Features / Availability

Starter

Home Basic

Home Premium

Professional

Enterprise

Ultimate

Maximum physical memory (64-bit mode) [28][29]

2 GB

8 GB

16 GB

192 GB

192 GB

192 GB

32-bit and 64-bit versions

32-bit only

Both

Both

Both

Both

Both

Maximum physical CPUs supported[citation needed]

1

1

1

2

2

2

Backup and Restore Center[30]

Cannot back up to network

Cannot back up to network

Cannot back up to network

Yes

Yes

Yes

Remote Desktop (Client and Host)

Client only

Client only

Client only

Yes

Yes

Yes

Home Group (create and join)

Join only

Join only

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Multiple monitors

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Fast user switching

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Desktop Wallpaper Changeable

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Desktop Window Manager

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Windows Mobility Center

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Windows Aero

No

Partial

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Multi-Touch

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Premium Games Included

No

No

Yes

Disabled by default

Disabled by default

Yes

Windows Media Center

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Windows Media Player Remote Media Experience[31]

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Encrypting File System

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Location Aware Printing

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Presentation Mode

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Windows Server domain joining

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Windows XP Mode[32]

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Software Restriction Policies

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Aero glass remoting[33][34]

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Windows Media Player multimedia redirection[34]

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Audio recording over Terminal Services[34]

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Multi-display Terminal Services[34]

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Federated Search[35]

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

AppLocker

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

BitLocker Drive Encryption

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

BranchCache Distributed Cache

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

DirectAccess

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Subsystem for Unix-based Applications

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Multilingual User Interface Pack

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Virtual Hard Disk Booting

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

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