Download Actions - direct, via summary page, or via download details? Downloads from the front end may be initiated by either clicking on a Download Button or by clicking on the Download name. The exact sequence depends on how the jDownloads Configuration has been set up. Generate Direct Download Links for Microsoft Store apps After downloading the two files to the local system, a user is prompted to enable the Developer Mode on his Windows 10 to install the.
The Windows 7 direct downloads are back! You can use our new ISO download tool to generate temporary download links on the Microsoft server. All downloads that were previously available on Digital, River are accessible once again, plus many more (more languages, OEM versions, Get Genuine Kits etc.)
Important Note May 2016
We proudly present you a new Download Tool for genuine Windows 7 ISO images directly from Microsoft!
The previous Digital River download servers msft-dnl.digitalrivercontent.net, msft.digitalrivercontent.net and azcdn01.digitalrivercontent.net remain offline though.
In this article we continue to share relevant tips and tricks about the Windows 7 ISO images.
Download from the new Recovery Centre
If you have a valid retail product key, you can alternatively download untouched ISO images via the Software Recovery Centre. Those downloads are exactly the same as the ones provided by our download tool.
Purchase a fresh Windows system
If you have no product key yet, and want to use Windows 7 permanently, these links are for you. Windows 7 keys are quite affordable these days, and Amazon's A-to-z Guarantee ensures that you receive your money back in case you receive a counterfeit product. A Windows 7 key is always valid for all language and bit versions of the same edition, therefore, don't worry if the product is not available in your desired language. You can still activate any ISO download of the same edition. Windows 7 is available from Amazon, eBay etc. in three different editions:
How to use the downloaded files
Once you've completed your download, you can burn it to DVD using any DVD writing software that supports writing disk images. If you already run any Windows 7 version, it's also possible to write the ISO image to DVD just by double clicking it.
Activate a different language or bit edition
The Windows 7 product keys are all agnostic of language version and bit edition. Any valid Windows 7 product key determines only the edition (Starter, Home Basic, Home Premium, Professional, Ultimate, Enterprise). It can, however, activate both 32 and 64 bit editions in any language. So, for instance, a key for the German Windows 7 Professional x86 edition can activate a Chinese Windows 7 Professional x64 edition. So if you already own a key, you can download any 32 or 64 bit image in your preferred language.
The *.iso downloads can very easily be converted into universal installation media supporting all Windows 7 editions (except Enterprise). There's only a single file that needs to be removed on the DVD. The file named ei.cfg in the sources folder restricts the choice of Windows editions that can be installed with that particular DVD. To remove it, you can apply the ei.cfg Removal Utility very easily.
Windows 7 Test Drive
Finally, the DVDs can be used to test and evaluate Windows 7 for 30 days, or to create a test environment within a virtual machine. Entering a product key during installation isn't mandatory. Just click the 'Next' button without entering anything, and the Windows 7 Trial will be installed.
Reset the evaluation timer
After 30 days of evaluation, you can reset the evaluation timer by opening the command prompt in admin mode, and typing in the command 'slmgr -rearm'. You can repeat this procedure up to 3 times, so your evaluation time will be 120 days altogether.
What are 32 bit and 64 bit editions?
The x86 (32 bit) editions run with 32 bit, the x64 editions, with 64 bit. The most important difference is that x64 editions can address more than 4 GByte of memory. Most software isn't available in 64 bit yet, and some old software and devices won't work on x64. So it makes sense to use 64 bit if you have more than 4 GB of RAM, and/or your most important software programmes exist as x64 versions as well, and you're absolutely sure your soft- and hardware will work properly. If you're still unsure which one you should choose, please download an x86 edition.
Former direct download links, only for reference
The following table is provided for reference only, so that you know which file name is which Windows version, in case you find some of the files from an alternative download source. The downloads in this table are no longer working.
Hashes for most Windows 7 ISO files can be found in our hash database.
