Is Windows Pro Edition Worth It?

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  • Опубліковано 9 лип 2024
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    0:00 - Intro
    0:37 - Group Policy Editor
    1:16 - Windows Sandbox
    2:12 - Hyper-V
    3:26 - An Excellent Thing to Watch
    4:58 - Local Users and Groups
    5:20 - BitLocker
    6:24 - Remote Desktop
    7:11 - Active Directory & Domains
    7:37 - Free Alternatives
    7:47 - Sandboxie Plus
    8:59 - VirtualBox
    9:28 - Policy Plus
    10:08 - Windows Device Encryption
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  • @ThioJoe
    @ThioJoe  Рік тому +111

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  • @mr_biscuit
    @mr_biscuit Рік тому +450

    I got my pro key off the side of an old windows 7 computer my school threw out in a dumpster years ago lol. Still works for windows 11 to this day.

    • @joe_j
      @joe_j Рік тому +18

      I got mine from my hp8440p,came pre installed, tied to my Microsoft account

    • @CyberHive05
      @CyberHive05 Рік тому +28

      Thats brill 😅 I just got mine of good old github 💀

    • @DigvijaySingh-se2ll
      @DigvijaySingh-se2ll Рік тому +3

      How do I get mine i mean my laptop has genuine windows 10 and i want to update to 11 but i don't know if my key will passed on or not, so do i make this work

    • @CyberHive05
      @CyberHive05 Рік тому +7

      @@DigvijaySingh-se2ll it will be passed on. All keys work if they are updated via official windows updates

    • @mr_biscuit
      @mr_biscuit Рік тому +3

      @Digvijay Singh The key will pass on. If my windows 7 key works, your windows 10 key will as well. Its a free update.
      Just make sure you are signed into the same Microsoft account you were using for win 10 or are using the same computer when you update to windows 11. If you are just updating though windows update it will also just automatically work.

  • @richardkarsdorp3386
    @richardkarsdorp3386 Рік тому +254

    9:00 FYI there is a small thing you might wanna know. Hyper-V is a layer 1 hyper visor like VMware ESXi (not VMware Workstation or player) while virtual box is a Layer 2 hyper visor like VMware Workstation. There is a small performance difference between the 2 because a layer 1 vm speaks directly to the hardware while a layer 2 first goes through the main OS before having the hardware connected to the VM

    • @tpkowastaken
      @tpkowastaken Рік тому +9

      That's very useful, thank you!

    • @AncientLamp
      @AncientLamp Рік тому +3

      so you recommend hyper-V rather than VirtualBox or VMware workstation for better performance?

    • @aurastrike
      @aurastrike Рік тому +16

      @@AncientLamp That means HyperV is literally the best of the three by a significant longshot, *not just in performance*

    • @s.i.m.c.a
      @s.i.m.c.a Рік тому +13

      @@AncientLamp not better performance, but less overhead - if it is important for you. The recommendation is to get Proxmox on separate PC (:

    • @tpkowastaken
      @tpkowastaken Рік тому +3

      @@AncientLamp hyper-v is for better performance. As going through another layer slows things down.

  • @yuvalne
    @yuvalne Рік тому +275

    as someone who does IT, I think the two editions are really well named. Home edition is definitely the home edition - it's a great fit for the vast majority of people to use at home. Pro edition genuinely is pro - it's meant for businesses or for definite power user that just can't do with the home edition.

    • @SuperNGLP
      @SuperNGLP Рік тому +14

      As someone else who does IT, I also think so.
      I really like his approach to the topics. Everyone gets picked up from knowing nothing to „I understand what this thing does and what I could use it for.“.
      My thoughts always went „you could have added X and Y and technically Z is not that simple you need to think about B…“ No. He explains enough for everyone to get into the topic and explore the rabbit hole themselves and learn more.
      This could really spark an interest in IT in many people. Maybe some day, thanks to videos like this, we can stop asking: „did you try and restart the device?“

    • @topcomp1066
      @topcomp1066 Рік тому +10

      I think we all remember the edition hell with 7

    • @deathbringer2000
      @deathbringer2000 Рік тому +1

      @@topcomp1066 I'm living it. Stuck on 7 pro, and I *really* want Ultimate. Anytime Upgrade won't work, so I'm stuck with pro.

