Re: W10 Pro vs Home; worth it? - Xpost

Jun 24, 2016 1 Replies


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


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> I also have a spare W7 Pro COA.
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> 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.
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> You can control the Windows Update cycle on Pro (allegedly) which may be > a bonus. >
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> 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

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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