Windows Anytime Upgrade
Sometimes you want to be able to do more with your PC. That’s why we’ve made it easier for you to move from one edition of Windows to the next. For example, you may have purchased a small notebook PC with Windows 7 Starter but decide soon after that you want to customize your desktop or create a homegroup. With Windows Anytime Upgrade, you can add features to Windows 7 in as few as 10 minutes. Upgrading from one edition of Windows 7 to another with more features is easy and quick, and you’ll keep your programs, files, and settings.
SPECIAL NOTE:
In the EEA/EU (including Croatia and Switzerland) and Korea, Microsoft will ship versions of these editions that do not include certain features.
“N” editions (for example, Windows 7 Home Premium N) do not include Windows Media Player and related technologies such as Windows Media Center and Windows DVD Maker (distribution in EEA/EU only).
“KN” editions (for example, Windows 7 Home Premium KN) will not include Windows Media Player and related technologies such as Windows Media Center and Windows DVD Maker (distribution in Korea only).
“K” editions (for example, Windows 7 Home Premium K) are the Korean language versions of the products, which contain links added to the Programs menu that go to Web sites that contain links to download competing media players and instant messaging software (distributed worldwide).
Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack
Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack for Software Assurance is a dynamic desktop solution available to Software Assurance customers for use with Windows 7. It helps reduce application deployment costs, enables delivery of applications as services, and allows for better management and control of enterprise desktop environments. Technologies provided in the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack include:
•Microsoft Application Virtualization
•Microsoft Asset Inventory Service
•Microsoft Advanced Group Policy Management
•Microsoft Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset
•Microsoft System Center Desktop Error Monitoring
•Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization