered with Windows 7 can boot the Windows system from a VHD; however, this ability is only available in the Enterprise and Ultimate editions.^[74] The Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) of Windows 7 is also enhanced to support real-time multimedia application including video playback and 3D games, thus allowing use of DirectX 10 in remote desktop environments.^[75] The three application limit, previously present in the Windows Vista and Windows XP Starter Editions, has been removed from Windows 7.^[76] All editions include some new and improved features, such as Windows Search, Security features, and some features new to Windows 7, that originated within Vista. Optional BitLocker Drive Encryption is included with Windows 7 Ultimate and Enterprise. Windows Defender is included; Microsoft Security Essentials antivirus software is a free download. All editions include Shadow Copy, which—every day or so—System Restore uses to take an automatic «previous version» snapshot of user files that have changed.^[77] Backup and restore have also been improved,^[78][79] and the Windows Recovery Environment—installed by default—replaces the optional Recovery Console of Windows XP.^[80]

A new system known as «Libraries» was added for file management; users can aggregate files from multiple folders into a «Library.» By default, libraries for categories such as Documents, Pictures, Music, and Video are created, consisting of the user’s personal folder and the Public folder for each. The system is also used as part of a new home networking system known as HomeGroup; devices are added to the network with a password, and files and folders can be shared with all other devices in the HomeGroup, or with specific users. The default libraries, along with printers, are shared by default, but the personal folder is set to read-only access by other users, and the Public folder can be accessed by anyone.^[81][82]

Windows 7 includes improved globalization support through a new Extended Linguistic Services API^[83] to provide multilingual support (particularly in Ultimate and Enterprise editions). Microsoft also implemented better support for solid-state drives,^[84] including the new TRIM command, and Windows 7 is able to identify a solid-state drive uniquely. Native support for USB 3.0 is not included because of delays in the finalization of the standard.^[85] At WinHEC 2008 Microsoft announced that color depths of 30-bit and 48-bit would be supported in Windows 7 along with the wide color gamut scRGB (which for HDMI 1.3 can be converted and output as xvYCC). The video modes supported in Windows 7 are 16-bit sRGB, 24-bit sRGB, 30-bit sRGB, 30-bit with extended color gamut sRGB, and 48-bit scRGB.^[86][87]

For developers, Windows 7 includes a new networking API with support for building SOAP-based web services in native code (as opposed to .NET-based WCF web services),^[88] new features to simplify development of installation packages and shorten application install times.^[89] Windows 7, by default, generates fewer User Account Control (UAC) prompts because it allows digitally signed Windows components to gain elevated privileges without a prompt. Additionally, users can now adjust the level at which UAC operates using a sliding scale.^[90]

Removed

Certain capabilities and programs that were a part of Windows Vista are no longer present or have been changed, resulting in the removal of certain functionalities; these include the classic Start Menu user interface, some taskbar features, Windows Explorer features, Windows Media Player features, Windows Ultimate Extras, Search button, and InkBall. Four applications bundled with Windows Vista—Windows Photo Gallery, Windows Movie Maker, Windows Calendar and Windows Mail—are not included with Windows 7 and were replaced by Windows Live-branded versions as part of the Windows Live Essentials suite.^[91][92]

Editions

Windows 7 is available in six different editions, of which the Home Premium, Professional, and Ultimate were available at retail in most countries, and as pre-loaded software on most new computers. Home Premium and Professional were aimed at home users and small businesses respectively, while Ultimate was aimed at enthusiasts. Each edition of Windows 7 includes all of the capabilities and features of the edition below it, and adds additional features oriented towards their market segments; for example, Professional adds additional networking and security features such as Encrypting File System and the ability to join a domain. Ultimate contained a superset of the features from Home Premium and Professional, along with other advanced features oriented towards power users, such as BitLocker drive encryption; unlike Windows Vista, there were no «Ultimate Extras» add-ons created for Windows 7 Ultimate.^[93][94][95] Retail copies were available in «upgrade» and higher-cost «full» version licenses; «upgrade» licenses require an existing version of Windows to install, while «full» licenses can be installed on computers with no existing operating system.^[96]

The remaining three editions were not available at retail, of which two were available exclusively through OEM channels as pre-loaded software. The Starter edition is a stripped-down version of Windows 7 meant for low-cost devices such as netbooks. In comparison to Home Premium, Starter has reduced multimedia functionality, does not allow users to change their desktop wallpaper or theme, disables the «Aero Glass» theme, does not have support for multiple monitors, and can only address 2GB of RAM.^[95][97] Home Basic was sold only in emerging markets, and was positioned in between Home Premium and Starter.^[93][94] The highest edition, Enterprise, is functionally similar to Ultimate, but is only sold through volume licensing via Microsoft’s Software Assurance program.^{[98][99][100]}

All editions aside from Starter support both IA-32 and x86-64 architectures, Starter only supports 32-bit systems.^[95] Retail copies of Windows 7 are distributed on two DVDs: one for the IA-32 version and the other for x86-64. OEM copies include one DVD, depending on the processor architecture licensed. The installation media for consumer versions of Windows 7 are identical, the product key and corresponding license determines the edition that is installed. The Windows Anytime Upgrade service can be used to purchase an upgrade that unlocks the functionality of a higher edition, such as going from Starter to Home Premium, and Home Premium to Ultimate.^[93] Most copies of Windows 7 only contained one license; in certain markets, a «Family Pack» version of Windows 7 Home Premium was also released for a limited time, which allowed upgrades on up to three computers.^[101] In certain regions, copies of Windows 7 were only sold in, and could only be activated in a designated region.^[102]