    • @dustinmalpass
      @dustinmalpass Рік тому

      ​​@@deathbringer2000 7 pro is probably the best windows 7 edition, at least back in the day. I don't know of any exclusive feature making Ultimate worth going out of your way to upgrade
      If I'm missing something, please let me know.
      I usually install pro on old PC repairs, I may consider doing ultimate if u have a point I can get behind

    • @no_name4796
      @no_name4796 Рік тому +6

      As someone who also does IT, i just use linux as most people who do IT and want to mantain their sanity do

  • @JosephNFS
    @JosephNFS Рік тому +3

    Always love your videos.❤

  • @Gustavo_St
    @Gustavo_St 9 місяців тому +1

    Amazingly useful! Thank you!

  • @platterjockey
    @platterjockey Рік тому +8

    I've been using the pro versions ever since Windows 2000. I may not use all of the features, but it's always nice to know they're there if I need them. And, since i'm a builder, i've always gotten the OEM versions.

  • @danielrhouck
    @danielrhouck Рік тому +109

    One feature I really like about pro (from several years ago; this may be different now) which I recommend people be really careful about before enabling: the ability to indefinitely delay Windows Updates. You should regularly install these updates, but I donʼt want my computer to randomly reboot itself over night; Iʼve lost more data to Windows Update closing programs when I wasnʼt looking than I have to malware.

    • @rend43
      @rend43 Рік тому +6

      You can delay it in windows 11 home wdym for like 6 months even

    • @danielrhouck
      @danielrhouck Рік тому +5

      @@rend43 Huh, okay. I last used it in the 8 or 10 era, and you needed to do something special (group policy?) to make it not restart overnight when you werenʼt looking.

    • @isosk1229
      @isosk1229 Рік тому +2

      It definitely got better even in windows 10 with time, the last time I've been forced to update windows was probably 4 years ago. But yes, it was horribly annoying in the beginning

    • @flizzycat
      @flizzycat Рік тому

      Isn't that self-restarting thing fixed like 5 years ago and more? I know there was a lot of drama about that when Windows 10 came out

    • @danielrhouck
      @danielrhouck Рік тому

      ​@@flizzycat I donʼt use Windows regularly anymore but I thought I used it more recently than that and had issues. Could be wrong.

  • @Simon_Hawkshaw
    @Simon_Hawkshaw Рік тому +2

    Many thanks for this great advice.

  • @xanderplayz3446
    @xanderplayz3446 Рік тому +2

    Keep up the good work!

  • @benimwald
    @benimwald Рік тому

    Great exokanations of the Windows Pro features and alternatives to it

  • @Terraphice
    @Terraphice Рік тому +29

    RDP, Hyper-V, Sandbox, etc. are all worthwhile for more advanced users. Hyper-V can be enabled with a registry change and a command line input, but the others are truly locked behind Pro.

    • @mrenesshs7698
      @mrenesshs7698 Рік тому +2

      Vnc, QEMU KVM, a lot of sandbox type etc. You should use Linux. I use arch BTW

    • @Terraphice
      @Terraphice Рік тому +6

      @@mrenesshs7698 VNC is not the same thing as RDP. RDP is actual virtualization, and is generally faster with less delay. VNC just mirrors the display.
      QEMU and particularly KVM are fine on Linux, yeah. But quite a lot of things are *not* fine on Linux, and so having a level 1 hypervisor on Windows is very useful. Windows Hypervisor is considered the best emulation software available Windows wise, and second only to bare metal. Even more efficient than QEMU.
      I do use Linux. I have a dual-booting laptop with Windows 11 and Endeavour (An Arch distro.) w/ KDE Plasma, I have many Linode servers running Arch, a Bash Bunny 2 w/ Debian running bare-metal, a few VMs of various OSes (including Arch running on my iPhone, Fedora on my Windows PC, etc.), and OtherOS running some Ubuntu flavor on my PS3.