Product | Chinese, traditional (Taiwan) | Danish (Denmark) | Dutch (Netherlands) |
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Windows 7 Home Premium x86 SP1 U (media refresh) latest and greatest | |||
Windows 7 Home Premium x64 SP1 U (media refresh) latest and greatest | |||
Windows 7 Professional x86 SP1 U (media refresh) latest and greatest | X17-59295.iso | X17-59891.iso | X17-59233.iso |
Windows 7 Professional x64 SP1 U (media refresh) latest and greatest | X17-59297.iso | X17-59883.iso | X17-59236.iso |
Windows 7 Ultimate x86 SP1 U (media refresh) latest and greatest | |||
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 U (media refresh) latest and greatest | |||
Windows 7 Professional N x86 SP1 U (media refresh) | X17-59318.iso | X17-59384.iso | |
Windows 7 Professional N x64 SP1 U (media refresh) | X17-59320.iso | X17-59387.iso | |
Windows 7 Home Premium x86 SP1 (old) | |||
Windows 7 Home Premium x64 SP1 (old) | |||
Windows 7 Professional x86 SP1 (old) | X17-24268.iso | X17-24276.iso | X17-24278.iso |
Windows 7 Professional x64 SP1 (old) | X17-24269.iso | X17-24277.iso | X17-24279.iso |
Windows 7 Ultimate x86 SP1 (old) | |||
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 (old) | |||
Windows 7 Home Premium x86 RTM | |||
Windows 7 Home Premium x64 RTM | |||
Windows 7 Professional x86 RTM | |||
Windows 7 Professional x64 RTM | |||
Windows 7 Ultimate x86 RTM | |||
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 RTM | |||
Windows 7 Home Premium N x86 RTM | |||
Windows 7 Home Premium N x64 RTM | |||
Windows 7 Professional N x86 RTM | |||
Windows 7 Professional N x64 RTM | |||
Windows 7 Home Premium x86 RTM (not bootable) | |||
Windows 7 Home Premium x64 RTM (not bootable) | |||
Windows 7 Professional x86 RTM (not bootable) | X15-79637.iso Win7-P-Retail-zh-tw-x86.exe | X15-79641.iso Win7-P-Retail-da-dk-x86.exe | X15-79642.iso Win7-P-Retail-nl-nl-x86.exe |
Windows 7 Professional x64 RTM (not bootable) | X15-79940.iso Win7-P-Retail-zh-tw-x64.exe | X15-79944.iso Win7-P-Retail-da-dk-x64.exe | X15-79945.iso Win7-P-Retail-nl-nl-x64.exe |
Windows 7 Ultimate x86 RTM (not bootable) | |||
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 RTM (not bootable) | |||
Windows 7 Home Premium N x86 RTM (not bootable) | |||
Windows 7 Home Premium N x64 RTM (not bootable) | |||
Windows 7 Professional N x86 RTM (not bootable) | |||
Windows 7 Professional N x64 RTM (not bootable) |
Product | English (USA) | Finnish (Finland) | French (France) |
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Windows 7 Home Premium x86 SP1 U (media refresh) latest and greatest | X17-58996.iso | X17-59007.iso | |
Windows 7 Home Premium x64 SP1 U (media refresh) latest and greatest | X17-58997.iso | X17-59009.iso | |
Windows 7 Professional x86 SP1 U (media refresh) latest and greatest | X17-59183.iso | X17-59192.iso | X17-59195.iso |
Windows 7 Professional x64 SP1 U (media refresh) latest and greatest | X17-59186.iso | X17-59194.iso | X17-59197.iso |
Windows 7 Ultimate x86 SP1 U (media refresh) latest and greatest | X17-59463.iso | X17-59477.iso | |
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 U (media refresh) latest and greatest | X17-59465.iso | X17-59479.iso | |
Windows 7 Professional N x86 SP1 U (media refresh) | X17-59335.iso | X17-59344.iso | X17-59348.iso |
Windows 7 Professional N x64 SP1 U (media refresh) | X17-59337.iso | X17-59346.iso | X17-59351.iso |
WiWindows 7 Home Premium x86 SP1 (old) | X17-24208.iso | ||
Windows 7 Home Premium x64 SP1 (old) | X17-24209.iso | ||
