|
Fundamentals |
|
Feature |
Starter |
Home
BN |
Home B |
Home P |
Small
Bus |
Bus
N |
Bus |
Ent |
Ult |
|
SafeDocs backup and restore |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Backup (scheduled) |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Backup (network-based) |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Shadow copy client |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Encrypted File System (EFS) |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Supports migration from XP |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Productivity |
|
Feature |
Str |
Home
BN |
Home B |
Home P |
Small
Bus |
Bus
N |
Bus |
Ent |
Ult |
|
Desktop Window Manager (DWM) |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Aero glass, animations, visual effects |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Productivity features (rolodex, tab
previews,
task bar previews) |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Unlimited screen resolution support |
1024x768 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Fast User Switching (FUS) |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Communications |
|
Feature |
Str |
Home
BN |
Home B |
Home P |
Small
Bus |
Bus
N |
Bus |
Ent |
Ult |
|
RDP/Remote Desktop |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
P2P Meeting Place (ad-hoc meetings, people
discovery, presentation broadcast) |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Windows Web Server (optional) |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Windows Fax client |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes
(opt) |
Yes
(opt) |
Yes (opt) |
Yes (opt) |
|
Digital Media & Entertainment |
|
Feature |
Str |
Home
BN |
Home B |
Home P |
Small
Bus |
Bus
N |
Bus |
Ent |
Ult |
|
DVD Video Authoring |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
|
Direct Media Mode |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Media Centre (including Extender and games) |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
|
Number of remote Media Centre sessions supported |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
5 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
5 |
|
Movie Maker HD Publishing |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
|
Advanced Photography features |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes (opt) |
Yes (opt) |
Yes (opt) |
Yes (opt) |
Yes (opt) |
|
Premium Games (3D Chess, Solitaire) |
No |
No |
No |
Yes (Opt) |
Yes (Opt) |
Yes (Opt) |
Yes (Opt) |
Yes (Opt) |
Yes (Opt) |
|
Windows Media Player 11 and related components |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Networking |
|
Feature |
Str |
Home
BN |
Home B |
Home P |
Small
Bus |
Bus
N |
Bus |
Ent |
Ult |
|
Number of supported network connections |
0 |
5 |
5 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
|
Domain join support |
No |
No |
No |
Quattro
only |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
1:1 Network projection |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
SNMP support |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes (Opt) |
Yes (Opt) |
Yes (Opt) |
Yes (Opt) |
Yes (Opt) |
|
Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes
(Opt) |
Yes
(opt) |
Yes |
Yes (Opt) |
Yes |
|
Mobility |
|
Feature |
Str |
Home
BN |
Home B |
Home P |
Small
Bus |
Bus
N |
Bus |
Ent |
Ult |
|
PC-to-PC Sync |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Mobility Centre |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Tablet PC functionality |
No |
No |
No |
Yes (Opt) |
Yes (Opt) |
Yes (Opt) |
Yes (Opt) |
Yes (Opt) |
Yes (Opt) |
|
Auxiliary Display support |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Offline folders with client-side caching |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
PC management |
|
Feature |
Str |
Home
BN |
Home B |
Home P |
Small
Bus |
Bus
N |
Bus |
Ent |
Ult |
|
Subsystem for UNIX-based Applications (SUA) |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes (Opt) |
Yes (Opt) |
|
Secure Startup (Cornerstone) |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes (Opt) |
|
Single Session Virtual PC |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes (Opt) |
Yes (Opt) |
|
Multi-Language User Interface (MUI) |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes (Opt) |
|
Licensing |
|
Feature |
Str |
Home
BN |
Home B |
Home P |
Small
Bus |
Bus
N |
Bus |
Ent |
Ult |
|
Windows Activation Services |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |