{"id":8550,"date":"2019-02-05T11:36:38","date_gmt":"2019-02-05T18:36:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moderneuc.com\/?p=8550"},"modified":"2026-02-18T13:02:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T20:02:28","slug":"window-10-pro-vs-enterprise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/window-10-pro-vs-enterprise\/","title":{"rendered":"Window 10 Pro vs Enterprise"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>One of the most common questions I am asked during Small-Medium Business (SMB) customer calls   is why should I move from Windows 10 Pro to Enterprise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The simple (but not complete) answer is: The primary reason is because of the security features included in Enterprise.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Baseline functionality for both versions include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Cortana<\/li><li>Microsoft Edge<\/li><li>Windows Defender<\/li><li>Windows Firewall<\/li><li>TPM support<\/li><li>Windows Update feature. <\/li><li>Device Encryption  if the device hardware supports it.<\/li><li>Windows Hello<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The key features <strong>not included in Windows 10 Pro Edition<\/strong> are: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>AppLocker<\/li><li>BranchCache<\/li><li>Credential Guard<\/li><li>Device Guard<\/li><li>Defender Advanced Thread Protection (ATP)<\/li><li> Windows Virtual Desktop Use Rights <\/li><li> Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) <\/li><li> Microsoft User Environment Virtualization (UE-V) <\/li><li> Cloud Activations <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Some additional features not available, but are not really related to security are: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li> DirectAccess Support<\/li><li> Start Screen Control (with GPO)<\/li><li> User Experience Control<\/li><li> Windows to Go<\/li><li> Long Term Servicing Branch (LTSB) version<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Win10Pro_vs_Ent_Microsoft.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8555\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Microsoft has created a page: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/WindowsForBusiness\/Compare\">Compare Windows&nbsp;10 editions<\/a>  which gets into the many details associated with the differences.   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