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by bytefactory 988 days ago
I'm on Windows 11 Home and Windows 11 Pro for $39 on stacksocial is tempting. Other than Bitlocker and the ability to create local accounts, does Pro have anything particularly noteworthy that would justify the purchase?
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waych 988 days ago
Remote desktop, hyperv, windows sandbox, windows containers.

The local account bypass also now works on Home edition.

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bytefactory 988 days ago
> Remote desktop, hyperv, windows sandbox, windows containers

None of this is particularly enticing to me personally, I think I'll be scratching my virtualization itch with linux on my home media server. Sandbox might be interesting for security.

> The local account bypass also now works on Home edition. Oh, that's perfect then! I'm going to be doing a clean reinstall soon. The PC is starting to seem a little sluggish since I just went the Windows 10 upgrade route for Windows 11.

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MichaelMug 988 days ago
Remote desktop was also another key factor in getting Pro. I've tried a few other remote desktop solutions and RDP is super solid in my experience.
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