![]() ![]() ![]() BitLocker made its debut in Vista, but new to Windows 7 – and again exclusive to the Ultimate and Enterprise editions – is BitLocker To Go. And if they remove the hard disk from the laptop, there’s no way to access any data on the disk. This offers full-disk encryption, tying in with a Trusted Platform Module installed in many business-focused laptops: activate BitLocker, and the only way anyone can get their hands on your sensitive data is by typing in the correct password (or using biometric recognition, such as fingerprint readers). This restricts which applications can run on a network, but as it will only run in conjunction with a server running Windows Server 2008 R2 it’s rather unlikely to find a use in the average home. This means that Ultimate includes quite a few features that are more appropriate to businesses than to enthusiasts. Windows 7 Ultimate is available for anyone to buy, whereas Windows 7 Enterprise is only available to business customers who have signed up to a qualifying Microsoft licensing scheme. If you have two Windows 7 PCs in front of you, one running Ultimate and one running Enterprise, the only way you’ll be able to tell the difference is by launching the System screen, where it details which version you’re running. Except, not quite: because Windows 7 Ultimate and Windows 7 Enterprise are essentially identical. ![]() As the name suggests, Windows 7 Ultimate contains every new enhancement from Home Premium and Professional, along with plenty of additions that only appear in this edition of the OS. ![]()
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