Seven Editions of Windows 10 on the Way

Microsoft has confirmed Windows 10 will be available in seven different editions to meet different user needs when it ships this fall.

The different editions include desktop and mobile versions for homes and businesses, plus a version for the education system.

“We designed Windows 10 to deliver a more personal computing experience across a range of devices. An experience optimized for each device type, but familiar to all,” Microsoft’s Tony Prophet said in a blog post. “Windows 10 will power an incredibly broad range of devices – everything from PCs, tablets, phones, Xbox One, Microsoft HoloLens and Surface Hub. It will also power the world around us, core to devices making up the Internet of Things, everything from elevators to ATMs to heart rate monitors to wearables.”

The editions are:

• Windows 10 Home— The “consumer-focused desktop edition” which will run on PCs, tablets and 2-in-1s. Windows 10 Home will include personal digital assistant Cortana, the new Microsoft Edge Web browser and Continuum tablet mode for touch-capable devices. It will also include the “Xbox gaming experience,” offering games and gamers “access to the Xbox Live gaming community, enabling the capture and share of gameplay and giving Xbox One owners the ability to play their Xbox One games from any Windows 10 PC in their home.”

• Windows 10 Mobile— This will run new universal Windows apps that are included in Windows 10 Home, as well as the new touch-optimized version of Office. It will also enable newer devices to make use of Continuum for phone, enabling people to use their phone like a PC when connected to a larger screen.

• Windows 10 Pro— This is a desktop edition for PCs, tablets and 2-in-1s. This offers all the features of Windows 10 Home, with extra features tailored to small businesses. Windows 10 Pro helps businesses to manage their devices and apps, protect sensitive data, support remote and mobile productivity scenarios and take advantage of cloud technologies. Windows 10 Pro users can also access Microsoft’s new Windows Update for Business program, which makes it easier for businesses to control how updates from Microsoft occur.

• Windows 10 Enterprise— This edition is built for medium- and large-sized businesses, providing “advanced capabilities” against modern security threats targeted at devices, identities, applications and sensitive company information. Windows 10 Enterprise also supports a broad range of options for operating system deployment and device and app management. “It will be available to our Volume Licensing customers, so they can take advantage of the latest innovation and security updates on an ongoing basis,” Prophet said. “At the same time, they will be able to choose the pace at which they adopt new technology, including the option to use the new Windows Update for Business.”

• Windows 10 Mobile Enterprise— This is the enterprise edition for business customers on Smartphones and small tablets. It is also available to Volume Licensing customers. “There will also be versions of Windows 10 Enterprise and Windows 10 Mobile Enterprise for industry devices like ATMs, retail point of sale, handheld terminals and industrial robotics,” Prophet said.

• Windows 10 IoT Core— This software is for small footprint, low-cost devices like gateways.

• Windows 10 Education— This software was designed specifically to meet the needs of schools administrators, teachers and students and will be available through academic Volume Licensing.

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Seven Editions of Windows 10 on the Way

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