[2004, 20h1] Win 10 Versions

[dmartin1018]

Does anybody actually bother with the Education version of Win 10. I can't find any differences and I've always stuck with Enterprise. Is it just a marketing thing or are there subtle differences that I've missed?

[DGardiner]

Does anybody actually bother with the Education version of Win 10. I can't find any differences and I've always stuck with Enterprise. Is it just a marketing thing or are there subtle differences that I've missed?

 

i think EDU can be activated with MAK keys, ent cant

[Michael]

I deploy LTSB16 & LTSC19, both can be activated with MAKs.

[timbo343]

LTSB and LTSC on domain devices with a KMS. On devices that go off site keep with the installed OS or Windows Ent with a MAK key. Edited June 16, 2020 by timbo343

[mavhc]

Seems like the only difference is the adverts are turned off by default, why you still get adverts in Enterprise is another question.

 

"Customers who deploy Windows 10 Enterprise are able to configure the product to have similar feature settings to Windows 10 Education using policies. More detailed information on these policies and the configuration steps required is available in Manage Windows 10 and Microsoft Store tips, tricks, and suggestions. We recommend that K-12 customers using commercial Windows 10 Enterprise read the document and apply desired settings for your environment."

 

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/configuration/manage-tips-and-suggestions

 

You can turn them off with a regedit anyway, so I just stick to Pro and get it for free.

[DGardiner]

LTSB and LTSC on domain devices with a KMS. On devices that go off site keep with the installed OS or Windows Ent with a MAK key.

 

Really? none of my schools VLSC have MAK keys associated with ent only KMS

 

ive started using pro workstation anyway, seems to have all the crap removed except xbox but i can deal with that

[jthompson]

We're using EDU here but not for any particular reason other than 'may as well'. I prefer to not swim against the Microsoft tide. I seem to remember someone on here mentioning that there could be some UWP/Store features down the line that might require EDU. Maybe some extra APIs or something: I didn't want to get snookered with some education app not able to work because we picked Enterprise during deployment. In truth I'm not aware of any functional difference.

 

In terms of Pro vs EDU/Ent I avoided Pro for Win 10 simply because in Win7 days I mistakenly deployed it to a load of staff laptops before realising that BitLocker wasn't available.

[mavhc]

Win 10 Pro has bitlocker, so that's fine

[Norphy]

Enterprise comes with various features that Pro doesn't that you might want to use in an Enterprise environment such as:

 

Advanced Threat Protection (ATP)

U-EV

App-V

Virtual Desktop Usage Rights

Windows Defender Application Guard and Application Control

 

You're able to manage store access and the consumer experiences on the Enterprise/Edu versions, which you can't do with Pro. The Enterprise/Edu versions also get 30 months of support on the September releases, while Pro doesn't

 

My organisation is using several of those features, so Enterprise or Edu is the way to go for us.

[dmartin1018]

We're using EDU here but not for any particular reason other than 'may as well'. I prefer to not swim against the Microsoft tide. I seem to remember someone on here mentioning that there could be some UWP/Store features down the line that might require EDU. Maybe some extra APIs or something: I didn't want to get snookered with some education app not able to work because we picked Enterprise during deployment. In truth I'm not aware of any functional difference.

 

In terms of Pro vs EDU/Ent I avoided Pro for Win 10 simply because in Win7 days I mistakenly deployed it to a load of staff laptops before realising that BitLocker wasn't available.

Yeah that's why I avoided pro too

[dmartin1018]

Win 10 Pro has bitlocker, so that's fine

Need to see what pro has that enterprise doesn't. We have OVS and are eligible for enterprise so I've never even given pro a 2nd thought but with someone saying pro workstation has all the crap removed, my ears have pricked up. I've got NTlite so it's not the end of the world either way

[psydii]

I think if you have M365 your devices activate and uplift to the Education SKU automatically. (assuming you've got a an oem windows 10 licence on the machine/firmware).

Here are the published differences:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/education/windows/windows-editions-for-education-customers

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/education/windows/configure-windows-for-education

 

We moved from deploying Enterprise to Education around 1603.

[mavhc]

Your environment needs the following software to run Microsoft Defender Application Guard.

 

TABLE 2

Software Description

Operating system Windows 10 Enterprise edition, version 1709 or higher

Windows 10 Professional edition, version 1803 or higher

[Michael]

Not all GPOs apply to Pro, only Ent or Edu versions.

[Disease]

We use Edu version here, no reason just thought why not.

[gmonks]

We use Education here too. At the time seemed the best option and still is for us.