Support lifecycle

Support status summary

Expiration date
Mainstream support	January 13, 2015[5][6]
Extended support	January 14, 2020[5][6]
Applicable Windows 7 editions:
Starter, Home Basic, Home Premium, Professional, Enterprise, and Ultimate,[5][6] as well as Professional for Embedded Systems and Ultimate for Embedded Systems[103]
Exceptions
Professional and Enterprise volume licensed editions, as well as Professional for Embedded Systems	Extended Security Updates (ESU) support ended on January 10, 2023[8]
Windows Thin PC	Mainstream support ended on October 11, 2016[104] Extended support ended on October 12, 2021[104]
Windows Embedded Standard 7	Mainstream support ended on October 13, 2015[103] Extended support ended on October 13, 2020[103] Extended Security Updates (ESU) support until October 10, 2023[8]
Windows Embedded POSReady 7	Mainstream support ended on October 11, 2016[103] Extended support ended on October 12, 2021[103] Extended Security Updates (ESU) support until October 8, 2024[8]

Support for Windows 7 without Service Pack 1 ended on April 9, 2013, requiring users to update in order to continue receiving updates and support after 3 years, 8 months, and 18 days.^[105] Microsoft ended the sale of new retail copies of Windows 7 in October 2014, and the sale of new OEM licenses for Windows 7 Home Basic, Home Premium, and Ultimate ended on October 31, 2014. OEM sales of PCs with Windows 7 Professional pre-installed ended on October 31, 2016.^[106] The sale of non-Professional OEM licenses was stopped on October 31, 2014.^[107]

Mainstream support for Windows 7 ended on January 13, 2015. Extended support for Windows 7 ended on January 14, 2020.^[108][109] In August 2019, Microsoft announced it will be offering a ‘free’ extended security updates to some business users.^[110][111]

On September 7, 2018, Microsoft announced a paid «Extended Security Updates» service that will offer additional updates for Windows 7 Professional and Enterprise for up to three years after the end of extended support.^[112]

Variants of Windows 7 for embedded systems and thin clients have different support policies: Windows Embedded Standard 7 support ended in October 2020. Windows Thin PC and Windows Embedded POSReady 7 had support until October 2021. Windows Embedded Standard 7 and Windows Embedded POSReady 7 also get Extended Security Updates for up to three years after their end of extended support date.^[8] The Extended Security Updates program on Windows Embedded POSReady 7 will expire on October 8, 2024. This will mark the final end of the Windows NT 6.1 product line after 15 years, 2 months, and 17 days.^[8]

In March 2019, Microsoft announced that it would display notifications to users informing users of the upcoming end of support, and direct users to a website urging them to purchase a Windows 10 upgrade or a new computer.^[113]

In August 2019, researchers reported that «all modern versions of Microsoft Windows» may be at risk for «critical» system compromise because of design flaws of hardware device drivers from multiple providers.^[114] In the same month, computer experts reported that the BlueKeep security vulnerability, CVE-2019-0708, that potentially affects older unpatched Microsoft Windows versions via the program’s Remote Desktop Protocol, allowing for the possibility of remote code execution, may now include related flaws, collectively named DejaBlue, affecting newer Windows versions (i.e., Windows 7 and all recent versions) as well.^[115] In addition, experts reported a Microsoft security vulnerability, CVE-2019-1162, based on legacy code involving Microsoft CTF and ctfmon (ctfmon.exe), that affects all Windows versions from the older Windows XP version to the most recent Windows 10 versions; a patch to correct the flaw is currently available.^[116]

In September 2019, Microsoft announced that it would provide free security updates for Windows 7 on federally-certified voting machines through the 2020 United States elections.^[117]

System requirements

Minimum hardware requirements for Windows 7^[118]

Component	Operating system architecture
32-bit	64-bit
Processor	1 GHz IA-32 processor Support for SSE2 required after May 2018 cumulative update[119]	1 GHz x86-64 processor
Memory (RAM)	1 GB	2 GB
Graphics card	DirectX 9 graphics processor with WDDM driver model 1.0
Storage space	16 GB	20 GB
Installation media	DVD drive or USB drive

Additional requirements to use certain features:^[118]

• Windows XP Mode (Professional, Ultimate and Enterprise): Requires an additional 1 GB of RAM and additional 15 GB of available hard disk space. The requirement for a processor capable of hardware virtualization has been lifted.^[120]
• Windows Media Center (included in Home Premium, Professional, Ultimate and Enterprise), requires a TV tuner to receive and record TV.

Extent of hardware support

Physical memory

The maximum amount of RAM that Windows 7 supports varies depending on the product edition and on the processor architecture, as shown in the following table.^[121]

Physical memory limits of Windows 7

Edition	Processor architecture
IA-32 (32-bit)	x64 (64-bit)
Ultimate	4 GB	192 GB
Enterprise
Professional
Home Premium	16 GB
Home Basic	8 GB
Starter	2 GB	—

Processor limits

Windows 7 Professional and up support up to 2 physical processors (CPU sockets),^[122]
whereas Windows 7 Starter, Home Basic, and Home Premium editions support only 1.^[123] Physical processors with either multiple cores, or hyper-threading, or both, implement more than one logical processor per physical processor. The x86 editions of Windows 7 support up to 32 logical processors; x64 editions support up to 256 (4 x 64).^[124]

