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* Me again - is Pro version of Windows 11 wirth it for a home user?David
+* Re: Me again - is Pro version of Windows 11 wirth it for a home user?Andy Burns
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`* Re: Me again - is Pro version of Windows 11 wirth it for a home user?Abandoned Trolley
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From: wib...@btinternet.com (David)
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Subject: Me again - is Pro version of Windows 11 wirth it for a home user?
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 by: David - Wed, 17 Apr 2024 13:30 UTC

So far I've always had Pro versions of Windows (7, 8.1, 10).
I have a home network, but no Windows servers or Domains.

Do I need the Pro version or is the Home version fine?

Getting far too excited about new shiny.

Cheers

Dave R

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From: use...@andyburns.uk (Andy Burns)
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Subject: Re: Me again - is Pro version of Windows 11 wirth it for a home user?
Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2024 14:48:52 +0100
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 by: Andy Burns - Wed, 17 Apr 2024 13:48 UTC

David wrote:

> So far I've always had Pro versions of Windows (7, 8.1, 10).
> I have a home network, but no Windows servers or Domains.
>
> Do I need the Pro version or is the Home version fine?

Home is probably fine ...

Pro would give you bitlocker, but if you go with the Dell OEM
pre-install of Home, it may well come pre-bitlockered anyway, my Lenovo did.

Hyper-V isn't supposed to be useable on Home, well they let you use
enough of it to install WSL2, and it's pretty easy to find a batch file
that will install the full Hyper-V anyway,

Remote Desktop (not just the client) is about the only reason you might
have ... I have one Home and one Pro machine, never found the need to
upgrade the second one to Pro.

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 by: Abandoned Trolley - Wed, 17 Apr 2024 14:57 UTC

>
> Do I need the Pro version or is the Home version fine?

A sensible approach to this "problem" might be to tell us all what it is
that you actually want / need

also .. depending on your existing arrangements with MS you might be
able to get a legit copy of Win 11 Pro for next to nothing - or it might
be available as a low cost upgrade with a new Dell laptop.

Or ... just get an upgrade online for about £20

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 by: Abandoned Trolley - Wed, 17 Apr 2024 16:06 UTC

ly want / need
>
>
> also .. depending on your existing arrangements with MS you might be
> able to get a legit copy of Win 11 Pro for next to nothing - or it might
> be available as a low cost upgrade with a new Dell laptop.
>
> Or ... just get an upgrade online for about £20

Since my last message on here - barely an hour ago ..

I have ordered a Win 11 Pro key from a place called the "MS Office
Store" and received an activation key by email.

I have carried out the update and I am now running Win 11 Pro on this
machine - all for the princely sum of £22

If I can do it, then anybody can

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From: wib...@btinternet.com (David)
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Subject: Re: Me again - is Pro version of Windows 11 wirth it for a home
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 by: David - Wed, 17 Apr 2024 17:25 UTC

On Wed, 17 Apr 2024 14:48:52 +0100, Andy Burns wrote:

> David wrote:
>
>> So far I've always had Pro versions of Windows (7, 8.1, 10).
>> I have a home network, but no Windows servers or Domains.
>>
>> Do I need the Pro version or is the Home version fine?
>
> Home is probably fine ...
>
> Pro would give you bitlocker, but if you go with the Dell OEM
> pre-install of Home, it may well come pre-bitlockered anyway, my Lenovo
> did.
>
> Hyper-V isn't supposed to be useable on Home, well they let you use
> enough of it to install WSL2, and it's pretty easy to find a batch file
> that will install the full Hyper-V anyway,
>
> Remote Desktop (not just the client) is about the only reason you might
> have ... I have one Home and one Pro machine, never found the need to
> upgrade the second one to Pro.

Thanks.

At one time I might have been interested in HyperV.
Not tinkered with that kind of thing for years.
Back in the day I used VMWare when it was still free.

I have used TightVNC for remote desktop but not used that in a while
either.

Anyway, I found a (reduced) Dell XPS 13 brand new (12th gen i7) which was
not that much more than the Dell Outlet XPS 13 (10th gen i7) so I have
stopped messing about and ordered it.
Comes with W11 Home.

Hopefully it will turn up tomorrow.

Cheers

Dave R

--
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