Windows 7 Professional Upgrade - Student

With Windows 7 Professional, fewer walls stand between you and your success. You can run many Windows XP productivity programs in Windows XP Mode and recover data easily with automatic backups to your network.

With all the exciting entertainment features of Windows Home Premium, it’s a great choice for students.

All editions of Windows XP and Windows Vista qualify you to upgrade.

Please read this upgrade guide before purchasing an upgrade and you should also find out if your PC is ready for Windows 7

Available to primary, post primary and 3rd level students and teachers.

3rd Level students/teachers should provide their college email address as part of the verification process.

Click here for more details on Microsoft eligibility and terms and conditions.

Find out if your PC is ready to run Windows 7 with the official Microsoft Upgrade Advisor

1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)
16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver

Additional requirements to use certain features:
Internet access (fees may apply)
Depending on resolution, video playback may require additional memory and advanced graphics hardware
For some Windows Media Center functionality a TV tuner and additional hardware may be required
Windows Touch and Tablet PCs require specific hardware
HomeGroup requires a network and PCs running Windows 7
DVD/CD authoring requires a compatible optical drive
BitLocker requires Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 1.2
BitLocker To Go requires a USB flash drive
Windows XP Mode requires an additional 1 GB of RAM, an additional 15 GB of available hard disk space, and a processor capable of hardware virtualization with Intel VT or AMD-V turned on
Music and sound require audio output

Product functionality and graphics may vary based on your system configuration. Some features may require advanced or additional hardware.