In January 2016, Microsoft announced that it would no longer support Windows platforms older than Windows 10 on any future Intel-compatible processor lines, citing difficulties in reliably allowing the operating system to operate on newer hardware. Microsoft stated that effective July 17, 2017, devices with Intel Skylake CPUs were only to receive the «most critical» updates for Windows 7 and 8.1, and only if they have been judged not to affect the reliability of Windows 7 on older hardware.^[108][125] For enterprise customers, Microsoft issued a list of Skylake-based devices «certified» for Windows 7 and 8.1 in addition to Windows 10, to assist them in migrating to newer hardware that can eventually be upgraded to 10 once they are ready to transition. Microsoft and their hardware partners provide special testing and support for these devices on 7 and 8.1 until the July 2017 date.^[126]

On March 18, 2016, in response to criticism from enterprise customers, Microsoft delayed the end of support and non-critical updates for Skylake systems to July 17, 2018, but stated that they would also continue to receive security updates through the end of extended support.^[127][128] In August 2016, citing a «strong partnership with our OEM partners and Intel», Microsoft retracted the decision and stated that it would continue to support Windows 7 and 8.1 on Skylake hardware through the end of their extended support lifecycle. However, the restrictions on newer CPU microarchitectures remain in force.^[129][130]

In March 2017, a Microsoft knowledge base article announced which implies that devices using Intel Kaby Lake, AMD Bristol Ridge, or AMD Ryzen, would be blocked from using Windows Update entirely.^[131][132] In addition, official Windows 7 device drivers are not available for the Kaby Lake and Ryzen platforms.^[133][134]

Security updates released since March 2018 contain bugs which affect processors that do not support SSE2 extensions, including all Pentium III processors. Microsoft initially stated that it would attempt to resolve the issue, and prevented installation of the affected patches on these systems. However, on June 15, 2018, Microsoft retroactively modified its support documents to remove the promise that this bug would be resolved, replacing it with a statement suggesting that users obtain a newer processor. This effectively ends future patch support for Windows 7 on these systems.^[135][136]

Updates

Service Pack 1

Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) was announced on March 18, 2010. A beta was released on July 12, 2010.^{[137][138][139]} The final version was released to the public on February 22, 2011.^[140] At the time of release, it was not made mandatory. It was available via Windows Update, direct download, or by ordering the Windows 7 SP1 DVD.^[141] The service pack is on a much smaller scale than those released for previous versions of Windows, particularly Windows Vista.^[142]

Windows 7 Service Pack 1 adds support for Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX), a 256-bit instruction set extension for processors, and improves IKEv2 by adding additional identification fields such as E-mail ID to it. In addition, it adds support for Advanced Format 512e as well as additional Identity Federation Services.^[143][144] Windows 7 Service Pack 1 also resolves a bug related to HDMI audio and another related to printing XPS documents.^[143]

In Europe, the automatic nature of the BrowserChoice.eu feature was dropped in Windows 7 Service Pack 1 in February 2011 and remained absent for 14 months despite Microsoft reporting that it was still present, subsequently described by Microsoft as a «technical error.» As a result, in March 2013, the European Commission fined Microsoft €561 million to deter companies from reneging on settlement promises.^[145]

Platform Update

The Platform Update for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 was released on February 26, 2013^[146] after a pre-release version had been released on November 5, 2012.^[147] It is also included with Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 7.^[148]

It includes enhancements to Direct2D, DirectWrite, Direct3D, Windows Imaging Component (WIC), Windows Advanced Rasterization Platform (WARP), Windows Animation Manager (WAM), XPS Document API, H.264 Video Decoder and JPEG XR decoder.^[146] However support for Direct3D 11.1 is limited as the update does not include DXGI/WDDM 1.2 from Windows 8, making unavailable many related APIs and significant features such as stereoscopic frame buffer, feature level 11_1 and optional features for levels 10_0, 10_1 and 11_0.^[149]

Disk Cleanup update

In October 2013, a Disk Cleanup Wizard addon was released that lets users delete outdated Windows updates on Windows 7 SP1, thus reducing the size of the WinSxS directory. This update backports some features found in Windows 8.^[150]

Windows Management Framework 5.0

Windows Management Framework 5.0 includes updates to Windows PowerShell 5.0, Windows PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC), Windows Remote Management (WinRM), Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI). It was released on February 24, 2016^[151] and was eventually superseded by Windows Management Framework 5.1.^[152]

Convenience rollup

In May 2016, Microsoft released a «Convenience rollup update for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1,» which contains all patches released between the release of SP1 and April 2016. The rollup is not available via Windows Update, and must be downloaded manually. This package can also be integrated into a Windows 7 installation image.^[153]

Since October 2016, all security and reliability updates are cumulative. Downloading and installing updates that address individual problems is no longer possible, but the number of updates that must be downloaded to fully update the OS is significantly reduced.^[154]

Monthly update rollups (July 2016-January 2020)

In June 2018, Microsoft announced that Windows 7 would be moved to a monthly update model beginning with updates released in September 2018,^[155] two years after Microsoft switched the rest of their supported operating systems to that model.^[156] With the new update model, instead of updates being released as they became available, only two update packages were released on the second Tuesday of every month until Windows 7 reached its end of life—one package containing security and quality updates, and a smaller package that contained only the security updates. Users could choose which package they wanted to install each month. Later in the month, another package would be released which was a preview of the next month’s security and quality update rollup.

