W10 Pro vs Home; worth it? - Xpost
 

Gah! Forgot to X-Post it!

On Fri, 24 Jun 2016 14:01:34 +0000, David wrote:

I have a W7 Home Premium system which I am looking to upgrade before the
deadline.

I also have a spare W7 Pro COA.

Is it worth trying to get a W7 Pro system up and running to get the W10
Pro digital entitlement, or is W7 Home fine for everyday use?

Apart from the lack of Bitlocker is there anything worth having?

No virtualisation, but VMWare.

No Remote Desktop but TightVNC.

You can control the Windows Update cycle on Pro (allegedly) which may be
a bonus.


It has been alleged that if you have Windows Media Centre installed in
W7 Pro then it gets carried over. Can't find a reference and older
reports say that you don't get the codecs for TV recording anyway. You
do get a free CD/DVD player.

So is it worth the effort for a home user not running a Domain
Controller?

Cheers

Dave R
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Windows 8.1 on PCSpecialist box

W10 Pro vs Home; worth it? - Xpost
 

On 24/06/16 15:26, David wrote:
Gah! Forgot to X-Post it!

On Fri, 24 Jun 2016 14:01:34 +0000, David wrote:

I have a W7 Home Premium system which I am looking to upgrade before the
deadline.

I also have a spare W7 Pro COA.

Is it worth trying to get a W7 Pro system up and running to get the W10
Pro digital entitlement, or is W7 Home fine for everyday use?

Apart from the lack of Bitlocker is there anything worth having?

No virtualisation, but VMWare.

No Remote Desktop but TightVNC.

You can control the Windows Update cycle on Pro (allegedly) which may be
a bonus.


It has been alleged that if you have Windows Media Centre installed in
W7 Pro then it gets carried over. Can't find a reference and older
reports say that you don't get the codecs for TV recording anyway. You
do get a free CD/DVD player.

So is it worth the effort for a home user not running a Domain
Controller?

It says 'professional' on it so it must be good ...

Only joking.

OTOH If ye are into OS tinkering as a pastime, It's interesting taking a
dip into running a windows domain. Sure, you will need a copy of a
server OS and an always on PC (I use an Intel NUC), but then ye can then
mess with group policy, updates and service applications to your hearts
content. It doesn't stop with just the Windows 10 desktop.

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Adrian C