Windows 7 Professional x86 SP1 (old) | X17-24280.iso | X17-24284.iso | X17-24286.iso |
Windows 7 Professional x64 SP1 (old) | X17-24281.iso | X17-24285.iso | X17-24287.iso |
Windows 7 Ultimate x86 SP1 (old) | X17-24394.iso | ||
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 (old) | X17-24395.iso | ||
Windows 7 Home Premium x86 RTM | X15-65732.iso | X15-65738.iso | |
Windows 7 Home Premium x64 RTM | X15-65733.iso | X15-65739.iso | |
Windows 7 Professional x86 RTM | X15-65804.iso | X15-65810.iso | |
Windows 7 Professional x64 RTM | X15-65805.iso | X15-65811.iso | |
Windows 7 Ultimate x86 RTM | X15-65921.iso | ||
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 RTM | X15-65922.iso | ||
Windows 7 Home Premium N x86 RTM | X16-13457.iso | X16-13469.iso | |
Windows 7 Home Premium N x64 RTM | X16-13459.iso | X16-13471.iso | |
Windows 7 Professional N x86 RTM | X16-13548.iso | X16-13560.iso | |
Windows 7 Professional N x64 RTM | X16-13550.iso | X16-13562.iso | |
Windows 7 Home Premium x86 RTM (not bootable) | X15-79606.iso Win7-HP-Retail-en-us-x86.exe | X15-79609.iso Win7-HP-Retail-fr-fr-x86.exe | |
WindWindows 7 Home Premium x64 RTM (not bootable) | X15-79909.iso Win7-HP-Retail-en-us-x64.exe | X15-79912.iso Win7-HP-Retail-fr-fr-x64.exe | |
WindWindows 7 Professional x86 RTM (not bootable) | X15-79643.iso Win7-P-Retail-en-us-x86.exe | X15-79645.iso Win7-P-Retail-fi-fi-x86.exe | X15-79646.iso Win7-P-Retail-fr-fr-x86.exe |
WindWindows 7 Professional x64 RTM (not bootable) | X15-79946.iso Win7-P-Retail-en-us-x64.exe | X15-79948.iso Win7-P-Retail-fi-fi-x64.exe | X15-79949.iso Win7-P-Retail-fr-fr-x64.exe |
WindWindows 7 Ultimate x86 RTM (not bootable) | X15-79703.iso Win7-U-Retail-en-us-x86.exe | ||
WindWindows 7 Ultimate x64 RTM (not bootable) | X15-80008.iso Win7-U-Retail-en-us-x64.exe | ||
WindWindows 7 Home Premium N x86 RTM (not bootable) | X16-12862.iso Win7-HPN-Retail-en-us-x86.exe | X16-12868.iso Win7-HPN-Retail-fr-fr-x86.exe | |
WindWindows 7 Home Premium N x64 RTM (not bootable) | X16-12863.iso Win7-HPN-Retail-en-us-x64.exe | X16-12869.iso Win7-HPN-Retail-fr-fr-x64.exe | |
WindWindows 7 Professional N x86 RTM (not bootable) | X16-12908.iso Win7-PN-Retail-en-us-x86.exe | X16-12914.iso Win7-PN-Retail-fr-fr-x86.exe | |
WindWindows 7 Professional N x64 RTM (not bootable) | X16-12909.iso Win7-PN-Retail-en-us-x64.exe | X16-12915.iso Win7-PN-Retail-fr-fr-x64.exe |
Product | German (Germany) | Italian (Italy) | Korean (Republic of Korea) |
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Windows 7 Home Premium x86 SP1 U (media refresh) latest and greatest | |||
Windows 7 Home Premium x64 SP1 U (media refresh) latest and greatest | |||
Windows 7 Professional x86 SP1 U (media refresh) latest and greatest | X17-59886.iso | X17-59212.iso | X17-59299.iso (Windows 7 K) |
Windows 7 Professional x64 SP1 U (media refresh) latest and greatest | X17-59885.iso | X17-59215.iso | X17-59300.iso (Windows 7 K) |
Windows 7 Ultimate x86 SP1 U (media refresh) latest and greatest | |||
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 U (media refresh) latest and greatest | |||
WindoWindows 7 Professional N x86 SP1 U (media refresh) | X17-59323.iso | X17-59364.iso | |
Windows 7 Professional N x64 SP1 U (media refresh) | X17-59327.iso | X17-59366.iso | |
Windows 7 Home Premium x86 SP1 (old) | |||
Windows 7 Home Premium x64 SP1 (old) | |||
Windows 7 Professional x86 SP1 (old) | X17-24288.iso | X17-24296.iso | X17-24328.iso (Windows 7 K) |