    • @mrenesshs7698
      @mrenesshs7698 Рік тому

      @@Terraphice Use Xrdp?

    • @mrenesshs7698
      @mrenesshs7698 Рік тому

      (I don't know is there any rdp server for wayland)

    • @Terraphice
      @Terraphice Рік тому

      @@mrenesshs7698 XRDP is also fine, a bit slower than a regular RDP client because it's using an X-Server to relay the graphics as if it was VNC, but oh well. It doesn't have a Wayland fork that I know of.

  • @tadams587
    @tadams587 Рік тому +14

    The group policy editor is why I have windows 11 pro. There are numerous settings that tend to reset themselves upon updating to the next windows update build. Windows explorer view settings are among them. Although at the moment I have yet found a way to stop one of the “allow apps” setting from resetting at the bottom of the Windows location settings window, via updating to a new build.

    • @mattbosley3531
      @mattbosley3531 Рік тому +1

      You can find instructions online to add the group policy editor to Windows Home.

    • @asdfssdfghgdfy5940
      @asdfssdfghgdfy5940 11 місяців тому

      @@mattbosley3531it's not reliable though and it doesn't always work. For whatever reasons it wouldn't enable on work computers that had Home.

  • @TheSamdroidOnline
    @TheSamdroidOnline Рік тому

    Great video. Thank you.

  • @LandonEmma
    @LandonEmma Рік тому +5

    Hyper-V is also essentially for almost every AI program, I tried to make ai art with this one full app but it wouldn’t load and when I looked it up it required hyper-v all their other methods did too, so keep that in mind.

  • @makhauser42
    @makhauser42 Рік тому +55

    As the Wintel engineer, I still have gone with Pro upgrade, but also tell people to consider the upgrade only if they _really_ need some extra features, mostly people don't use OS to the extinct of doing command line or fine configuration stuff. Also, is good to see Windows 11 has gone further than Windows 10, but still not convinced to use this so-called graphical enhancement over the previous version.
    This video puts everything properly and clearly, kudos. Just to add, VNC could be _really_ annoying either it is Real, Tiger, or whatever. It works, sure. Until it doesn't

    • @makhauser42
      @makhauser42 Рік тому +1

      @@tpkowastaken thanks, I will give it a try at some point. It took me ages (like 10 years) or so to come back to Windows from Debian, so the last one was XP, and still tried to made it look like earlier versions to keep it simpler. When you have some stuff at work, you just want to relax at home. Unfortunately, too tired for having it for a hobby again, but hope that will change (probably, not)

    • @BakrAli10
      @BakrAli10 Рік тому

      @@tpkowastaken what is "performance mode in task manager"?

  • @5H4D0WOfficial
    @5H4D0WOfficial Рік тому +9

    Thio single handedly gonna make me get the Pro Edition 💀

  • @pyp2205
    @pyp2205 Рік тому +56

    While I do use Windows 11 Home at home, I use Windows 10 Pro for Workstations (it's pretty much the same as pro edition) in my cybersecurity class. But I might consider getting pro, because some things in pro edition seem pretty cool and useful to have. Like a remote desktop or a sandbox environment.

    • @AlanDike
      @AlanDike Рік тому

      With the ability to run a full vm using something like vmware player, sandbox.. while cool.. isn't really much more useful. Honestly, do a vm, before you tinker take a checkpoint, then when you're done revert to checkpoint and boom.. same function, slightly more involved. With vmware player and some of the other free options out there, I don't really see the advantages.

    • @pyp2205
      @pyp2205 Рік тому

      @@AlanDike Well I actually use VMware workstation player and Virtual box, because I personally don't really like Hyper-V. And like you mentioned, the features VMware player and Virtual box has to offer is good enough for what I do.

    • @AlanDike
      @AlanDike Рік тому

      @@pyp2205 I tend to lean hyper-v just due to performance since it's a tier 1 vs a tier 2 hypervisor like vmware player or virtualbox... If I'm actually testing things though, in general it's in kvm/qemu on my workstation and most likely doesn't involve windows in the virutalization at all...

