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Productivity & user experience

Familiar and productive user experience.

Pro

Enterprise E3

Enterprise E5

Windows Ink1
Start Menu and Live Tiles
Tablet Mode
Continuum for Phones2
Voice, pen, touch, and gesture3
Cortana4
Microsoft Edge
Paint 3D

Management & deployment

Enhanced management features to empower device and app management and deployment.

Pro

Enterprise E3

Enterprise E5

Mobile Device Management (MDM)5
Azure Active Directory Join6
Domain Join
Mobile Application Management (MAM)
Shared PC mode
Windows Store for Business7
Managed User Experience
Windows Hello Management8
Kiosk Mode9
Manage Windows Store7 Access
Manage Consumer Experiences
Cortana4 Management
Microsoft Dynamic Management10
AppLocker
Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V)11
Microsoft User Environment Virtualization (UE-V)

Security & identity

Delivers critical security capabilities you need to help secure your devices and infrastructure from modern threats.

Pro

Enterprise E3

Enterprise E5

Conditional Access
Windows Hello12
Bitlocker13 and BitLocker to Go
Windows Information Protection14
Direct Access
Device Guard
Credential Guard15
Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection

Analytics & servicing support

Helping reduce deployment and support costs of Windows 10 devices in your environment.

Pro

Enterprise E3

Enterprise E5

Windows Analytics
Windows Update for Business

Windows fundamentals

Core features included in Windows.

Pro

Enterprise E3

Enterprise E5

Remote Desktop
Windows to Go
BranchCache
Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack

1 Touch capable tablet or PC required.

2 Limited to Continuum-capable phones. External monitor must support HDMI input. App experience varies. Feature may require Continuum-compatible accessories, all sold separately.

3 Hardware dependent; pen accessory may be sold separately.

4 Cortana available in select markets; experience may vary by region and device.

5 Not all MDM capabilities are available in the Home SKU. MDM requires an MDM product such as Microsoft Intune or other 3rd-party solutions (sold separately).

6 Separate subscription for Azure Active Directory required.

7 Available in select markets. Functionality and apps may vary by market and device.

8 To use Windows Hello with biometrics specialized hardware, including fingerprint reader, illuminated IR sensor, or other biometric sensors is required. Hardware based protection of the Windows Hello credential/keys requires TPM 1.2 or greater; if no TPM exists or is configured.

9 Kiosk mode in Windows 10 Pro allows for a single Universal Windows Platform app configured locally.

10 Dynamic Management available only through MDM. MDM requires an MDM product such as Microsoft Intune or other 3rd-party solutions (sold separately).

11 Requires either App-V Server (available at no additional cost as part of Windows 10 Assessment and Deployment Kit) or System Center Configuration Manager (sold separately).

12 To use Windows Hello with biometrics specialized hardware, including fingerprint reader, illuminated IR sensor, or other biometric sensors is required. Hardware based protection of the Windows Hello credential/keys requires TPM 1.2 or greater; if no TPM exists or is configured, credentials/keys protection will be software-based.

13 Requires TPM 1.2 or greater for TPM based key protection.

14 Windows Information Protection requires either Mobile Device Management (MDM) or System Center Configuration Manager to manage settings. Active Directory makes management easier, but is not required.

15 Requires UEFI 2.3.1 or greater with Trusted Boot; Virtualization Extensions such as Intel VT-x, AMD-V, and SLAT must be enabled; x64 version of Windows; IOMMU, such as Intel VT-d, AMD-Vi; BIOS Lockdown; TPM 2.0 recommended for device health attestation (will use software if TPM 2.0 not present).