Windows 7 Professional x64 SP1 (old) | X17-24289.iso | X17-24297.iso | X17-24329.iso (Windows 7 K) |
Windows 7 Ultimate x86 SP1 (old) | |||
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 (old) | |||
Windows Windows 7 Home Premium x86 RTM | X15-65740.iso | X15-65780.iso (Windows 7 K) | |
Windows 7 Home Premium x64 RTM | X15-65741.iso | X15-65781.iso (Windows 7 K) | |
Windows 7 Professional x86 RTM | X15-65812.iso | X15-65853.iso (Windows 7 K) | |
Windows 7 Professional x64 RTM | X15-65813.iso | X15-65854.iso (Windows 7 K) | |
Windows 7 Ultimate x86 RTM | |||
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 RTM | |||
Windows Windows 7 Home Premium N x86 RTM | X16-13473.iso | X15-65782.iso (Windows 7 KN) | |
Windows 7 Home Premium N x64 RTM | X16-13475.iso | X15-65783.iso (Windows 7 KN) | |
Windows 7 Professional N x86 RTM | X16-13564.iso | X15-65855.iso (Windows 7 KN) | |
Windows 7 Professional N x64 RTM | X16-13566.iso | X15-65856.iso (Windows 7 KN) | |
Windows 7 Home Premium x86 RTM (not bootable) | X15-79610.iso Win7-HP-Retail-de-de-x86.exe | X15-79631.iso (Windows 7 K) Win7-HP-Retail-ko-kr-x86.exe | |
Windows Windows 7 Home Premium x64 RTM (not bootable) | X15-79913.iso Win7-HP-Retail-de-de-x64.exe | X15-79934.iso (Windows 7 K) Win7-HP-Retail-ko-kr-x64.exe | |
Windows Windows 7 Professional x86 RTM (not bootable) | X15-79647.iso Win7-P-Retail-de-de-x86.exe | X15-79651.iso Win7-P-Retail-it-it-x86.exe | X15-79668.iso (Windows 7 K) Win7-P-Retail-ko-kr-x86.exe |
Windows Windows 7 Professional x64 RTM (not bootable) | X15-79950.iso Win7-P-Retail-de-de-x64.exe | X15-79954.iso Win7-P-Retail-it-it-x64.exe | X15-79971.iso (Windows 7 K) Win7-P-Retail-ko-kr-x64.exe |
Windows 7 Ultimate x86 RTM (not bootable) | |||
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 RTM (not bootable) | |||
Windows Windows 7 Home Premium N x86 RTM (not bootable) | X16-12870.iso Win7-HPN-Retail-de-de-x86.exe | X15-79632.iso (Windows 7 KN) Win7-HPN-Retail-ko-kr-x86.exe | |
Windows Windows 7 Home Premium N x64 RTM (not bootable) | X16-12871.iso Win7-HPN-Retail-de-de-x64.exe | X15-79935.iso (Windows 7 KN) Win7-HPN-Retail-ko-kr-x64.exe | |
Windows Windows 7 Professional N x86 RTM (not bootable) | X16-12916.iso Win7-PN-Retail-de-de-x86.exe | X15-79669.iso (Windows 7 KN) Win7-PN-Retail-ko-kr-x86.exe | |
Windows Windows 7 Professional N x64 RTM (not bootable) | X16-12917.iso Win7-PN-Retail-de-de-x64.exe | X15-79972.iso (Windows 7 KN) Win7-PN-Retail-ko-kr-x64.exe |
Product | Norwegian, Bokmål (Norway) | Portuguese (Portugal) | Spanish (Spain) |
---|---|---|---|
Windows 7 Home Premium x86 SP1 U (media refresh) latest and greatest | X17-58857.iso | ||
Windows 7 Home Premium x64 SP1 U (media refresh) latest and greatest | X17-58859.iso | ||
Windows 7 Professional x86 SP1 U (media refresh) latest alatest and greatest | X17-59229.iso | X17-59246.iso | X17-58866.iso |
Windows 7 Professional x64 SP1 U (media refresh) latest and greatest | X17-59231.iso | X17-59247.iso | X17-58868.iso |
Windows 7 Ultimate x86 SP1 U (media refresh) latest and greatest | X17-58877.iso | ||
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 U (media refresh) latest and greatest | X17-58879.iso | ||
Windows 7 Professional N x86 SP1 U (media refresh) | X17-59380.iso | X17-59395.iso | X17-58871.iso |
Windows 7 Professional N x64 SP1 U (media refresh) | X17-59383.iso | X17-59398.iso | X17-58874.iso |
Windows 7 Home Premium x86 SP1 (old) | |||
Windows 7 Home Premium x64 SP1 (old) | |||
Windows Windows 7 Professional x86 SP1 (old) | X17-24302.iso | X17-24306.iso | X17-24318.iso |