    • @pyp2205
      @pyp2205 Рік тому

      @@lawrencedoliveiro9104 Well on my drive, I did actually dual boot a Linux system. But I had to reimage the drive soon after because it got corrupted after running sfc. But I remember for a lab where we either use linux, windows, or both to have a AAA server to authenticate logins into a switch (pretty much the login credentials are saved in the server instead of the switch).
      But I agree, Linux gives the workstation stuff you need. In fact when I work with personal servers, I prefer to use Linux because I'm not paying thousands of dollars to have a server run with Windows. There's a bunch of things out there for Linux like web consoles that make it easy to manage and use.

    • @CyberNoah
      @CyberNoah Рік тому +1

      I just use virtual machines for my classes.

  • @adfjasjhf
    @adfjasjhf Рік тому +30

    I'd love to see a full video for Sandboxie. I always wanted to check it out but I always used VM instead

    • @FlyboyHelosim
      @FlyboyHelosim Рік тому

      @@RogerDBDbgee A sandbox and a virtual machine are really for two different purposes, so can't really say one is better than another.

    • @seinodernichtsein8710
      @seinodernichtsein8710 Рік тому +1

      Yess please

  • @seanmartinflix
    @seanmartinflix Рік тому +1

    I always get pro. if I can help it. My laptop came with home I'm not gonna go out go out of my way But anytime I do a new build it's pro. more features easier to get rid of unwanted futures. Always grate stuff.

  • @jasonjenkins-ferris
    @jasonjenkins-ferris Рік тому +2

    PLEASE do a Sandboxie dedicated vid! Looks like there have been lots of changes since many Sandboxie yt vids were made.

  • @GameIT.
    @GameIT. Рік тому

    This is gonna be a good one!

    • @GameIT.
      @GameIT. Рік тому

      It was a good one 😃

  • @jouldalk
    @jouldalk Рік тому +1

    Hey @ThioJoe, isn't there a way to add Microsoft Group Policy Editor to a windows 10 home pc via the command line? Or something like that... Not install a third party alternative but really bringing in the same tool that is in the pro version.
    Does that ring a bell?

  • @dotdotmod
    @dotdotmod Рік тому +28

    Compared to older windows pro versions, the exclusive features are actually pretty cool, so definitely worth the extra cost if you ask me!

    • @im1random263
      @im1random263 Рік тому

      People actually pay money for Windows?

    • @dotdotmod
      @dotdotmod Рік тому

      @@im1random263 I'm no purist, but I'd rather buy an actual Product key than scamper the web looking for one that works.

    • @tomasplunksnis1087
      @tomasplunksnis1087 Рік тому +1

      @@im1random263 I have the same question. Like who tf pays hundreds of dollars for an OS with ads?

    • @deproocho
      @deproocho Рік тому

      @@tomasplunksnis1087 enterprises

  • @RexSucksAtStuff
    @RexSucksAtStuff Рік тому

    mate this video is the best for non tech nerds helped me alot

  • @roobscoob47
    @roobscoob47 Рік тому

    Thanks TJ~

  • @MartinRepairs
    @MartinRepairs Рік тому +1

    Interesting topic would to cover is tunneling (putty). Open a connection from eg. work to your home server and connect via vnc to that work computer. Sometimes you dont have access to work router, but this way you can connect to your work computer... There are security risks...

  • @Biaanca5036
    @Biaanca5036 Рік тому +4

    Another reason someone would want Remote Desktop support instead of some 'free' third party option is that Stylus pressure works over it.
    I have a Huion tablet and sometimes I wanna use Krita or Blender and 3dsmax over a remote connection with pen pressure and an active stylus. Microsoft Remote Desktop can do this

  • @jackcollazo
    @jackcollazo 11 місяців тому

    TheoJoe, youve just saved me $100. Thank you! As always, you the man!

  • @muddyexport5639
    @muddyexport5639 Рік тому

    Thanks!

  • @wixlogo
    @wixlogo Рік тому +4

    The sandboxie plus program seems awesome! A video on it would be amazing!