Microsoft announced in July 2019 that the Microsoft Internet Games services on Windows XP and Windows Me would end on July 31, 2019 (and for Windows 7 on January 22, 2020).^[157]

The last non-extended security update rollup packages were released on January 14, 2020, the last day that Windows 7 had extended support.^[158]

End of support (after January 14, 2020)

On January 14, 2020, Windows 7 support ended with Microsoft no longer providing security updates or fixes after that date,^[159] except for subscribers of the Windows 7 Extended Security Updates (ESU), who were able to receive Windows 7 security updates through January 10, 2023.^[160] However, there have been two updates that have been issued to non-ESU subscribers:

• In February 2020, Microsoft released an update via Windows Update to fix a black wallpaper issue caused by the January 2020 update for Windows 7.^[161][162]
• In June 2020, Microsoft released an update via Windows Update to roll out the new Chromium-based Microsoft Edge to Windows 7 and 8.1 machines that are not connected to Active Directory.^[163][164] Users, e.g. those on Active Directory, can download Edge from Microsoft’s website.

In a support document, Microsoft has stated that a full-screen upgrade warning notification would be displayed on Windows 7 PCs on all editions except the Enterprise edition after January 15, 2020. The notification does not appear on machines connected to Active Directory, machines in kiosk mode, or machines subscribed for Extended Security Updates.^[165]

Reception

Critical reception

Windows 7 received critical acclaim, with critics noting the increased usability and functionality when compared with its predecessor, Windows Vista. CNET gave Windows 7 Home Premium a rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars,^[166] stating that it «is more than what Vista should have been, [and] it’s where Microsoft needed to go». PC Magazine rated it a 4 out of 5 saying that Windows 7 is a «big improvement» over Windows Vista, with fewer compatibility problems, a retooled taskbar, simpler home networking and faster start-up.^[167] Maximum PC gave Windows 7 a rating of 9 out of 10 and called Windows 7 a «massive leap forward» in usability and security, and praised the new Taskbar as «worth the price of admission alone.»^[168] PC World called Windows 7 a «worthy successor» to Windows XP and said that speed benchmarks showed Windows 7 to be slightly faster than Windows Vista.^[169] PC World also named Windows 7 one of the best products of the year.^[170]
In its review of Windows 7, Engadget said that Microsoft had taken a «strong step forward» with Windows 7 and reported that speed is one of Windows 7’s major selling points—particularly for the netbook sets.^[171] Laptop Magazine gave Windows 7 a rating of 4 out of 5 stars and said that Windows 7 makes computing more intuitive, offered better overall performance including a «modest to dramatic» increase in battery life on laptop computers.^[172] TechRadar gave Windows 7 a rating of 5 out of 5 stars, concluding that «it combines the security and architectural improvements of Windows Vista with better performance than XP can deliver on today’s hardware. No version of Windows is ever perfect, but Windows 7 really is the best release of Windows yet.»^[173] USA Today^[174] and The Telegraph^[175] also gave Windows 7 favorable reviews.

Nick Wingfield of The Wall Street Journal wrote, «Visually arresting,» and «A pleasure.»^[176][177] Mary Branscombe of Financial Times wrote, «A clear leap forward.»^[178] of Gizmodo wrote, «Windows 7 Kills Snow Leopard.»^[179] Don Reisinger of CNET wrote, «Delightful.»^[180] David Pogue of The New York Times wrote, «Faster.»^[181][182] J. Peter Bruzzese and Richi Jennings of Computerworld wrote, «Ready.»^[183][184]

Some Windows Vista Ultimate users have expressed concerns over Windows 7 pricing and upgrade options.^[185][186] Windows Vista Ultimate users wanting to upgrade from Windows Vista to Windows 7 had to either pay $219.99^[187] to upgrade to Windows 7 Ultimate or perform a clean install, which requires them to reinstall all of their programs.^[188]

The changes to User Account Control on Windows 7 were criticized for being potentially insecure, as an exploit was discovered allowing untrusted software to be launched with elevated privileges by exploiting a trusted component. Peter Bright of Ars Technica argued that «the way that the Windows 7 UAC ‘improvements’ have been made completely exempts Microsoft’s developers from having to do that work themselves. With Windows 7, it’s one rule for Redmond, another one for everyone else.»^[189] Microsoft’s Windows kernel engineer Mark Russinovich acknowledged the problem, but noted that malware can also compromise a system when users agree to a prompt.^[90][190]

Sales

In July 2009, in only eight hours, pre-orders of Windows 7 at amazon.co.uk surpassed the demand which Windows Vista had in its first 17 weeks.^[191] It became the highest-grossing pre-order in Amazon’s history, surpassing sales of the previous record holder, the seventh Harry Potter book.^[192] After 36 hours, 64-bit versions of Windows 7 Professional and Ultimate editions sold out in Japan.^[193] Two weeks after its release its market share had surpassed that of Snow Leopard, released two months previously as the most recent update to Apple’s Mac OS X operating system.^[194][195] According to Net Applications, Windows 7 reached a 4% market share in less than three weeks; in comparison, it took Windows Vista seven months to reach the same mark.^[196][197] As of February 2014, Windows 7 had a market share of 47.49% according to Net Applications; in comparison, Windows XP had a market share of 29.23%.^[198]

On March 4, 2010, Microsoft announced that it had sold more than 90 million licenses.^[199]
By April 23, 2010, more than 100 million copies were sold in six months, which made it Microsoft’s fastest-selling operating system.^[200][201] As of June 23, 2010, Windows 7 has sold 150 million copies which made it the fastest selling operating system in history with seven copies sold every second.^[201][202] Based on worldwide data taken during June 2010 from Windows Update 46% of Windows 7 PCs run the 64-bit edition of Windows 7.^[203] According to Stephen Baker of the NPD Group during April 2010 in the United States 77% of PCs sold at retail were pre-installed with the 64-bit edition of Windows 7.^[203][204] As of July 22, 2010, Windows 7 had sold 175 million copies.^[205] On October 21, 2010, Microsoft announced that more than 240 million copies of Windows 7 had been sold.^[206] Three months later, on January 27, 2011, Microsoft announced total sales of 300 million copies of Windows 7.^[207] On July 12, 2011, the sales figure was refined to over 400 million end-user licenses and business installations.^[208] As of July 9, 2012, over 630 million licenses have been sold; this number includes licenses sold to OEMs for new PCs.^[209]

