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Windows 10 Home: - Intended for home use. - Offers the most basic features. - Includes safety features: - Device encryption - Firewall and network protections - Windows Defender antivirus - Windows Hello authentication - Secure Boot - Internet prote...

Windows 10 Home: - Intended for home use. - Offers the most basic features. - Includes safety features: - Device encryption - Firewall and network protections - Windows Defender antivirus - Windows Hello authentication - Secure Boot - Internet protection - Parental controls - Includes fundamental features: - Battery saver mode - Mobile function for connecting to mobile devices - Microsoft Edge browser - Voice for hands-free functions - Digital pen and touch Window 10 Pro: - Intended for business professionals. - Offers all Home edition features, plus: - BitLocker device encryption - Windows Information Protection (WIP) - Mobile device management - Windows update for business - Microsoft Store for Business - Support for Active Directory and Azure Active Directory - Group Policy - Assigned Access - Dynamic provisioning - Enterprise State Roaming with Azure - Hyper-V Window 10 Pro for Workstations: - Intended for business professionals whose work requires high-end hardware for intense computing, with fast data processing and large storage capacity. Examples include CAD engineers, graphic designers, medical scientists, and media producers. - Offers all Pro edition features, plus: - Resilient file system (ReFS) - Fault-tolerant storage - Auto-correcting - Cloud-based - Persistent memory - Non-volatile memory modules (NVDIMM-N) - Fast reading and writing of files - Data saved in memory, even when powered down - SMB Direct - Capacity to use Intel Xeon or AMD Opteron - Capacity of up to 4 CPUs - Capacity of up to 6 TB of memory Window 10 Enterprise: - Intended for large organizations that have IT professionals managing the systems. - Requires a volume licensing agreement. - Offers all the features of the Pro edition, plus the following features: - Credential Guard - Application Guard - Application Control - Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) - Device Guard - Direct Access - User Experience Control - Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) - Microsoft User Environment Virtualization (UE-V) Windows 10 Minimum Hardware Requirements: 1 GHz processor with support for PAE, NX, and SSE2 1 GB RAM (2 GB for a 64-bit system) 16 GB free disk space (20 GB for a 64-bit system) DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM driver DVD-ROM drive (if installed from a DVD) Microsoft will support Windows 10 until October 14, 2025. Windows 11 Home: - Intended for home use. - Offers Windows 11 most basic features. - Includes fundamental features such as: - Snap layouts - Desktops---for grouping and easily changing desktop groups - Microsoft Teams---for communicating with others through chats and video conferencing - Widgets---accessible from taskbar and customizable - Enhanced gaming features - Microsoft Edge - Microsoft Store - Touch, Pen, and Voice features - Includes security features such as: - Device encryption - Find my device - Firewall and network protection - Internet protection - Secure Boot - Windows Security - Windows Hello - Parental controls Windows 11 Pro: - Intended for business professionals. - Offers all Home edition features plus: - BitLocker device encryption - Windows Information Protection (WIP) - Assigned Access - Dynamic Provisioning - Windows Update for Business - Support for Active Directory and Azure Active Directory - Mobile device management - Group Policy - Microsoft Store for Business - Enterprise State Roaming with Azure - Kiosk mode setup - Hyper-V Windows 11 Pro for Workstations: - Intended for business professionals whose work requires high-end hardware for intense computing, with fast data processing and large storage capacity. Examples include CAD engineers, graphic designers, medical scientists, and media producers. - Offers all Pro edition features plus: - Resilient file system (ReFS) - Fault-tolerant storage - Auto-correcting - Cloud-based - Persistent memory - Non-volatile memory modules (NVDIMM-N) - Fast reading and writing of files - Data saved in memory even when powered down - SMB Direct - Capacity to use Intel Xeon or AMD Opteron - Capacity of up to 4 CPUs - Capacity of up to 6 TB of memory Windows 11 Enterprise: - Intended for large organizations that have IT professionals managing the systems. - Requires a licensing agreement. - Is part of Microsoft 365 Enterprise. - Offers all Pro edition features plus: - Credential Guard - Application Guard - Application Control - Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) - Device Guard - Direct Access - User Experience Control - Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) - Microsoft User Environment Virtualization (UE-V) - Offers options within the Enterprise editions including: - Windows Enterprise E3 - Intended for mid-size to large organizations. - Includes all Windows 11 Pro features, plus: - OS deployment and update control options - Device and application management features - Serverless print management and Universal Print - Added security protections - Windows Enterprise E5 - Intended for organizations that want to use cloud-delivered endpoint security. - Includes all Enterprise E3 features plus Microsoft Defender for Endpoint - Windows Enterprise E3 in Microsoft 365 F3 - Intended for mid-size