Windows 11 Home vs Windows 11 Pro: here are the major differences - XDA Developers

As you may know, every major version of Windows comes in a few different editions.

If you’re looking for a comparison of Windows 11 Home vs Windows 11 Pro, we’ve rounded up all the major differences here.

Windows 11 Home has a restriction that might be annoying for some — you need to set it up with an internet connection and a Microsoft account.

Another difference that will be noticeable for business users is that Windows 11 Home PCs can’t be joined to Active Directory.

Those are all professional tools, so they don’t make sense for most Windows 11 Home users.

The next major difference between Home and Pro editions of Windows 11 is support for virtualization features in Windows.

Windows 11 Home doesn’t support Hyper-V or Windows Sandbox.

Meanwhile, Windows 11 Pro supports all of these features.

As business users often deal with especially sensitive information, there are also some extra security features in Windows 11 Pro.

Similarly, Windows 11 Home only supports up to 64 CPU cores, while Windows 11 Pro can have up to 128.

Of course, the bulk of the differences between Home and Pro editions of Windows 11 are for businesses.

There’s also Windows Update for Business, which lets companies control how updates are rolled out to their users to avoid unexpected issues.

These are the core differences in Windows 11 Home vs Pro editions.

As we’ve mentioned, most of them revolve around features meant for business users.

Here’s a summary of all the feature differences between Windows 11 Home and Pro:

If you have a PC with Windows 11 Home and you need Pro though, you can always upgrade

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