  • @SUPER7X
    @SUPER7X Рік тому +1

    4:37 As a UCB senior about to graduate in 5 days, this got a laugh out of me. I would hope Berkeley has my information lol.

  • @MegasXLR
    @MegasXLR Рік тому

    I'm on Education 10 and have most of these features nice :)

  • @digital_sorceress
    @digital_sorceress Рік тому +2

    I do pro because I have a windows domain in my home - I don't technically NEED one but I used to be a network admin professionally and I guess I got used to managing Active Directory domains and also, it kind of lets me keep some of those old skills fresh in my head.

    • @AlDunbar
      @AlDunbar Рік тому +1

      I'm retired and in that same boat, and kind of miss the environment and features like remote desktop

    • @digital_sorceress
      @digital_sorceress Рік тому

      @D R I personally don't really use group policies - I do have a windows server 2022 I built specifically to run al lthe time - I was tempted to use a really small form factor - like a nuc with some kind of usb enclosure for the drives to minimize power use but settled on a medium ryzen 5 with built in graphics and a modest case and power supply
      I've done the thing with active directory replication and 2 domain controllers in a forest at home in the past but indeed I did not want to keep them both on all the time so I ended up turning one off and only powering it up to replicate occasionally and take backups - but it actually got really iffy being left so far behind so I demoted that to a member server and really If I didn't want to burn the license I'd probably rebuild that old server as a straight win 10 machine so I could hook it up to backblaze without paying commercial (server) rates etc...

  • @dantevortex
    @dantevortex Рік тому +2

    I'm running a dual CPU system. Windows Home cannot detect a second CPU. Pro can.
    Just another little detail.

  • @danman32
    @danman32 Рік тому +1

    I probably would have not minded home edition in the past if it included RDP "server".
    But Sandbox which I only found out about a few months ago is handy.

  • @nevrynkinori3627
    @nevrynkinori3627 Рік тому +4

    The group policy editor was one of the most annoying things missing from Win10 Home. So lucky it can be restored.

  • @metalnep
    @metalnep Рік тому

    My favourite free remote desktop solution is Parsec. It does Windows, Mac, and Linux, and it's super easy to use. No faffing around setting stuff up.

  • @robertbyers
    @robertbyers Рік тому

    I would like it if you could do a separate in-depth review of Sandboxie Plus in a future video.

  • @Marenthyu
    @Marenthyu Рік тому +1

    Sandbox and Hyper-V. Absolute must.

  • @_potat0580
    @_potat0580 Рік тому

    In windows 10 home I have some of these features, for exemle: Remote Desktop or Group Policy Editor.

  • @5H4D0WOfficial
    @5H4D0WOfficial Рік тому +5

    Hey Thio, Would you be able to cover the Windows Security 'LSA Protection Off' Warning Bug. There is action I can take. I got it recently, and I don't know what to do 😶‍🌫️

    • @aavvaallooss2
      @aavvaallooss2 Рік тому

      You are not alone. Same here since 1 or 2 days ago

    • @ThioJoe
      @ThioJoe  Рік тому +2

      Hm not sure i’ll have to look it up

    • @AaronShenghao
      @AaronShenghao Рік тому

      It supposed to be fixed with a new patch, my BF’s computer is fixed, but mine still isn’t.😅

    • @5H4D0WOfficial
      @5H4D0WOfficial Рік тому

      ​@@ThioJoe Thanks ❤

  • @Clashy69
    @Clashy69 Рік тому

    i have a question, for the windows sandbox does it protect u from like virus's since its a vm? like if i download a cracked version of a program and its not safe and i exit out will the virus disappear with everything else or is there a chance of it harming ur pc?

  • @PLAYCOREE
    @PLAYCOREE Рік тому

    Can you make a video about the most usefull group policy settings? Or do you already have one of those?

  • @philosoaper
    @philosoaper Рік тому +3

    always used pro and will continue to do so... I've lost count of the times I've tried fixing friends computers and ran into obstacles due to them being various home editions

  • @gwine9087
    @gwine9087 Рік тому

    Just downloaded SandBoxie-Plus and gave it a quick tryout. Great app, thanks!

