Microsoft Windows

aliases:

• Windows

An operating system. Arguably the most known one. The GOAT, greatest of all time.

Microsoft offers different versions of Windows for different uses.

Home Edition

Intended for use on a home computer. Offers basic features and functionality, such as:

• web browsing
• word processing
• battery efficiency functions
• mobile functionality (connect the PC to a mobile device)
  • messaging
  • calendar
  • browser
• security features
  • Secure Boot
• safety features
  • Device Encryption
  • Firewall & Network Antivirus
  • Windows Hello

Pro Edition

Everything in Home edition, plus:

• Group-Policy-Management
• Active-Directory
• Windows-Remote-Desktop
• BitLocker
• Hyper-V

Pro for Workstations

Designed only for use with high-end hardware.

• doubles CPU capacity of Pro edition from 2 to 4
• natively supports 6 TB of RAM
• support for ReFS (Resilient File System)
  • Fault-tolerant storage
  • Auto-correcting
  • Cloud-based

Enterprise Edition

Everything in Pro edition, plus more features for managing environments with multiple workstations along with more security protection.

Windows 11 Enterprise Versions

• Enterprise E3
• Enterprise E5
• Enterprise E3

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 installing from a DVD)

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 10 Exclusive Features

• 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 Home edition
• Tablet mode—removed
• Wallet—removed

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