

Backups can be automatically scheduled by the user to any frequency they like. The Backup and Restore centre was first introduced in Windows Vista and provides users with the ability to back up files, folders, libraries or even their complete hard drive. Home Premium: Limited to local HDD or DVD Professional: Local HDD, DVD and Network No performance improvement was evident when moving from 8GB to 16GB, therefore I do not see the 16GB physical memory limitation of Home Edition to be an issue when choosing an operating system.

Recent tests of a mid range Windows 7 based PC with configurations of 4GB, 8GB and 16GB of system memory have shown only a marginal overall performance benefit between 8GB and 4GB. Home Premium: 16GB of physical memory supported Professional: 192GB of physical memory supported
