Microsoft Clarifies Win 7 SKUs: All Have Backup

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Microsoft revises website to show that all Windows 7 versions will have restore and backup.

Last month we gathered from Microsoft's Windows 7 comparison page that only the Professional and Ultimate editions had backup and restore functions.

The new comparison chart is revised to give the following feature to Professional and Ultimate: "In addition to full-system Backup and Restore found in all editions, you can back up to a home or business network."

Also, the following passage was added to the Backup and Restore page:

"You can back up to another drive or a DVD. And if you're using the Professional or Ultimate editions of Windows 7, you'll also have the option of backing up your files to a network."

So there you have it, folks – all versions of Windows 7 will have backup and restore, but the upper tier SKUs will be able to do it with a bit more convenience for advanced users.

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Marcus Yam
Marcus Yam
Marcus Yam served as Tom's Hardware News Director during 2008-2014. He entered tech media in the late 90s and fondly remembers the days when an overclocked Celeron 300A and Voodoo2 SLI comprised a gaming rig with the ultimate street cred.
17 Comments Comment from the forums
  • Netherscourge
    And that's that.
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  • talys
    Yay. I still think the universe of Home Premium users that have ever run Windows Backup (or even know that it exists) is tiny. But huzzah anyhow.
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  • talys
    By the way, when can we have Exchange backup back? :)
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  • bourgeoisdude
    talysBy the way, when can we have Exchange backup back?
    Exchange backup on a client OS? Unlikely ;)
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  • ckthecerealkiller
    I live on 64 bit basic editions i.e. Home Premium so this is very good news!
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  • aspireonelover
    Yay Microsoft! You've made the right decision! :D
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  • chripuck
    aspireoneloverYay Microsoft! You've made the right decision!It was always there to begin with, they've simply clarified their verbage on the matter.
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  • bk420
    So is there going to be 3x ultimate package?
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  • apmyhr
    Sorry Toms. Microsoft never gave out wrong information. You simply miss-reported and never corrected yourselves.
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  • downer88
    I'm not bashing Windows, but didn't people turn off automatic back-ups anyway in XP because malware could hide on your hard drive in old back-up files?
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