Windows Media Center functionality is available only for Windows 8 Pro as a separate software package. Additional features include the ability to receive Remote Desktop connections, the ability to participate in a Windows Server domain, Encrypting File System, Hyper-V, and Virtual Hard Disk Booting, Group Policy as well as BitLocker and BitLocker To Go. Windows 8 Pro Windows 8 Pro is comparable to Windows 7 Professional and Ultimate and is targeted towards enthusiasts and business users it includes all the features of Windows 8. This edition contains features aimed at the home market segment and provides all of the basic new Windows 8 features. 1.1 Regional restrictions and variationsĮditions Windows 8 Windows 8 (also sometimes referred to as Windows 8 (Core) to distinguish from the OS itself) is the basic edition of Windows for the IA-32 and 圆4 architectures.
