This covers its architecture, features unique to the Ultimate edition, system requirements, performance characteristics, security considerations (especially today), and its historical legacy. 1. Executive Summary Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit was the top-tier consumer edition of Microsoft’s Windows 7 operating system, released to manufacturing on July 22, 2009, and to the public on October 22, 2009. It combined all features from Home Premium and Professional with the enterprise-oriented features of Enterprise (such as BitLocker and AppLocker), making it the only SKU that offered everything Windows 7 could provide to a single user on a single machine.