  • @dixon310
    @dixon310 Рік тому

    Where do you buy the Windows 10 or 11 CD key (activation license ) ? Just wonder do you buy it somewhere there can save some money for personal use.

  • @im1random263
    @im1random263 Рік тому

    The best feature of Windows Pro is that you can completely disable automatic updates or what I prefer get a notification whenever there's a new update and then you can decide when you want to start it. And with MAS is doesn't makes a difference if you choose Pro or Home.

  • @BakaTheSussy
    @BakaTheSussy Рік тому +1

    Nice video

  • @fusion1203
    @fusion1203 Рік тому

    how do you use things like windows sandbox and those other things? when i search it into cortana it just shows "turn windows feature on or off"? (i search both sandbox and windows sandbox)

  • @Jon717
    @Jon717 Рік тому

    I'm using Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021 on my laptop and regular Enterprise edition on my desktop. Didn't have to spend a single penny. Thanks massgravel.

  • @jobersi10
    @jobersi10 Рік тому

    Hey ThioJoe, Another great video! I just have a question. Do you know any Remote Desktop app that has native Bluetooth keyboard and mouse support for iPad, to connect to Windows? Have a nice Saturday!

  • @munishk.5654
    @munishk.5654 Рік тому

    What font is that? that you are using on your windows? that font in the GPO looks different

  • @nawarelsabaa
    @nawarelsabaa Рік тому

    Hey Thio!
    Great video as usual! Small question: Is there any reason as to why you chose TeamViewer as an RDP alternative rather than AnyDesk?

    • @dougle03
      @dougle03 Рік тому +1

      He could have picked from any number of similar RDP type solutions, TV and VNC are perhaps the most well known. Equally, AD has been a bit flaky recently, and free user accounts now seem to time out at 10 mins or less making it much closer to garbage...

  • @Richard_GIS
    @Richard_GIS Рік тому

    you can make one for Enterprise as well, one feature i have seen: formatting a drive to ReFS

  • @YannMetalhead
    @YannMetalhead Рік тому

    Good video.

  • @LolligePro
    @LolligePro Рік тому

    Parsec is also a good remote desktop software
    i mainly use it to play local games with my friends remotely

  • @Hyooman
    @Hyooman Рік тому

    If I ever go back to windows, this is good to know

  • @LMacNeill
    @LMacNeill Рік тому +1

    I use Parsec to remotely access my Windows 10 Pro desktop machine, because it's incredibly low-latency, and acts very much as though you're sitting right there at the keyboard. It does have a couple of quirks -- if there's no monitor attached to your computer it won't work, and if there's no mouse attached it will not let your local mouse remotely-control the machine's mouse-cursor. So it's no good for "headless" machines. But it's so low-latency that you can actually play videos or even games on your remote computer as if you're sitting right there. (It requires a very good GPU to do this, BTW.). So it might not work for everyone, but it's a very good alternative to Remote Desktop, nonetheless.

  • @_ch1pset
    @_ch1pset Рік тому +3

    Isn't Shadow Copy also Pro only? Also scheduling backups. That's pretty much why I use pro, but I had Win 8 a long time ago, and that key transferred to 10 and to 11.

    • @Humaricslastcall
      @Humaricslastcall Рік тому

      I think Dynamic Drives in general are a pro-only feature, or at least expounded upon in Pro. Shadow Copy/S-RAID-1 may be one of those features

  • @Chalisque
    @Chalisque Рік тому +3

    The only machine I've bought where I had the option I chose Home, and wish I'd gone Pro, though that machine is really just for music and media, so doesn't really need Pro. I have a few refurb Thinkpads which all have pro, and I definitely prefer it.

    • @Chalisque
      @Chalisque Рік тому

      @enrique amaya I do, and I'm not, but I don't get the relevance of your reply.

  • @Techkomsan
    @Techkomsan Рік тому

    What is your current Windows Pro or Home?

  • @XtrAMassivE
    @XtrAMassivE Рік тому +1

    Home is perfectly fine for home use, Professional is a must in a proper business, mostly because of Active Directory.

