Windows 10 Home vs. Home Advanced

esuhl

I'm looking at custom-built PCs on the Novatech website, and you can choose from a few different versions of Windows 10. I don't need any of the features in the "Pro" version, but I've no idea of the differences between the "Home" and "Home Advanced" versions.


I've googled and searched Microsoft's site, and apparently the Home Advanced version is optimised to work on high-end hardware, but nothing more.



What counts as "high end", and what actual differences are there in the Advanced version? Why would budget hardware not benefit from optimised code? Why not just release an update so the normal Home version is optimised for all hardware?!


Does anyone know anything about this?!


Cheers

Neil_Jones

Windows 10 is only available in Home, Pro, Enterprise, Mobile, Mobile Enterprise, Education and IoT Core, only two of which you will probably be able to buy anyway as a domestic user.

There is no such thing as "Windows 10 Home Advanced" to my mind anyway.
Where on the Novatech website does it say this?

*edit*
In fact I just found this:
https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-looks-ready-to-add-another-windows-10-edition-home-ultra-to-its-list/

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There is not a great deal off difference between Pro and home - think the rest are a a variety of these two

However some utilities give their software for free on home versions, but want payments for enterprise version

The big difference is that home cannot join a domain, and user policies. workstation only lack hyper-v bitlocker, but alternates can all be found.

the difference is here. I do have a pro licence for 7, but use the home version of 10 as I do not need the extra features
https://www.techadvisor.co.uk/feature/windows/windows-10-home-vs-windows-10-pro-vs-windows-10-s-3618710/

Save your self some cash and buy the license from ebay where home and pro are probably the same price... less then £3 last time I looked

esuhl

that wrote: »

There is not a great deal off difference between Pro and home - think the rest are a a variety of these two

Thanks, but I'm asking about the differences between Home versions. I don't need any of the Pro features.

Neil_Jones wrote: »

There is no such thing as "Windows 10 Home Advanced" to my mind anyway.
Where on the Novatech website does it say this?

Customise one of their stock PCs, click the relevant button to select the OS, and you see this (screenshot):

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ryj0fbccmh82etq/Win10HomeAdvance.jpg?dl=0

EveryWhere

I recommend Pro simply for the ease of which a novice can defer updates without having to go into the registry.
Everything else is just something in between.
Windows 10 S sold with many new laptops for instance, locks everything down by only allowing you to use EDGE as a Browser and install from their Store. But it allows you to defer updates.
Ostensibly to stop novices from making their devices less secure.