Antitrust concerns

As with other Microsoft operating systems, Windows 7 was studied by United States federal regulators who oversee the company’s operations following the 2001 United States v. Microsoft Corp. settlement. According to status reports filed, the three-member panel began assessing prototypes of the new operating system in February 2008. Michael Gartenberg, an analyst at Jupiter Research, said, «[Microsoft’s] challenge for Windows 7 will be how can they continue to add features that consumers will want that also don’t run afoul of regulators.»^[210]

In order to comply with European antitrust regulations, Microsoft proposed the use of a «ballot» screen containing download links to competing web browsers, thus removing the need for a version of Windows completely without Internet Explorer, as previously planned.^[211] Microsoft announced that it would discard the separate version for Europe and ship the standard upgrade and full packages worldwide, in response to criticism involving Windows 7 E and concerns from manufacturers about possible consumer confusion if a version of Windows 7 with Internet Explorer were shipped later, after one without Internet Explorer.^[212]

As with the previous version of Windows, an N version, which does not come with Windows Media Player, has been released in Europe, but only for sale directly from Microsoft sales websites and selected others.^[213]

See also

• BlueKeep, a security vulnerability discovered in May 2019 that affected most Windows NT-based computers up to Windows 7

References

Further reading

• Bott, Ed; Siechert, Carl; Stinson, Craig (2010). Windows 7 Inside Out. Redmond, WA: Microsoft Press. ISBN 978-0-7356-2665-2.

External links

• Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1)
• Windows 7 SP1 update history

Windows 7 Ultimate — одна из самых популярных операционных систем, которая обеспечивает надежность, безопасность и удобство использования. Однако, чтобы оставаться на шаг впереди и быть защищенным от новых угроз, рекомендуется установить последнюю версию обновления — Windows 7 SP1.

Windows 7 SP1 — это пакет обновлений, который включает в себя важные исправления, улучшения безопасности и новые функции. Установка SP1 поможет улучшить производительность вашей системы, решить проблемы совместимости и повысить степень защиты.

Важно знать: перед установкой SP1 рекомендуется сделать резервную копию всех важных данных и перенести их на внешний накопитель или в облако. Это позволит избежать возможной потери информации и обеспечит безопасность данных в случае непредвиденных ситуаций.

Для обновления Windows 7 Ultimate до SP1 следуйте простым пошаговым инструкциям:

Что такое Windows 7 Ultimate?

Windows 7 Ultimate является одной из версий Windows 7, которая предназначена для широкого спектра пользователей, включая домашних пользователей, профессионалов и небольшие предприятия.

Основные особенности Windows 7 Ultimate:

1. Полная поддержка всех функций и возможностей Windows 7, включая улучшенный интерфейс, стабильность и безопасность.
2. Возможность использовать несколько языков интерфейса и переключаться между ними.
3. Встроенные инструменты для работы с мультимедиа, включая Windows Media Center для просмотра фильмов и прослушивания музыки.
4. Поддержка сетевых соединений и возможность создания домашней сети.
5. Расширенные возможности безопасности, включая Windows Defender и Windows Firewall.
6. Поддержка 32-битных и 64-битных приложений и драйверов.

Windows 7 Ultimate является одной из наиболее полных и универсальных версий операционной системы Windows 7, предоставляя пользователям всю необходимую функциональность для работы, развлечений и общения.

Windows 7 Ultimate: характеристики и особенности

• Максимальное количество языков: Windows 7 Ultimate поддерживает большое количество языков, что позволяет пользователям выбирать предпочитаемый язык интерфейса.
• Битность: Одно из преимуществ Windows 7 Ultimate – это возможность выбора между 32-разрядной и 64-разрядной версией операционной системы в зависимости от характеристик компьютера.
• Дополнительная безопасность: Windows 7 Ultimate обеспечивает повышенный уровень безопасности благодаря функциям, таким как BitLocker и AppLocker.
• Расширенная поддержка железа: Благодаря широкой совместимости с различным аппаратным обеспечением, Windows 7 Ultimate может быть установлена на большинство современных компьютеров и ноутбуков.
• Медиацентр Windows: Windows 7 Ultimate включает в себя полнофункциональный медиацентр, что позволяет пользователям просматривать фотографии, видео и слушать музыку в удобном интерфейсе.
• Режим совместимости Windows XP: Эта функция позволяет запускать программы, которые разработаны для операционной системы Windows XP, на Windows 7 Ultimate, что существенно расширяет возможности пользователя.
• Дополнительные функции: Операционная система Windows 7 Ultimate также предлагает дополнительные функции, такие как возможность работы в удаленном рабочем столе, виртуальные машины Windows XP Mode и многое другое.

Все эти характеристики и особенности делают Windows 7 Ultimate идеальным выбором для тех, кто ищет мощную и универсальную операционную систему со множеством функций и возможностей.

Почему стоит обновить до SP1?

Улучшение безопасности	SP1 включает в себя множество исправлений, обновлений и патчей, направленных на устранение уязвимостей и повышение уровня безопасности операционной системы. Это важно для защиты вашего компьютера от вредоносных программ и угроз из интернета.
Улучшение производительности	SP1 включает в себя оптимизации и улучшения, направленные на повышение производительности операционной системы. Обновление может привести к более быстрой работе программ и улучшенной отзывчивости компьютера в целом.
Поддержка новых технологий	SP1 включает в себя поддержку новых технологий и стандартов, что позволяет использовать новые функции и возможности, доступные для Windows 7 Ultimate. Обновление помогает обеспечить совместимость вашей операционной системы с новым оборудованием и программным обеспечением.

Обновление до SP1 является важным шагом для обеспечения безопасности и производительности вашего компьютера. Не забудьте выполнить это обновление, чтобы получить наилучший опыт использования Windows 7 Ultimate.

Преимущества обновления Windows 7 Ultimate до SP1

Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) представляет собой накопительный набор исправлений и обновлений для операционной системы Windows 7 Ultimate. Обновление до SP1 принесет множество преимуществ, включая улучшенную стабильность, безопасность и производительность системы.

Одним из главных преимуществ обновления Windows 7 Ultimate до SP1 является улучшенная безопасность. SP1 внедряет новые механизмы защиты, позволяющие более эффективно бороться с вредоносными программами, веб-угрозами и другими угрозами безопасности. Это позволит вам защитить свою систему от потенциальных атак и сохранить важные данные в безопасности.

Кроме того, обновление до SP1 позволяет повысить стабильность работы операционной системы Windows 7 Ultimate. В составе SP1 содержатся исправления ошибок и уязвимостей, которые могут вызывать сбои и зависания системы. Благодаря этому обновлению вы сможете пользоваться своей системой без перебоев и проблем с работой программ.

Еще одним важным преимуществом обновления до SP1 является улучшение производительности системы. После установки SP1 вы заметите, что ваша операционная система работает более быстро и отзывчиво. Обновление устранит множество узких мест и оптимизирует работу с железом, что отразится на общей производительности вашего компьютера.

В целом, обновление до Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 является важным шагом для повышения стабильности, безопасности и производительности вашей операционной системы. Установка SP1 позволит вам оставаться нашедшими обязательное обновление и продолжать использовать Windows 7 Ultimate с более высоким уровнем защиты и эффективностью. Неотложно заботься о своей системе и устанавливайте SP1, чтобы получить все ее преимущества.

Существует несколько версий операционной системы Windows 7: Home, Professional, Ultimate. Чтобы понять, какая для кого из пользователей подходит, нужно сначала узнать об их отличиях и особенностях. Каждая из этих версий имеет свои параметры и доступные функции, предназначена для особой цели и, соответственно, отличается по цене. Каждая следующая имеет функционал предыдущей плюс дополняется своим.

Существует несколько версий Windows 7, и каждая из них имеет определённые характеристики.

• Windows 7 Starter («Начальная») — именно эту версию вы получаете при покупке ноутбука или компьютера. Она является ознакомительной и не несёт в себе практически никакой функциональности. Starter поддерживает только 32-битную архитектуру, а это вводит ограничения на возможности использования оперативной памяти (2 Гб). В этой версии отключена визуализация рабочего стола — основная «фишка» Windows 7. Вы не сможете поиграть в любимую игру на двух мониторах, а также посмотреть фильм или послушать музыку, так как медиаплеер отсутствует среди стандартных программ;
  
• Windows 7 Home Basic («Домашняя базовая») — эта версия, как следует из названия, подходит для использования дома. Функции в ней по-прежнему урезаны. При её использовании вас возникнут сложности с созданием группы пользователей в локальной сети, а также с поддержкой домена. Вы не сможете подключиться к удалённому рабочему месту. Знаменитая Windows Aero хоть и есть, но в урезанном виде;
  
• Windows 7 Home Premium («Домашняя расширенная») — эта версия создана для продвинутых пользователей. Сняты практически все ограничения: красивое оформление рабочего стола, возможность создания локальной сети. Хотя поддержка домена и удалённого рабочего стола по-прежнему отключены. Разработчики посчитали, что эти функции не понадобятся обычным пользователям;
  
• Windows 7 Professional («Профессиональная») — идеальная версия. В ней появляется всё то, чего так не хватало в «Домашней расширенной»: домены и удалённый рабочий стол. Кроме того, в систему добавлен эмулятор Windows XP для поддержки устаревших приложений. Можно не бояться шпионов, так как в ней присутствует система шифрования EFC. Эта версия полностью удовлетворит пользователей, которым приходится работать дома, или станет надёжным помощником на работе;
  
• Windows 7 Enterprise («Корпоративная») — версия, созданная специально для организаций. Кроме всех профессиональных функций, она поддерживает DirectAcces и содержит подсистему для запуска Unix-приложений. Она обычно закупается большими партиями для целой корпорации, а дома можно использовать что-то попроще;
  
• Windows 7 Ultimate («Максимальная») — версия, в которой собраны все возможности предыдущих. Эта редакция настолько полная и мощная, что зачастую не подходит не только домашним клиентам, но и большинству корпоративных. Стоит слишком много, занимает место и ресурсы. Однако, у 70% пользователей Windows 7 стоит именно она.
  

