Is the upgrade worth it for you?
Microsoft offersWindows 10in two versions: Home and Professional.
It’s easy to understand on a conceptual level what this means.
Pro is for people to use at work, and Home is for personal machines.
But what’s the real difference?
Let’s take a look at Windows 10 Home vs. Windows 10 Pro.
Overall Findings
$139 to purchase.
Additional $99 to upgrade to Pro.
Windows Store for home use.
Can join a workgroup.
$199.99 to purchase.
Windows Store for Business.
Administrative and enterprise tools.
Can join an Azure Active Directory Domain.
Knowing your needs for an operating system helps in your decision between Windows 10 Home versus Windows 10 Pro.
If you’re a home user, Windows 10 Home will take care of your computing needs.
If you’re on a budget, the lower price should help.
Features: Windows 10 Pro Has More Features
Remote desktop support requires a third-party app.
Requires a third-party app for a virtual desktop.
Updates occur through Windows Update.
Client Hyper-V.
Group policy management.
Enterprise state roaming with Azure Active Directory.
Windows Update for Business.
There’s nothing Windows 10 Home can do that Pro can’t.
These operating systems are largely the same.
The difference is based on whether the license you activate is for Home or Pro.
Based on that key, Windows makes a set of features available in the OS.
The features average users need are present in Home.
Security: Windows 10 Pro Has Additional Security Features
Requires a third-party app purchase for encryption.
Built-in encryption (BitLocker) and management.
In addition to the user account management features, Windows 10 Pro includes Bitlocker, a Microsoft encryption utility.
Fundamentals Features: Windows 10 Home Doesn’t Have Windows Fundamentals
Domain Join.
Azure Active Directory Domain Join.
Remote Desktop with central management.
Management Features: Windows 10 Pro Has Management and Deployment Features
Windows updates occur through Windows Update.
Some Windows 10 Pro advantages won’t be as important to the personal computing enthusiast.
This will leave you with an unused Pro license.