  • @Povilaz
    @Povilaz Рік тому +5

    As someone who "doesn't" use Microsoft Activation Scripts, I can say that Windows Pro edition is definitely worth it :)

    • @yousefslimani99
      @yousefslimani99 Рік тому +2

      😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠

  • @imqqmi
    @imqqmi Рік тому

    I still have a stack of pro volume licenses from windows 7/8 days when I was a network admin so I just install Windows 10 with that key on all of my systems (currently 4). As long as I can still upgrade to newer windows versions I'll probably never run out of licenses. Unfortunately Windows seems to be increasingly more of an advertising platform but I digress.
    I like the network sharing feature in pro better. And I'm a developer so experimenting with sandboxes etc is handy.
    Isn't there a limitation in Home for the number of discrete processors you can run and amount of memory? Yes, home 64 cores and 128GB ram, pro 128 cores, so if you want to use an amd thread ripper or intel xeon with lots of cores you'd better get pro. I'm still at 24 cores (13900K) so no problems there.

  • @adamsophian2335
    @adamsophian2335 Рік тому

    Yo pretty cool! From a home user before to a Pro user after getting my father's old laptop, at least i can run virtual machines without 3rd party software

  • @terraincognita2973
    @terraincognita2973 Рік тому +1

    I would reccomend sunshine + moonlight for the remote connection.

  • @writerpatrick
    @writerpatrick Рік тому +2

    Pro is better suited to networking. It seems easier to connect to other computers using it.
    I got mine for free (at least free to use) from the Insider Preview program when they made it free for IP members at it's release so it didn't cost me anything more than the Home Edition.

  • @anand-nb4bb
    @anand-nb4bb Рік тому

    Hi joe I am having an SSD in which windows was installed now for some reason windows got corrupted when I try to boot to windows it says starting automatic repair but is unsuccessful. How can I reinstall windows without losing my apps and data. Please help

  • @catt9853
    @catt9853 Рік тому

    man, no Parsec mentions? it's so good!

  • @DeividasGedgaudas
    @DeividasGedgaudas Рік тому

    Pro and Pro N does not come with the Bloat and Preinstalled ADWare that Home version comes with. This is the main reason I use PRO

  • @CabomBaby1923
    @CabomBaby1923 Рік тому +1

    (For nerds)Windows Pro has also built in msg in terminal so basicly it can message anybody of anything in a messagebox and can be used for pranks

  • @Mahmoud-Alharazeen
    @Mahmoud-Alharazeen Рік тому +1

    Anydesk is a great alternative for remote desktop and even TeamViewer
    You can set it to auto start with the computer
    Make password for it so you can get un intended access
    Settings to optimize latency which do make a difference in slow connections
    Block user's input so that the controlled pc peripherals won't interfere with you
    And you can run it without installing it

  • @Sunsper
    @Sunsper Рік тому +2

    Talking about the Remote Access alternatives, there's also RustDesk, an open-source virtual desktop software!

    • @igorthelight
      @igorthelight Рік тому

      And AnyDesk ;-)

    • @Sunsper
      @Sunsper Рік тому

      @@igorthelight AnyDesk is NOT open-source. Lame!

  • @JeffRyman69
    @JeffRyman69 Рік тому

    You can buy a grey-market Windows 10 or 11 Pro OEM version pretty cheap. However, if you ever need to reinstall, it may not work and you may need to buy it again. However, my prebuilt desktop came with Windows 7 Pro and I paid through the MS Store for the upgrade to Pro for my Windows 10 laptop. Also, if you buy the cheap OEM Pro version, you may have to jump through some hoops to get Home to upgrade. Once upgraded, be sure to make an image backup to avoid having to buy another cheap grey-market copy.

  • @superclassicblox
    @superclassicblox 6 місяців тому

    idk if you can but you might be able to create applocker using inbound or outbound rules or maybe both i haven't tried yet but it might work

  • @jase_allen
    @jase_allen Рік тому +1

    I've used the Pro-Edition at home since Win XP.

