{"id":231450,"date":"2009-09-01T13:41:14","date_gmt":"2009-09-01T13:41:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mswinblog.trafficmanager.net\/business\/2009\/09\/01\/windows-7-volume-license-and-trial-availability\/"},"modified":"2022-07-26T04:35:55","modified_gmt":"2022-07-26T11:35:55","slug":"windows-7-volume-license-and-trial-availability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/2009\/09\/01\/windows-7-volume-license-and-trial-availability\/","title":{"rendered":"Windows 7 Volume License and Trial Availability"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last month we made Windows 7 available to customers with Software Assurance and to MSDN and TechNet Subscribers. Today I am happy to announce two more ways for businesses to get Windows 7 for their deployment and evaluation.<\/p>\n<p><b>Volume License Availability, at a Discount <\/b><br \/>\nStarting today, businesses can order upgrades to Windows 7 from a Microsoft Volume License Reseller. This option is for businesses that don\u2019t already have Windows Software Assurance and want to upgrade their existing business PCs to Windows 7. There are two editions of Windows 7 available through Volume Licensing:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/windows\/business\/windows-7.aspx\"><b>Windows 7 Professional<\/b><\/a><b>:<\/b> Designed for small and midsize organizations, Windows 7 Professional provides a PC experience you can count on, helps you get more done, and helps safeguard your work.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/windows\/enterprise\/products\/windows-7\/features.aspx\"><b>Windows 7 Enterprise<\/b><\/a><b>:<\/b> If you have an active Software Assurance agreement or purchase one with your Windows 7 Professional upgrade licenses or new PCs with Windows 7 Professional, you can deploy Windows 7 Enterprise. Designed for enterprises and businesses that want to optimize their desktop IT infrastructure, Windows 7 Enterprise will help make users productive anywhere, enhance security and control, and streamline PC management.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Windows 7 will run on most PCs businesses have today. More information on tools to help with your upgrade to Windows 7 is available at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.windows.com\/business\/upgrade\">www.windows.com\/business\/upgrade<\/a>. Additionally, we recommend that customers with Software Assurance purchase the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/mdop\">Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack<\/a> (MDOP) to aid in their enterprise OS management. The MDOP subscription currently includes six technologies that help reduce the TCO of a Windows 7 desktop. MDOP simplifies application deployment and lifecycle management and provides a solution for resolving application incompatibility through virtualization. <a name=\"_Hlk239154611\"><\/a>MDOP also increases IT responsiveness and user uptime through robust diagnostics and monitoring capabilities, and increases IT control by providing asset tracking and group policy change management.<\/p>\n<p>Keep in mind that Windows Volume Licensing upgrades are only available for PCs that already have a qualifying Operating System, such as Windows Vista Business or Windows XP Professional.<\/p>\n<p><b>Windows 7 Enterprise 90-Day Trial<\/b><br \/>\nIf you are an IT Pro who does not have a Software Assurance Volume Licensing agreement and are not an MSDN\/TechNet subscriber, you can download the Windows 7 Enterprise 90-Day Trial. 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