Windows 10, the newest version of the Windows operating system, is available in a total of seven editions: Home, Pro, Enterprise, Mobile (no longer supported), Education, Mobile Enterprise (not supported), and IoT Core. Out of these seven editions, only Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Education, and Windows 10 Enterprise are desktop editions.
Since Windows 10 Enterprise edition is exclusive to business and Education edition is meant for schools and students, we, home users need to choose an edition between Home and Pro.
Now, if you want to know the difference between Windows 10 Home and Pro editions or if you want to know what all features you’ll get when you upgrade from Home to Pro edition, go through the following chart released by Microsoft.
Difference between Windows 10 Home and Pro editions
As you can see, although Home edition is the most basic edition of Windows 10, most of the newly introduced features are available in the Home edition. The only features missing from Home edition when compared to the Pro edition are Domain join, Group Policy, BitLocker, Remote Desktop, Assigned Access, Enterprise Mode Internet Explorer, Business Store, Enterprise data protection, Windows Update for Business, and Current Branch for Business.
Features
Home
Pro
Yes
Yes
Cortana
Windows Hello
Multi-doing
Continnum
Microsoft Edge
Security
No
Windows as a service
Management and deployment
Existing fundamentals
If you are a home user, the Home edition is perfect for you as features like Domain join, Windows Update for Business, and Current Branch for Business are not essential for home users. That said, it would have been nice to have BitLocker, Remote Desktop, and Group Policy features in Home edition.
Surprisingly, some of the advanced features like Windows To Go Creator, AppLocker, Credential Guard, and Device Guard are not exclusive to the Enterprise edition as these features are present in the Education edition as well.
