Like Enterprise, Microsoft will support this edition until 2020. Additional features include operating as a Remote Desktop server, location aware printing, Encrypting File System, Presentation Mode, Software Restriction Policies (but not the extra management features of AppLocker) and Windows XP Mode. It includes all the features of Windows 7 Home Premium, and adds the ability to participate in a Windows Server domain. This edition is targeted towards enthusiasts and small-business users. This edition contains features aimed at the home market segment, such as Windows Media Center, Windows Aero and multi-touch support. Home Basic, along with other editions sold in emerging markets, include geographical activation restriction, which requires users to activate Windows within a certain region

Some Aero options are excluded along with several new features. It is not available in developed technology markets countries including in Western and Central Europe, North America, Hong Kong, Australia and Saudi Arabia. Windows 7 Home Basic is available in emerging markets such as Argentina, Brazil, Chile, the People's Republic of China, Colombia, India, Pakistan, Panama, Philippines, Mexico, Russia, Thailand, and Turkey. This edition is available pre-installed on computers, especially netbooks, through system integrators or computer manufacturers using OEM licences. Microsoft originally intended to restrict the edition to running 3 simultaneous applications, but this limitation was dropped. The desktop wallpaper and Visual Styles (Windows 7 Basic) are not user-changeable. The Windows Aero theme is not included in this version. Windows 7 Starter is only available in a 32-bit version. Windows 7 Starter is the edition of Windows 7 that contains the fewestįeatures. Genuine version (Windows Update is available).

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