Windows 10 Pro can act as a host for Remote Desktop Connections, allowing one machine to be accessed and used remotely by another. That’s not something I need in my kitchen while looking up recipes, but it’s important to talk to printers in an office, access files on corporate servers, or be given permission to access physical resources in a space Both are vital tools that allow a Windows 10 machine to work in a corporate environment where centralised management of machines, operating system configurations, and work in specified domains. The first is the use of Windows Domains and Group Policies. Three key features stand out for me in Pro, and help focus on what a Pro-powered Surface Laptop can do over the off-the-shelf Windows 10 Home edition.

That doesn’t mean completists should run out to get Pro just to have everything ‘just in case', but it means that if you are upgrading, you can be comfortable in the knowledge that nothing is going to be taken away. Pro is a superset of features compared to Home. Windows 10 Pro adds in many more tools that help the hardware better interact within a business setting.įirst up, if you have a feature in Windows 10 Home you like, it’s going to be there in Windows 10 Pro.

And that’s where running Windows 10 Pro is a hidden superpower of the Surface Laptop.įor the regular consumer looking for ’normal’ computing activities, Windows 10 Home will meet those requirements.

Yes, the Surface Laptop is pushed towards consumers, but the underlying hardware is just as attractive to roll-outs in Enterprise.

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