Is it worth upgrading from windows home premium 64 bit to windows 7 pro 64 bit

space nut · Apr 1, 2014

I have 7 home premium 64 bit installed, would there be an advantage to upgrade to windows 7 pro 64 bit

procyen · Apr 1, 2014

Super simple answer, No. Lol

kawininjazx · Apr 1, 2014

Windows 7 Pro only has the advantage of joining a domain and allowing over 16GB of RAM, in a nutshell. If you want to spend $135 for no reason, be my guest.

procyen · Apr 1, 2014

kawininjazx :

You can put 16 GB in Home Premium to lol, no point.

space nut · Apr 1, 2014

Thanks Guys looks like I will save $135.00

procyen · Apr 1, 2014

space nut :

Buy a better Graphics Card or something.

space nut · Apr 1, 2014

procyen :

That's a good Idea thanks

Ubrales · Apr 1, 2014

space nut :

Keep in mind that an OEM version of Win 7 Pro 64-bit sells for under $120 - One advantage of Win 7 Pro is that it had Virtual Machine XP-Mode for older Win XP programs. If you are not using this feature (I do) then there is no big advantage.

And I must mention that upgrading to Windows 8 Pro (or Win 8.1 Pro) costs about $80.

space nut · Apr 2, 2014

Ubrales :

Thanks I think I will stay with windows 7 H/P 64. don't like the look of windows 8.
Space Nut.

Ubrales · Apr 2, 2014

space nut :

On my Win 8.1 computer I installed "Classic Shell" and now it looks exactly like Windows 7, 'Start' button. Menu, and all. One click and I am in Win 8 if desired. Win 8 is the way things are going.

Joseph DeGarmo · Apr 2, 2014

Nope. Not worth it unless you have greater than 16 GB RAM. XP mode is useless now since Microsoft is ending support for Windows XP. You're fine on what you already have.

Ubrales · Apr 2, 2014

On XP-Mode the browser is de-activated and this prevents malware from getting in.

Besides, I have a dedicated Win XP desktop on which the Ethernet cable is disconnected. It runs my older programs perfectly. I don't need XP updates going forward.

Hawkeye22 · Apr 2, 2014

kawininjazx :

In addition to this, win 7 pro also allows remote desktop sessions.

Which PCs can I connect to using Remote Desktop Connection?

You can use a PC running any edition of Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7, or a PC running Windows 8, Windows RT, Windows 8.1, or Windows RT 8.1 to initiate a connection. But the remote PC must be running one of these Windows operating systems:

Windows 8.1 Pro

Windows 8.1 Enterprise

Windows 8 Enterprise

Windows 8 Pro

Windows 7 Professional

Windows 7 Enterprise

Windows 7 Ultimate

Windows Vista Business

Windows Vista Ultimate

Windows Vista Enterprise

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