And further defying all logic and reason, that 30 bucks buys you Windows 7 Professional, not the Home Edition. Now for the fine print. (Don’t worry, it’s nothing terrible.) To qualify for this ...

There's a catch, though: As of October 31, 2014, any new PCs they offer must include the more expensive Windows 7 Professional. Machines that were manufactured before that date with Windows 7 Home ...

If you bought a PC with Windows 8 Pro preinstalled you can downgrade to either Windows 7 Professional or Windows Vista Business. Also, in case you’re wondering about the differences between ...

Q:I want to get Windows 7 Professional to replace my Windows XP. I noticed that most online stores sell the upgrade version for about $200, but I found a full OEM version of Windows 7 for $120.

but Windows 7 Professional was still cleared for sale until October 31, as were all of the flavors of Windows 8.1. The chart below shows Microsoft's sales chart for preinstalled versions of Windows.

A virtual machine is considered a separate PC. In fact, Section 3(d) of the Windows 7 Professional license agreement makes this explicit: "Use with Virtualization Technologies. Instead of using ...

There are five six SKUs of Windows 7: Starter, Home Basic (developing markets only), Home Premium, Professional, Enterprise and Ultimate. But there are a couple reasons it’s less horrendous than ...