windows 7 professional value proposition

Windows 7 Professional Value Proposition

What Business Customers Told Us

“Time is money. I just can’t have a slow or unreliable computer.”

“How can I be productive on my laptop?”

“Just because I bought a new computer doesn’t mean I want to buy a new printer or new software”

Performance and Reliability, Networking, Troubleshooting

Applications and devices compatibility

Mobility, Longer battery life

“I need to protect critical information – customer info, financial data.”

Security, Data Protection, Backup

“Productivity is key. I don’t have time to learn a new OS.”

Ease of Use, Productivity

Voice of Customers Windows 7 Professional

Works The Way You Want

Safeguard Your Work

Get More Done

Windows 7 Professional Promise

Windows 7 Professional works the way small and medium businesses want. It helps them focus on what really matter - their business, get more done, and safeguard their work.

Windows 7 Professional High Level Value Proposition


Get More Done Safeguard Your Work

Fast, reliable and compatible OS

Share files and devices easily

Solve PC problems quickly

Upgrade and deploy more easily

Find what you need quickly

Work smarter and more intuitively

Stay productive anywhere

Protect users and systems

Protect and secure your data

Stay safer online

Works The Way You Want Get More Done Safeguard Your Work

FundamentalsFaster and more reliable

CompatibilityWindows XP Mode*

NetworkingHomeGroupDomain Join and Group Policy Control

TroubleshootingAction CenterProblem Steps Recorder

Ease of Use and ProductivityWindows Desktop SearchEnhanced TaskbarSnap, Peek, ShakeLibrariesIE8 Accelerators

MobilityLocation-Aware PrintingMobility Center with Presentation SettingsRemote Desktop HostOffline Files

SecurityStreamlined UACIE8 Malware and Phishing Protection, SmartScreen FilterWindows Defender

BackupAdvanced BackupRestore Previous File VersionsEncrypting File System

Orange: features included in Windows 7 Professional and above

Windows 7 Professional Quick Value Proposition

*Windows XP Mode requires either OEM pre-installation or post-purchase installation of Windows XP Mode (which runs on Windows 7 Professional or Ultimate) and a virtualization technology such as Windows Virtual PC. Both Windows XP Mode and Windows Virtual PC can be downloaded from www.windows.com/business/downloads. For more information on system requirements, go to www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/support/requirements.aspx

http://www.windows.com/business/downloads

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/support/requirements.aspx

Windows 7 Professional Detailed Value Proposition

Find what you need quickly• Find the information or application you need

from your computer or network almost instantly with Windows Desktop Search

• Improved Taskbar Thumbnails make it easier to open applications and see what’s already open

• Easily find the documents you’ve used recently or use regularly with Jump Lists

Work smarter and more intuitively• Arrange windows with just a keystroke or a

mouse gesture with Windows Aero Enhancements

• Automatically group similar types of documents into Libraries that makes them easier to find

• Use IE8 Accelerators to do the things you do every day with fewer clicks and without having to open a new window

Stay productive anywhere• Enjoy longer battery life on your mobile PC

and stay productive when on the go• Windows detects whether you are at work or

at home and automatically sends your documents to the right printer

• Easily manage all of your mobile settings from a unique location (Windows Mobility Center) and use Presentation Settings to set your PC in presentation mode with a single click

• Access documents and programs on a computer remotely from another computer

Works faster and more reliably• Startup, shutdown, and resume from standby

fast and reliably• Windows 7 is designed to be more reliable

than Windows Vista SP1

Works with the hardware and software that run your business• Broadest ecosystem of applications and

devices available• Windows XP Mode* provides the flexibility to

run many older productivity applications right from Windows 7

Networking is simple, with or without a server• HomeGroup makes it easy to share documents

and printers across multiple Windows 7 PCs• Easily and securely add computers to your

Domain network with Domain Join; easily manage users and computers with Group Policy Control (for IT Pros)

Solve PC problems quickly• The diagnostics and troubleshooters make it

easier to resolve many IT issues by yourself

Upgrade and Deploy more easily (for IT Pros only)• Upgrade and deployment tools make it easier

to manage your PCs• Achieve greater control and productivity with

Windows PowerShell

Protect users and systems• Windows 7 is built on the security foundation

of Windows Vista and helps protect users against malware and other forms of security threats

• User Account Control (UAC) has been streamlined, allowing users to adjust prompt behavior, resulting in fewer interruptions compared to Windows Vista

Stay safer online• Windows Defender helps protect you from

spyware and other forms of malicious software

• IE8 helps protect your data and business information by delivering improved protection against security and privacy threats, including the ability to identify harmful sites and prevent downloads of malicious software

Protect and secure your data• Schedule a periodical backup to save your

data or your entire system image to a network location or a local drive

• Restore previous versions of files that you’ve accidentally deleted or changed.

• Encrypt a file or folder in particular with sensitive information, such as credit card numbers or employee information






Windows 7 Professional Key Features

• Responsiveness and Reliability

• Compatibility with a broad range of Application and devices

• Windows XP Mode*

• Action Center

• Problem Steps Recorder

• Home Group

• Domain Join with Group Policy Control

• Windows Easy Transfer

• User State Migration Tool

• Windows PowerShell



• Windows Desktop Search

• Enhanced Taskbar Thumbnails

• Jump Lists

• Aero Enhancements (Snap, Peek, Shake)

• Libraries

• IE8 Accelerators

• Location Aware Printing

• Remote Desktop Host

• Offline Files

• Windows Mobility Center with Presentation Settings

• User Account Control (UAC)

• Windows Defender

• IE8 security features (Malware protection and SmartScreen Filter)

• Advanced Backup

• Restore Previous Versions

• Encrypting File System

Orange: Available on Professional SKU and aboveGreen: features for IT Pros only




Key Features ComparisonWindows XP Professional vs. Windows Vista Business vs. Windows 7 Professional

Key Benefits Key FeaturesWindows 7 Professional

Windows 7 Home Premium

Windows XP Professional SP3


Windows XP Mode

Action Center

Problem Steps Recorder

Domain Join

HomeGroup

Get More Done

Location Aware Printing

Presentation settings

Remote Desktop Host

Offline Files

Safeguard Your Work

Encrypting File System

Advanced Backup

Restore Previous Versions

The Right Windows 7 edition for small and medium size organizations• Windows 7 Professional comes with the business features small and

medium business users need• Windows 7 works the way small and medium businesses want• It helps them get more done• It helps them safeguard their work

• Windows 7 Professional also comes with all of the cool consumer features included in Home Premium• No more complex choices between Windows Editions • No compromise between Home and Business features• Instead, there is always a bigger box, that has more

• Anytime upgrade• Windows Anytime Upgrade allows you to upgrade to the next edition• The whole process takes less than 10 minutes• You will not loose any work or functionality

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be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

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