It is very fast and works well on netbooks. Microsoft has removed the ridiculous three app multitasking limitation that it had earlier. If you want to continue using Windows on your netbook, Windows 7 Starter is the best option for you. That’s about it for normal users.įor the power users, here’s a list of the other features that Windows 7 Starter doesn’t support: It also doesn’t allow internet connection sharing.
If you want to print, it needs to be through a locally installed printer because it won’t allow networked printers. It doesn’t have the Bitlocker drive encryption tool, either. It also doesn’t support biometric authentication or Windows XP Mode, which allows you to use Windows XP as a guest OS. There are very few customization options available in Starter. It also doesn’t support Windows Media Center.
Windows 7 Starter doesn’t support Aero, so you can use only the basic themes. You cannot change the Desktop Wallpaper on the Starter version, nor can you use the Aero themes. It also doesn’t support multiple monitors. In the Backup and Restore Center, it cannot back files up to a network drive.
It also has very limited support for dual core processors. Besides that, Microsoft supports only up to 2 GB RAM on the Starter Edition in order to discourage users from installing it on regular desktop PCs and laptops. Unlike other versions of Windows 7 like Home Basic, Home Premium, Professional and Ultimate, Windows 7 Starter doesn’t have a 64 bit version. Limitations of the Windows 7 Starter Edition In this review, we take a look at the limitations Windows 7 Starter Edition imposes on users and how it differs from the other editions. Among the many different versions of the latest Windows operating system, Microsoft launched a Windows 7 Starter Edition which has certain limitations but is a good OS for netbooks. Windows 7 works well even on the low powered hardware configurations which netbooks have, so it was perfect for the machine. Even so, some netbook manufacturers still used to bundle Windows XP since Windows Vista was such a disaster. Windows XP was the favorite for many years, but it’s time has come and gone. Windows 7 has been a great Microsoft success to date.
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