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Windows 7

Windows 7 is a major release of the Windows NT operating system developed by Microsoft. It was released to manufacturing on July 22, 2009, and became generally available on October 22, 2009. It is the successor to Windows Vista, released nearly three years earlier. Windows 7's server counterpart, Windows Server 2008 R2, was released at the same time. It…

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Developer
Microsoft
Final release
Service Pack 1 with January 2023 monthly update rollup (6.1.7601.26321) / February 8, 2023; 3 years ago (2023-02-08)
General availability
October 22, 2009; 16 years ago (2009-10-22)
Kernel type
Hybrid
License
Proprietary commercial software
Marketing target
Consumer and business

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Windows 7

Nodes227
Edges226
Triples456
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.008811
Components1

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Windows 7

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related to New and changed · 46
Windows 7 → Action Center, Among Windows, Biometric Devices, Buttons, By, Calculator, ClearType Text Tuner, Clicking, Control Panel, Credential Manager, DirectAccess, Display, Display Color Calibration Wizard, Gadget, Gadgets, Heterogeneous Multi-adapter, In, Jump Lists, Location, Many
related to Sales · 36
Windows 7 → According, After, Amazon's, Apple's Mac OS, April, As, Based, By April, February, Harry Potter, In July, It, January, Japan, July, June, Microsoft, Microsoft's, Net Applications, NPD Group
related to Launch of Windows Vista and the Windows 7 Project · 29
Windows 7 → An, As, Bill Gates, Engineering Windows, Gates, In July, In October, January, Microsoft, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, Milestone, Newsweek, October, PC, Senior Vice President Bill, Speaking, Steven Sinofsky, The, There, These
related to Platform Update · 24
Windows 7 → APIs, Direct2D, Direct3D, DirectWrite, DXGI/WDDM, February, However, Internet Explorer, It, JPEG XR, November, R2 SP1, SP1, The Platform Update, Video Decoder, WAM, WARP, WIC, Windows, Windows Advanced Rasterization Platform
related to Demonstrations and betas · 23
Windows 7 → According, At CES, At PDC, Beta, Betta, BitTorrent, Internet, ISO, Microsoft, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, MSDN, On December, On January, Other, PC Pro, TechNet, The, Vista, Windows, Windows Vista
related to Release candidate and launch of Windows 7 · 21
Windows 7 → April, August, BitTorrent, Canada, Connect Program, Internet, July, June, March, Microsoft, Microsoft's, MSDN, October, On May, R2, RTM, TechNet, The, United States, Windows
related to Service Pack 1 · 21
Windows 7 → Advanced Format, Advanced Vector Extensions, At, AVX, E-mail ID, February, HDMI, Identity Federation Services, IKEv2, In, It, July, March, Service Pack, SP1, SP1 DVD, The, Windows, Windows Update, Windows Vista
related to Editions · 20
Windows 7 → Aero Glass, BitLocker, Each, Encrypting File System, Enterprise, Home Basic, Home Premium, In, Microsoft's Software Assurance, OEM, Professional, RAM, Retail, Starter, The, The Starter, Ultimate, Ultimate Extras, Windows, Windows Vista
related to Critical reception · 19
Windows 7 → CNET, Engadget, Home Premium, In, Laptop Magazine, Maximum PC, Microsoft, No, PC Magazine, PC World, Taskbar, TechRadar, The Telegraph, USA Today, Vista, Windows, Windows Vista, Windows XP, XP
related to Third-party support · 18
Windows 7 → Alongside, Chromium, Chromium-based Microsoft Edge, Edge, ESR, Extended Support Release, Firefox, Google Chrome, In January, March, Mozilla, Opera, R2, September, Supermium, This, Windows, Windows Server

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Windows 7DeveloperMicrosoft1.00infobox
Windows 7Final releaseService Pack 1 with January 2023 monthly update rollup (6.1.7601.26321) / February 8, 2023; 3 years ago (2023-02-08)1.00infobox
Windows 7General availabilityOctober 22, 2009; 16 years ago (2009-10-22)1.00infobox
Windows 7Kernel typeHybrid1.00infobox
Windows 7LicenseProprietary commercial software1.00infobox
Windows 7Marketing targetConsumer and business1.00infobox
Windows 7Official websiteWindows 7 (archived at Wayback Machine)1.00infobox
Windows 7Preceded byWindows Vista (2006)1.00infobox
Windows 7Released to manufacturingJuly 22, 2009; 17 years ago (2009-07-22)1.00infobox
Windows 7Source modelClosed-source1.00infobox
Windows 7Source modelSource-available (through Shared Source Initiative)1.00infobox
Windows 7Succeeded byWindows 8 (2012)1.00infobox
Windows 7Supported platformsIA-32, x86-641.00infobox
Windows 7Update methodWindows Update1.00infobox
Windows 7UserlandWindows API, .NET Framework, NTVDM, SUA1.00infobox
Windows 7Working stateNo longer supported1.00infobox
Windows 7is amajor release of the Windows NT operating system developed by Microsoft0.90text

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