Comparison of Windows 10 Editions[15][16]

PCs Mobile devices Appliances

Features Mobile
Home Pro Enterprise Education Mobile IoT Core
Enterprise
Architecture IA-32,x86-64 32-bitARMv8,ARMv7 IA-32,ARMv7
OEM, OEM,
Availability Retail Retail, Volume licensing Volume licensing OEM Volume licensing OEM
Volume licensing
N Edition Available Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No
4GBon IA-32 4GBon IA-32
Maximum physical memory (RAM) ? ? ?
128GBon x86-64 2048GBon x86-64
Continuum Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ?

Cortana[a] Yes Yes Yes, except LTSB No Yes Yes ?

Hardware device encryption Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ?

Microsoft Edge[17] Yes Yes Yes, except LTSB Yes Yes Yes ?

Microsoft account Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ?

Mobile device management Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ?

Side-loading of line of business apps Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Virtual desktops Yes Yes Yes Yes Task View only Task View only ?

Windows Hello[b] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ?

Windows Spotlight Yes Yes Yes Yes ? ? ?

Assigned Access 8.1 No Yes Yes Yes N/A N/A N/A

BitLocker No Yes Yes Yes No No ?

Business Store No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ?

Current Branch for Business (CBB) No Yes Yes Yes No Yes ?

Joining adomainandGroup Policymanagement No Yes Yes Yes No No No

Enterprise data protection[c] No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ?

Enterprise Mode Internet Explorer (EMIE) No Yes Yes Yes N/A N/A N/A

Hyper-V No 64-bitSKUs only 64-bitSKUs only 64-bitSKUs only No No No

Windows Subsystem for Linux 64-bitSKUs only 64-bitSKUs only 64-bitSKUs only 64-bitSKUs only No No No
Joining aMicrosoft AzureActive Directory No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ?

Private catalog No Yes Yes Yes ? ? ?

Windows Update for Business No Yes Yes Yes No Yes ?

Remote Desktop Client only Client and host Client and host Client and host Client only Client only Client only
Remote App Client only Client only Client and host Client and host Client only Client only Client only
AppLocker No No Yes Yes No No No
BranchCache No No Yes Yes No No No
Credential Guard[c](Pass the hashmitigations) No No Yes Yes No No No
Device Guard[c] No No Yes Yes No No No
DirectAccess No No Yes Yes No No No
Start screen control with Group Policy No No Yes Yes No No No
User experiencecontrol and lockdown No No Yes Yes No No No
Windows To Go No No Yes Yes No No No
Long Term Servicing Branch (LTSB)[d] No No Yes No No No No
In-place upgrade to Enterprise edition No Yes N/A No N/A N/A N/A

In-place upgrade to Education edition Yes Yes No N/A N/A N/A N/A

Mobile
Home Pro Enterprise Education Mobile IoT Core
Features Enterprise
PC Mobile device Appliances