Microsoft has revealed the price of Windows 7 ^[1] Anytime upgrade pack which will allow you to upgrade to Windows 7 ^[2] from a previously installed version of Windows 7 ^[2].

Customers using lower versions of Windows 7 will be allowed to upgrade to a higher version.

The pricing for the WAU will be;

• Windows 7 Starter to Windows 7 Home Premium: $79.99
• Windows 7 Home Premium to Windows 7 Professional: $89.99
• Windows 7 Home Premium to Windows 7 Ultimate: $139.99

In addition to this, Microsoft will also offer Windows 7 Family Pack in select locations, which will allow users to install the same copy on 3 PCs in the household.

In the US, the price for the Windows 7 Family Pack will be $149.99 for 3 Windows 7 Home Premium licenses.

For complete pricing details of Windows 7 please visit our earlier post on Windows 7 pricing ^[3].

Customers will be able to buy retail copies of Windows 7 starting October 22nd, however you can start buying laptops, desktops and netbooks preloaded much more earlier than that.

[via Windows Team Blog ^[4]]