Pro Windows 10 Pro includes all features of Windows 10 Home, with additional capabilities that are oriented towards professionals and business environments, such as Active Directory, Remote Desktop, BitLocker, Hyper-V, and Windows Defender Device Guard. It includes all features directed at consumers. Home Windows 10 Home is designed for use in PCs, tablets and 2-in-1 PCs. PCs often come pre-installed with one of these editions.

Microsoft also makes editions of Windows 10 available to device manufacturers for use on specific classes of devices, including IoT devices and previously marketed Windows 10 Mobile for smartphones.īaseline editions are the only editions available as standalone purchases in retail outlets.

Certain editions are distributed only on devices directly from an original equipment manufacturer (OEM), while editions such as Enterprise and Education are only available through volume licensing channels. Windows 10 has several editions, all with varying feature sets, use cases, or intended devices.

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