Таблица: сравнение характеристик версий Windows 7

	Windows 7 Starter	Windows 7 Home Basic	Windows 7 Home Premium	Windows 7 Professional	Windows 7 Enterprise	Windows 7 Ultimate
Архитектура	Только 32 бит	32 бит и 64 бит	32 бит и 64 бит	32 бит и 64 бит	32 бит и 64 бит	32 бит и 64 бит
Максимальное количество одновременно запущенных приложений	Не ограничено	Не ограничено	Не ограничено	Не ограничено	Не ограничено	Не ограничено
Кол-во физических процессоров	1	1	1	2	2	2
Кол-во ядер процессора	Не ограничено	Не ограничено	Не ограничено	Не ограничено	Не ограничено	Не ограничено
Max RAM (32-бит)	2 Гб	4 Гб	4 Гб	4 Гб	4 Гб	4 Гб
Max RAM (64-бит)	—	8 Гб	16 Гб	192 Гб	192 Гб	192 Гб
Процессор	1 ГГц	1 ГГц	1 ГГц	1 ГГц	1 ГГц	1 ГГц
Оперативная память (32-бит)	1 Гб	1 Гб	1 Гб	1 Гб	1 Гб	1 Гб
Оперативная память (64-бит)	—	2 Гб	2 Гб	2 Гб	2 Гб	2 Гб
Свободное место на жёстком диске (32-бит)	16 Гб	16 Гб	16 Гб	16 Гб	16 Гб	16 Гб
Свободное место на жёстком диске (64-бит)	—	20 Гб	20 Гб	20 Гб	20 Гб	20 Гб
Цена	50$	100$	150$	260$	продаётся только под лицензиями (ФСТЭК)	330$

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Какая версия Windows 7 лучше

Выбор версии Windows 7 целиком зависит от ваших нужд. Магазины, торгующие компьютерной техникой, используют Starter, чтобы продемонстрировать работоспособность компьютера. «Домашняя базовая» версия подойдёт для использования неопытными пользователями. А для тех, кто имеет некий опыт владения компьютером, лучше приобрести «Домашнюю расширенную».

Корпоративным клиентам также придётся задуматься при выборе редакции Windows 7. Для небольшого бизнеса отлично подойдёт «Профессиональная» версия. Большим корпорациям выгоднее будет купить Enterprise, оптом она стоит гораздо дешевле. «Максимальную» придётся приобрести клиентам с инфраструктурой в компании, основанной на Windows Server 2008 R2.

Для геймеров подойдёт любая из версий. Производительность любой игры зависит от характеристик компьютера. Минимальные требования были описаны выше. Сравните технические характеристики вашего устройства с требуемыми и если у вас слабый компьютер — выбирайте 32-битную архитектуру.

Как определить, какая версия Windows 7 установлена

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Определение версии через «Свойства компьютера»

1. Чтобы определить, какая версия Windows 7 стоит на вашем компьютере, откройте меню «Пуск» и найдите «Компьютер» с помощью поиска или вручную.
   
2. Щёлкните на найденный пункт правой кнопкой мышки и откройте «Свойства».
   
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Как узнать версию Windows 7 по ключу

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4. В верхнее поле скопируйте свой ключ и нажмите Verify.
   
5. После этого на экране отобразятся новые текстовые поля с номером вашей версии Windows 7.
   

Как узнать версию дистрибутива Windows 7

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4. В пункте [EditionID] вы увидите свою версию Windows.
   
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6. Надпись BuildArch=x86 означает, что у вас 32-битная система, BuildArch=amd64 – 64-битная.
   

Как узнать номер сборки и Service Pack Windows 7

1. Чтобы узнать номер сборки, откройте меню «Пуск» и в поле поиска наберите winver.
   
2. Перед вами появится окно, где отобразится вся информация о текущей версии Windows, в том числе о номере сборки и Service Pack.
   

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Какая сборка лучше

Что такое сборка Windows? Опытные программисты скачивают операционную систему после её релиза, активируют её, добавляют свои улучшения, и у них получается своя сборка. Эту версию они уже продают или распространяют бесплатно. Например, раньше была очень популярна сборка Windows XP Zwer.

За основу этих сборок берётся оригинальный дистрибутив, плюс есть различные дополнительные программы, которые вы можете добавить в процессе установки. Но в плане стабильности эти сборки значительно проигрывают официальной версии. Практически все вопросы на форумах касаются именно сторонних сборок. Поэтому официальная версия всегда лучше.

Какой service pack лучше для Windows 7

Service Pack — это пакет обновлений и улучшений для операционной системы. Обычно они имеют номера SP1, SP2 и т. д. Microsoft распространяет обновления совершенно бесплатно. Если у вас включён Windows Server Update Service с настройками по умолчанию, то Service Pack загрузится автоматически. Для Windows 7 существует только Service Pack 1, поэтому выбирать лучший для Windows 7 просто не из чего. Для других версий Windows рекомендуется устанавливать последний, так как он содержит самые свежие обновления.

Windows 7 KN и N в чем разница

Выпуски Windows KN и N разработаны для жителей определённых регионов. Функционально они полностью соответствуют всем требованиям современной операционной системы, но у них вместо привычного программного обеспечения содержатся ссылки на альтернативы, характерные для определённых регионов. Элементы, отличающиеся в этих сборках:

• элемент управления ActiveX;
• проигрыватель Windows Media и всё, что с ним связано;
• инфраструктура переносных устройств;
• DVD-студия Windows.

Особенности региональных версий:

• N: для Европы — отсутствует Windows Media Player и Internet Explorer;
• K: для Кореи — отсутствует Windows Live Messenger и Windows Media Player;
• KN: для Кореи и Европы — отсутствует Windows Media Player и Windows Live Messenger.

Частые вопросы о Windows 7

При использовании Windows 7 у пользователя могут возникнуть вопросы. Наиболее частые вопросы о версиях Windows 7 — как продлить лицензионную версию, вернуться к прежней Windows или обновиться до максимальной.