Windows 7 Professional x64 SP1 (old) | X17-24303.iso | X17-24307.iso | X17-24319.iso |
Windows 7 Ultimate x86 SP1 (old) | |||
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 (old) | |||
Windows 7 Home Premium x86 RTM | X15-65770.iso | ||
Windows 7 Home Premium x64 RTM | X15-65771.iso | ||
Windows 7 Professional x86 RTM | X15-65842.iso | ||
Windows 7 Professional x64 RTM | X15-65843.iso | ||
Windows 7 Ultimate x86 RTM | X15-65959.iso | ||
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 RTM | X15-65960.iso | ||
Windows 7 Home Premium N x86 RTM | |||
Windows 7 Home Premium N x64 RTM | |||
Windows 7 Professional N x86 RTM | |||
Windows 7 Professional N x64 RTM | |||
Windows 7 Home Premium x86 RTM (not bootable) | X15-79626.iso Win7-HP-Retail-es-es-x86.exe | ||
Windows 7 Home Premium x64 RTM (not bootable) | X15-79929.iso Win7-HP-Retail-es-es-x64.exe | ||
Windows Windows 7 Professional x86 RTM (not bootable) | X15-79655.iso Win7-P-Retail-nb-no-x86.exe | X15-79657.iso Win7-P-Retail-pt-pt-x86.exe | X15-79663.iso Win7-P-Retail-es-es-x86.exe |
Windows Windows 7 Professional x64 RTM (not bootable) | X15-79958.iso Win7-P-Retail-nb-no-x64.exe | X15-79960.iso Win7-P-Retail-pt-pt-x64.exe | X15-79966.iso Win7-P-Retail-es-es-x64.exe |
Windows 7 Ultimate x86 RTM (not bootable) | X15-79723.iso Win7-U-Retail-es-es-x86.exe | ||
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 RTM (not bootable) | |||
Windows 7 Home Premium N x86 RTM (not bootable) | |||
Windows 7 Home Premium N x64 RTM (not bootable) | |||
Windows 7 Professional N x86 RTM (not bootable) | |||
Windows 7 Professional N x64 RTM (not bootable) |
Product | Swedish (Sweden) |
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Windows 7 Home Premium x86 SP1 U (media refresh) latest and greatest | |
Windows 7 Home Premium x64 SP1 U (media refresh) latest and greatest | |
Windows 7 Professional x86 SP1 U (media refresh) latest alatest and greatest | X17-59271.iso |
Windows 7 Professional x64 SP1 U (media refresh) latest alatest and greatest | X17-59273.iso |
Windows 7 Ultimate x86 SP1 U (media refresh) latest and greatest | |
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 U (media refresh) latest and greatest | |
Windows Windows 7 Professional N x86 SP1 U (media refresh) | X17-59418.iso |
Windows 7 Professional N x64 SP1 U (media refresh) | X17-59424.iso |
Windows 7 Home Premium x86 SP1 (old) | |
Windows 7 Home Premium x64 SP1 (old) | |
Windows Windows 7 Professional x86 SP1 (old) | X17-24320.iso |
Windows 7 Professional x64 SP1 (old) | X17-24321.iso |
Windows 7 Ultimate x86 SP1 (old) | |
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 (old) | |
Windows 7 Home Premium x86 RTM | |
Windows 7 Home Premium x64 RTM | |
Windows 7 Professional x86 RTM | |
Windows 7 Professional x64 RTM | |
Windows 7 Ultimate x86 RTM | |
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 RTM | |
Windows 7 Home Premium N x86 RTM | |
Windows 7 Home Premium N x64 RTM | |
Windows 7 Professional N x86 RTM | |
Windows 7 Professional N x64 RTM | |
Windows 7 Home Premium x86 RTM (not bootable) | |
Windows 7 Home Premium x64 RTM (not bootable) | |
Windows Windows 7 Professional x86 RTM (not bootable) | X15-79664.iso Win7-P-Retail-sv-se-x86.exe |
Windows Windows 7 Professional x64 RTM (not bootable) | X15-79967.iso Win7-P-Retail-sv-se-x64.exe |
Windows 7 Ultimate x86 RTM (not bootable) | |
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 RTM (not bootable) | |
Windows 7 Home Premium N x86 RTM (not bootable) | |
