Never in the history of Windows OS has a single version had more editions than Windows 10. There are altogether 12 editions of Windows 10, each with unique features:
- Windows 10 Home: Designed to be used by home users.
- Windows 10 Pro: Designed to be used by business users.
- Windows 10 Enterprise: A full-featured edition designed to be used by business users in an enterprise environment. It is distributed through Volume Licensing.
- Windows 10 Education: Another full-featured edition designed to be used in education. It is distributed through Academic Volume Licensing.
- Windows 10 Pro Education: A special edition designed to be used by schools. It is distributed through a discounted K-12Academic License.
- Windows 10 Enterprise LTSB: Stands for Windows 10 Enterprise Long Term Servicing Branchand receives standard monthly security and reliability updates for an extended 10-year support period.
- Windows 10 Mobile Enterprise: A full-featured edition that is optimized for mobile devices in an enterprise environment.
- Windows 10 Mobile: Designed for smartphones and tablets. This edition has replaced Windows Phone 8.1.
- Windows 10 IoT: Stands for Windows 10 Internet of Things and is primarily designed to replace Windows Embedded.
- Windows 10 in S mode: Designed to only run apps from the Microsoft Store.
- Windows 10 Team: Designed as a device-specific version. It is loaded onto the Surface Hub (an interactive whiteboard designed by Microsoft).
- Windows 10 Pro for Workstations: Designed for high-end hardware for intensive computing tasks.
Note
Since the release of the Windows 10 April 2018 Update, Microsoft is working on the Windows 10 Lean edition for end devices with limited storage.
To find out which version of Windows 10 is running on your PC, do the following:
- Click the search icon in the taskbar.
- Enter
about
as a keyword, and selectAbout your PC
from the search results, as shown in Figure 1.3:
Figure 1.3 Finding out information about Windows 10 using the About your PC option
- Under Windows specifications on the About page of
Windows Settings
, you will find information about the Windows 10 edition, version, when it was installed, and the OS build.
Another way to find out which version of Windows 10 your PC is running, is as follows:
- Press the Windows logo key +R.
- Enter
winver
and then selectOK, as shown in Figure 1.4:
Figure 1.4 Finding out information about of Windows 10 using the winver command
- From the About Windows dialog box, you will find information about the Windows 10 version, the OS build, edition, and to whom the product is licensed.