Windows 11 Home comes with all the features and creature comforts you can expect from Windows 11, including Windows Hello, Secure Boot, Windows Security, parental controls, device encryption
Summary of feature differences
If you want to see the major feature differences at a glance, here’s a quick rundown:
| Feature | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Set up with a local account | No | Yes |
| Join Active Directory/Azure AD | No | Yes |
| Hyper-V | No | Yes |
| Windows Sandbox | No | Yes |
| Microsoft Remote Desktop | Client only | Yes |
| Windows Hello | Yes | Yes |
| Device encryption | Yes | Yes |
| Firewall and network protection | Yes | Yes |
| Internet protection | Yes | Yes |
| Parental controls/protection | Yes | Yes |
| Secure Boot | Yes | Yes |
| Windows Defender Antivirus | Yes | Yes |
| BitLocker device encryption | No | Yes |
| Windows Information Protection | No | Yes |
| Mobile device management (MDM) | No | Yes |
| Group Policy | No | Yes |
| Enterprise State Roaming with Azure | No | Yes |
| Assigned Access | No | Yes |
| Dynamic Provisioning | No | Yes |
| Windows Update for Business | No | Yes |
| Kiosk mode | No | Yes |
| Maximum RAM | 128GB | 2TB |
| Maximum no. of CPUs | 1 | 2 |
| Maximum no. of CPU cores | 64 | 128 |
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