Как продлить срок официальной лицензии Windows 7

1. Чтобы продлить срок действия официальной версии Windows 7, для начала откройте меню «Пуск» и выберите «Панель управления», затем перейдите в пункт «Администрирование» > «Службы».
2. Среди всех служб отыщите защиту ПО (для облегчения поиска можно отсортировать службы по именам) и остановите этот процесс.
   
3. Перейдите из меню «Пуск» в «Панель управления» > «Параметры папок» > «Вид».
4. Вам потребуется отобразить расширения для всех файлов, а также файлы и папки, которые разработчики Windows предпочли скрыть.
   
5. В папке C:\Windows\System32 нужно удалить 2 файла .C7483456-A289–439d-8115–601632D005A0. Для облегчения задачи воспользуйтесь поиском.
   
6. Вернитесь к службе защиты ПО через «Пуск» > «Панель управления»> «Администрирование» > «Службы» и возобновите её работу.
7. Скачайте в сети любую утилиту для генерации ключа Windows 7.
8. Следуя инструкциям, подберите ключ к своей системе и выполните перезагрузку.

Как откатиться к прежней версии Windows 7

Для того чтобы выполнить восстановление, вы должны найти на диске C папку Windows.old: без неё восстановление Windows невозможно. Также вам следует убедиться, что размер этой папки меньше, чем оставшееся место на диске. Теперь можно начинать восстановление.

1. Запустите инсталлятор Windows.
2. В окне «Установка Windows» настройте все необходимые параметры и нажмите кнопку «Далее».
3. Система у вас уже есть, вам нужно её всего лишь восстановить. Для этого обратите внимание на небольшую ссылку внизу.
   
4. Кликните на операционную систему, нажмите «Далее».
   
5. В качестве способа восстановления подойдёт «Командная строка».
   
6. Чтобы обезопасить себя от потери данных, перенесите их в устанавливаемую систему. Для этого введите последовательно следующие команды (без точки с запятой):
   • cd C:\;
   • Md Win7;
   • Move Windows Win7\Windows;
   • Move «Program Files» «Win7\Program Files»;
   • Move Users Win7\Users;
   • Attrib -h -s -r ProgramData;
   • Move ProgramData Win7\ProgramData;
   • Rd «Documents and Settings»;
   • move /y c:\Windows.old\Windows c:\;
   • move /y «c:\Windows.old\Program files» c:\;
   • move /y c:\Windows.old\ProgramData c:\;
   • move /y c:\Windows.old\Users c:\;
   • move /y «c:\Windows.old\Documents and Settings» c:\.
7. Затем введите команду, различающуюся для разных версий Windows:
   • для систем Windows Server 2003, Windows XP или Microsoft Windows 2000 введите «D:\boot\bootsect /Nt52 c:»;
   • для Windows Vista нужна команда «D:\boot\bootsect /nt60 c:»;
   • для Windows XP или Windows 2000 введите по порядку следующие команды: «Attrib –h –s –r boot.ini.saved», затем Enter и «Copy boot.ini.saved boot.ini».
8. Завершите работу с командной строкой, набрав exit, перезагрузитесь.
   
9. Если операционная система работает корректно — удалите папку C:\Win7.

Как обновить Windows 7 до максимальной версии

Обновление до максимальной версии происходит при условии, что вы обладаете лицензионным ключом. Некоторые активные ключи вы можете найти в сети, воспользовавшись Google.

1. Вам понадобится программа Windows Anytime Upgrade. Во всех версиях, кроме «Максимальной», вы можете найти её в программах.
   
2. Откройте мастер обновлений и выберите «Введите ключ обновления».
   
3. Скопируйте в текстовое поле ваш ключ.
   
4. Система проверит его и обновится самостоятельно.
   

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Как перейти на более низкую версию Windows 7, не теряя файлов

Поменять версию Windows обычно хотят, когда текущая редакция не соответствует требованиям. Проблема заключается в том, что на компьютере уже много файлов и папок, расположенных в удобных местах, и переделывать всё это заново просто-напросто лень. Можно изменить версию без переустановки с сохранением всего содержимого компьютера (кроме старой операционной системы, разумеется), хотя инсталлятор Windows всё же понадобится.

1. Зайдите в меню «Пуск», откройте «Все программы» > «Стандартные» > «Выполнить».
2. Наберите в текстовом поле regedit.
   
3. В левом окне перейдите по ветке HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion.
   
4. В поле EditionID прописана версия системы — замените эту строчку на желаемую версию.
5. Запустите инсталлятор Windows и выполните обновление системы, выбрав пункт Upgrade.
   

Как разрешить пользователям выбирать редакцию Windows 7 при установке

При установке из стандартного образа Windows 7 вы можете выбрать только одну версию, хотя среди файлов можно увидеть и другие. Заставить инсталлятор спрашивать у пользователя желаемую версию можно следующим образом:

1. С помощью проводника или UltrISO откройте образ Windows 7.
2. Зайдите в папку sources и удалите файл ei.cfg.
3. Сохраните изменения и запишите установочный диск заново.

Что такое trial-версия Windows 7

Trial-версия рассчитана на 90-дней и пригодится IT-специалистам для тестирования. В ознакомительном режиме вы можете скачать только Windows Enterpride. Согласно правилам использования trial-версии после истечения этих 90 дней придётся полностью переустанавливать систему, так как изменить её на полную нельзя.

Перед покупкой Windows задумайтесь, для чего вам нужна эта операционная система, и потом в соответствии со своими требованиями выберите необходимую версию. Так что лучше не тратить время и деньги на функционал, который вам не подходит.