About Windows 10 Professional

Windows 10 pro includes all the features of windows 10 home plus business functionality for encryption remote log in creating virtual machines and more.

About windows 10 professional.

If you are installing windows 10 on a pc running windows xp or windows vista or if you need to create installation media to install windows 10 on a different pc see using the tool to create installation media usb flash drive dvd or iso file to install windows 10 on a different pc section below. Review title of general hodges windows 10 pro crashed. The ability to join a domain or azure active directory. Upgrade from windows 10 home to pro via a license key digital license.

Windows 10 release information. To upgrade from windows 10 home to windows 10 pro and activate your device you ll need a valid product key or a digital license for windows 10 pro. How to use this download. But if you have a product key for windows 10 pro windows 7 professional or ultimate or windows 8 8 1 pro you can click the change product key button and enter that 25 character key here.

If you re running windows 10 home select get windows 10 pro to upgrade your device. If you do have a copy of windows 10 pro or maybe you found a retail copy of the upgrade for less than microsoft charges you ll have a product key alternately called a license key that enables windows 10 pro. Download the self extracting archive and run it. If you re a home user windows 10 home will take care of your computing needs.

If you need complex features such as a network domain or the ability to manage group policies on several computers such as a small office windows 10. They will be serviced with monthly quality updates for 18 or 30 months from the date of the release depending on the lifecycle policy. 10 gbe adapters those that support windows 10 are only supported by 64 bit drivers. For more info about how to keep your pc updated see windows update.

I have been quite happy with windows 10 pro after receiving the free upgrade from windows 8 1 pro last year on a relatively new dell laptop. Before upgrading to windows 10 pro make sure your device is up to date and running the most recent version of windows 10 home. Experience faster start ups a familiar yet expanded start menu and great new ways to get stuff done. Knowing your needs for an operating system helps in your decision between windows 10 home versus windows 10 pro.

Windows 10 pro offers more advanced security and business networking features including. Feature updates for windows 10 are released twice a year around march and september via the semi annual channel. However on my last windows 10 0 pro update the system crashed and took with it the restore points.