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That should be it, and the only difference between the two should be how it is licensed and deployed. And the price! The price is insane! Does MS not see what is happening? When I was a kid I could not afford Windows, so I did what every kid in the '90s did and pirated it, or got a free win95 key from a forum on the internet.
There was even one point where I would just let the OS expire after 90 days and reinstall the OS every time because I had far more time than money.
But then I grew up and managed a refurbishing company where we purchased and installed windows on a few hundred machines per month. Now I am in charge of a school network where I manage what is largely a Windows network.
And how am I able to do this? Because I had access to 'free' copies of the OS when I was a kid cutting my teeth on technology. It is what I grew up knowing, so it is what I am the most comfortable deploying. Kids today don't have access to free copies of Windows.
Kids today are learning how to build hackintoshes or linux boxes because they are free and easy to build. When this gen of kids grows up and manages networks in years they wont care about deploying Windows on the corporate network, because they won't know how to support it.
By not having a free or affordable version available now, they are loosing the enterprise market tomorrow. And the problem is much bigger than that. It is not Windows that is getting it's name damaged this way. It is Microsoft itself. But if you don't grow up in the MS world, then you don't care about the MS services and products. Refurbishers pay just a few dollars for a copy of Windows.
I love MS They always talk about simplifying their licencing and pricing What do you expect? They are software company first not hardware company first Apple or marketing company first Google.
Software are their bread and butter. Being able to defer Windows Updates is also a nice Pro feature. It's sort of like ransomware. Force something on the user that they don't want, then make them pay to make it stop. Um, no. Updating a computer is not a bad thing. I've had to "fix" countless machines that just needed updates installed.
Everyone should have the defer ability, but the "active hours" should prevent the computer from restarting while you're using it. The answer is simple, if you have Windows 10 Pro at work, then you don't need Windows 10 Pro at home, but you need Windows 10 Home at home to connect to your Windows 10 Pro at work to be secure.
LogMeIn and other solutions are good if you work for a small company, but Fortune companies are not going to use that software. Sounds like a lot of overkill for most common users, then again I used XP pro and didn't use half the features then. Most home users don't need those Pro features. However, if you run a small business at home, you may want consider it. It's worth it just for RDP server and no, there is nothing similar in performance with RDP, not even teamviewer , group policy editor.
Also for Hyper-V. Contrary to other comments here, Hyper-V it is the best option for virtualizing Linux servers with no GUI under windows. I use Pro versions for all my machines since I have a domain and need to remote into them from time to time. So for me PRO is required edition.
I prefer the Pro only because of Remote desktop. But if i can I rather have the functionality built into the OS. But what are the differences between Windows 10 Home and Pro? And what is Windows 10 in S Mode? Which one is right for you? Are the versions of Windows 11 the same as Windows 10? Home is the standard version of Windows 10, the baseline package designed for the general user primarily accessing Windows at home.
This version contains all the core features targeting a broad consumer market, such as the Cortana voice assistant , Outlook, OneNote, and Microsoft Edge. Home is still compatible with the Windows Insider program, but it does limit the security and group management services made available to other versions.
Windows 10 Home includes all of the features that are likely important to the general user. The free version provides 5GB, whereas you can get additional storage through the Microsoft subscription. Generally speaking, Windows 10 Home is light on professional features, but it does include mobile device management. That might be helpful for individuals or families that want to control apps and security settings for connected phones.
The professional version of Windows 10 includes many extra features designed for businesses. It has virtually everything offered by Windows Home, plus additional security and management services. This version of Windows 10 is typically purchased in bulk by companies or schools, though you can configure desktops and laptops to include it versus using Home.
These versions include extra features to buy and upload content in bulk. That all said, the additional features in Windows 10 Pro are valuable to IT administrators but not to the general PC owner. Note that Microsoft combines elements of Office , Windows 10, and Mobility and Security features. Windows 10 in S mode is a version of Windows 10 that Microsoft configured to run on lighter devices, provide better security, and enable easier management.
You can opt out of this mode and revert to Windows 10 Home or Pro see below. It also strips out unnecessary software like the Microsoft Store and Cortana. AppLocker is a security feature that's not available in Windows 10 Pro. It allows you to create a whitelist of apps that are allowed to run on the system.
Anything that isn't explicitly allowed through AppLocker won't run on the computer, making it a great tool for environments that deal with highly sensitive information. If this sounds interesting, we've shown how to lock down Windows user accounts using other methods. Windows 10 Enterprise includes a few virtualization features designed for companies that that have many computers connected to a server.
App-V, or Microsoft Application Virtualization, lets companies run apps in a virtual environment and then serve those virtual apps to client computers.
This allows the company to securely run an app on the server and control who has access to it on their work computers, instead of having hundreds of copies of an app floating around on various machines. Similarly, UE-V, or User Environment Virtualization, lets employees save their system settings to a virtual file that syncs to other business computers when they sign in.
This is useful for companies where people often swap desks or otherwise don't use the same computer all the time. Most of the other tools in Windows 10 Enterprise aren't particularly exciting to read about. They include networking tools to make it easier for businesses with multiple locations to access data across them, under-the-hood features to increase security so that only trusted system processes can access sensitive data, and similar.
See Microsoft's comparison of Windows editions for business if you're interested. Windows 10 Pro is available pre-installed on more powerful computers, which are often intended for business use. Then follow the link to the Microsoft Store to upgrade, if you wish.
Windows 10 Enterprise's pricing isn't so straightforward.
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