to large organizations with frontline workers. - Includes all Enterprise E3 features. Windows 10 features that are not available in Windows 11 include: - People - contacts can no longer be pinned to the taskbar - Skype - no longer standard with Windows OS - Timeline - no longer able to resume activities and files from a previous session - Cortana - no longer enabled by default, but can be enabled if desired - Internet Explorer - removed; Windows 11 uses Microsoft Edge - S mode - now available only in the Home edition - Tablet mode - removed - Wallet - removed Windows 11 minimum hardware requirements: - 1 GHz or faster processor with at least two cores on a compatible 64-bit processor or SoC - 4 GB RAM - 64 GB storage - UEFI, Secure Boot capable firmware - Trusted Platform Module 2.0 - DirectX 12 or later with WDDM 2.0 driver graphic card - 720p, 8-bit per color channel, 9-inch diagonal or greater display **Windows Upgrades Advantages and Disadvantages** In most cases, Microsoft recommends doing an in-place upgrade. With an in-place upgrade, you are upgrading to a new operating system. But in the process, you maintain your user profiles, data files, and installed applications that are compatible with the new operating system. Upgrading from an older version of Windows to newer version of Windows can be advantageous because existing user profiles, data files, and installed applications can be preserved. The downside is that any problems, incompatibilities, or misconfigurations are also preserved during the upgrade process. If you are concerned that an existing system may have issues, you have another option. Rather than upgrade, you can back up the user data, perform a clean install of the newer version of Windows, and then restore the user data. In this case, Microsoft recommends using Microsoft's User State Migration Tool (USMT). In-place upgrades can be completed using a variety of methods. These could be methods like manually running the upgrade from the installation media or using Microsoft\'s own tools. Microsoft recommends the following tools if you choose the latter route: - Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT). - Windows Deployment Services (WDS). - Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (Windows ADK). In-place upgrades can only be performed if certain Windows operating systems are already installed. Keep the following details in mind when using a previous version of Windows to upgrade: - You can purchase an upgraded version of Windows if you are currently running Windows. The upgrade installer can also be used for a clean installation. This is regardless of the current operating system you are using. - Some older versions cannot be upgraded directly to the newest version through an in-place upgrade. In these situations, you have the option to do a clean install of the newest version or you can upgrade to a newer version and from there do an in-place upgrade to the newest version. This type upgrades one edition of Windows to another edition of Windows. The general rule is that any edition of the newest version of Windows can be upgraded to another Windows edition of that same version (for example, from Windows Home to Windows Pro). However, only Windows Pro can be upgraded to Windows Enterprise. Windows Home cannot be upgraded to Windows Enterprise. **In-Place Upgrade Preparation** Before beginning your in-place upgrade, consider the following: - First, check your system for compatibility with the Windows version you want to upgrade to. - Install all the latest updates on your existing Windows system. - Back up your system\'s data. - Create a system image (optional). This lets you restore the computer to its original state if needed. - Gather your application installation disks and licenses. - Purchase the Windows installation media and product key. Manual upgrade - Boot to Windows. - Access the Windows installation media. (This is usually contained on a DVD or ISO file.) - Run the Setup.exe command. This starts the Windows setup wizard. - Follow the wizard to complete the upgrade. When using the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT), complete the following: On a management system: - Download and install the following: - Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) - Windows Deployment Services (WDS) - Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (Windows ADK) - Under the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit, run the Deployment Workbench. - Using Deployment Workbench, complete the following: - Create a deployment share - Import the desired Windows operating system files - Create a task sequence using the Standard Client Upgrade Task Sequence template On the target system: - Boot to Windows. - Run the **LiteTouch.vbs** script located in the deployment share's Scripts folder.\ Example: **\\\\\[UpgServer1\]\\\[DeploymentShare\]\\Scripts\\LiteTouch.vbs**\ (Note: **UpgServer1** is the name of the computer where MDT was installed. **DeploymentShare** is the name given to the deployment share when it was created.) - Use the Windows deployment wizard to complete the upgrade. Edition upgrade - Open the Settings app. - Access System - Select Activation. - Under Upgrade your edition of Windows select Change product key. - Enter the 25-digit product key for the version of Windows to which you want to upgrade. Windows can be downgraded if: - It was upgraded within 10 days. - You are downgrading specific editions of the same Windows version.