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Starter |
Home
Basic |
Home
Premium |
Professional |
Enterprise/
Ultimate |
User
Interface |
Windows
Search |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
Back-up &
Restore |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
Action
Center |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
Device
Stage |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
Taskbar Live
Previews |
|
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
Fast User
Switching |
|
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
Aero Glass & snap/peek/shake |
|
|
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
Multiple Monitors |
|
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
Multi-touch and handwriting support |
|
|
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
Multimedia |
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Windows
Media Player |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
Enhanced
media streaming + Play To |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
Windows
Media Center |
|
|
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
DVD Video
Playback and authoring |
|
|
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
Networking |
Create
ad-hoc wireless networks |
|
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
Internet
Connection Sharing |
|
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
Homegroup Join |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
Create a Homegroup |
|
|
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
Location
aware printing |
|
|
|
✓ |
✓ |
Domain Join |
|
|
|
✓ |
✓ |
Group Policy Controls
GPEDIT/SECPOL.MSC |
|
|
|
✓ |
✓ |
Remote
Desktop
Host |
|
|
|
✓ |
✓ |
BranchCache |
|
|
|
|
✓ |
IT Administration |
User
Management MMC |
|
|
|
✓ |
✓ |
Advanced ACL |
|
|
|
✓ |
✓ |
Local Group
Policy MMC |
|
|
|
✓ |
✓ |
Telnet |
|
|
✓† |
✓ |
✓ |
Security
& Hardware Support |
Maximum Memory (x86/x64) |
2G/na |
4G/8G |
4G/16G |
4G/192G |
4G/192G |
Max # of CPUs (not cores/threads) |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
Windows Back-up &
System Image |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
Advanced
Back-up (to UNC) |
|
|
|
✓ |
✓ |
Encrypting
File System (EFS) |
|
|
|
✓ |
✓ |
BitLocker &
Bitlocker To Go |
|
|
|
|
✓ |
AppLocker |
|
|
|
|
✓ |
Boot from VHD |
|
|
|
✓ |
✓ |
DirectAccess (ipsec vpn, rem mgmt) |
|
|
|
|
✓ |
Miscellaneous |
MUI
Language Packs (35) |
|
|
|
|
✓ |
End-of-Life (EOL) mainstream |
Jan 2015 |
Jan 2015 |
Jan 2015 |
Jan 2015 |
Jan 2020 |
End-of-Life (EOL) extended |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Jan 2020 |
Jan 2025? |