Windows 10 Home vs Pro – What’s the difference

However, we may have a doubt when choosing the version of the system that best suits our needs. Although the latest version of the operating system is available in different versions, the truth is that the Home edition (of Windows 10) and the Pro are the most used in a particular way, but how are they different?

At first, many users may think that one version does not matter to another, but the truth is that later, with the day to day, each one may have certain needs and realize that the chosen version is not the appropriate one. Both editions have all the basic functions of the Microsoft operating system but there are some differences between the two, especially at the level of administration and security functions.

Features of Windows 10 Home and Pro

▸Windows 10 Home

Windows 10 Home is the most basic and economical version if we have to buy a license. As we are going to show below, it is a version that has all the basic characteristics of the system, the only thing we must bear in mind is that it offers some limitations when buying OEM or Retail licenses and that the maximum RAM memory is 4G in 32 bits and 128 GB in 64 bits.

▸Windows10 Pro

Most of the differences between Windows 10 Home and Pro are in the administrative and implementation scope, which, as the name suggests, this version is more focused on companies, so it adds a series of specific functions that the Home version does not include in this functions Windows 10 Pro includes remote desktop functions, shared computer settings or assigned access to better work in a group.

▸Security

As for computer security, we also see that the differences between the two versions are minimal. The Windows Hello biometric system is present in both versions, as well as the possibility of encrypting the computer, the secure boot or the native Windows Defender “antivirus”. We can say that in general terms spending more or less money on your Windows license does not directly affect its security.

The exception is BitLocker and Windows Information Protection, BitLocker is a system that encrypts your entire hard drive so that a hacker cannot steal your data even if they have physical access to it. Or at least to make it a little more difficult for him to get it.

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