Windows 7 Home Premium N x64 RTM (not bootable) | |
Windows 7 Professional N x86 RTM (not bootable) | |
Windows 7 Professional N x64 RTM (not bootable) |
Direct download link (DDL), alternatively simply direct download, is a term used within the Internet-based file sharing community. It is used to describe a hyperlink that points to a location within the Internet where the user can download a file. When used in conversation, DDL distinguishes itself from other forms of peer-to-peer (P2P) downloading architectures in that it uses a client–server architecture, where 100-percent of the file is stored on a single file server or in parallel across multiple file servers in a server farm.
Originally, P2P was used to distribute large sized files without requiring much bandwidth on the part of any one node. However, because of sharing issues, such as the lack of seeding of torrents, throttling of a node's file sharing ports by an Internet service provider, or lawsuits because of uploading copyrighted material, direct downloads has become a popular and legal alternative among Leechers. There is also an increase in businesses offering gigabytes of free bandwidth and storage space.
Subverting a Site Maintainers' Policies[edit]
DDL has also taken on a meaning of providing direct links within a site where the original site's maintainers impede a user from accessing a file directly. Typical impediments include:
- Requiring the user to register and/or log in before being provided a link to the content they desire.
- Using ECMAScript or similar programming along with altering the DOM so as to initiate a download instead of clicking or right-clicking directly on a link.
- Downloading a trampoline stub program which, when executed, downloads the complete file.
- Downloading a 'download manager' application which then downloads the desired file (which is similar to downloading a stub, but is used for more than one file or package from the same site).
The maintainers of the site may have arguably good reasons for these impediments, such as:
- being able to inform (email) users of available updates so as to reduce the time software is vulnerable
- attempting to bind the user to a legal agreement (license, terms of use, acceptable use policy, etc.) before dispensing the files or software (a form of shrink wrap contract or browse wrap license)
- always downloading the latest version and therefore reducing their software's extant vulnerability
- reducing their Internet bandwidth requirements by only transferring files the user is likely to need
However, many users see this as quite unnecessary, because they generally know what they need and don't want to go through the site's mechanics (such as filling out forms over and over) to get said file. Also, there may be bugs in the site's detection and/or download methods, thus forcing the user to obtain the file directly. Another example is when the site maintainer tries to identify the user's platform, and the user is simply using something other than the target platform to download the file (for example, using a Microsoft Windows system to download a Linux program, where the same program is built and offered for both platforms).
Therefore, some users may collaborate on sites other than the one offering the desired files, and post URLs which they have identified as being for the desired file. Thus a user wanting the same file does not have to endure the impediments encountered from the original site's maintainers, and simply obtains the file directly.