  • @jayscaptures
    @jayscaptures Рік тому

    Chrome RDP makes a good alternative for the remote desktop feature. It is a simple tool, similar to Windows Quick Assist.

  • @goldkirby
    @goldkirby Рік тому

    The official Remote Desktop app on mobile is actually really decent; it’s worth the extra few bucks for a Pro license on a reliable key shop. Sometimes the Pro is the same price as Home or even cheaper, at least in my case when I bought it years ago

    • @𰻝
      @𰻝 Рік тому

      Just get it for free

  • @sirmevity9304
    @sirmevity9304 Рік тому

    I have a question about W Sandbox, because it doesn't connect to my Ethernet. Is there a way to fix this?

  • @BLASTIC0
    @BLASTIC0 Рік тому

    Ive got a few cheap chinese testing devices that have some possibly shady software with them. Can I download and run these on a VM and be able to access these devices plugged in via USB?

  • @craftguyl3307
    @craftguyl3307 Рік тому

    Please make a complete Video about Sanboxie Plus!

  • @TheRattail
    @TheRattail Рік тому

    You don’t need in alternative for group policy editor. You can get it on home edition by just putting two line in command prompt. You can find the two lines really quick online and then you have the real local group policy editor

  • @animalsquad007
    @animalsquad007 Рік тому

    nice informative video!! Keep 'em coming

  • @soyanchd5439
    @soyanchd5439 Рік тому

    Do a video série covering all the settings in the groupe policy editor please

  • @rayani5383
    @rayani5383 Рік тому

    I never knew windows pro has a virtual machine, THANK YOU

  • @TwinShadow_Fox
    @TwinShadow_Fox Рік тому +20

    Minor word of caution for those using TeamViewer, mainly those with accounts... I got caught in this because I do a lot of remoting to my PC when I'm in my bed sometimes and didn't have a wireless mouse or anything to use, so used TeamViewer for a while as it worked well, until they decided to lock me out. Found out they suspected me of using it in a commercial environment, but they wouldn't listen to me that my use-case is only at home through my phone and they wanted me to fork over all sorts of personal information, and I was having none of that. I basically got completely locked out of using TeamViewer because of that crap.
    Some other alternatives would probably be AnyDesk or even Parsec to some degree. Those could work alright for basically the same purpose that TeamViewer does.

    • @ElJohnerino
      @ElJohnerino Рік тому +5

      Same. I suspect they might just do that anyway to try and pry a subscription out of people. I seem to recall they've been an utter dick to deal with by lots of people. So screw teamviewer in my experience, have used realvnc for exactly your use case for many years problem free.

    • @MorbidDesire860
      @MorbidDesire860 Рік тому

      When I'm trying to control my PC from bed or outside, I just use Chrome Remote Desktop

    • @benjamintan2733
      @benjamintan2733 Рік тому +2

      I think for free account, Team Viewer only allow a maximum of 2 hours per day, and you are limited to a few different ID connection.

    • @McGWilliums
      @McGWilliums Рік тому +4

      rustdesk all the way! you can even host your own servers for the connection between your pc and remote

    • @shadowtheimpure
      @shadowtheimpure Рік тому

      Parsec is my tool of choice for that.

  • @kozmizm
    @kozmizm Рік тому

    being able to turn off autmatic updates wasn't mentioned, but that's one of the most useful features when working from home. You don't wan't windows doing an update during work hours

  • @H4X0R_666
    @H4X0R_666 Рік тому

    I recently upgraded from pirated Win 10 Enterprise to win 10 ent LTSC with a genuine key from a webesite that sells these because they had it on huge sale from I think 50€ to just like around 13€ so I had to get it right away and I like it, I needed a fresh reinstall of windows anyway so saved a backupimage of my old OS drive and also first tested it out by installing it on a spare HDD and was surprised how fast it was and how low the RAM usage is, and it felt like it was on SSD for real and installing microsoft store with powershell and for downloding stuff like that I needed and wanted without the bloatware is amazing for a user like me, so installing it on my NVMe OS drive and I like it in general, just need to install an app sometime that would be already included in normal windows versions but that's just a very minor thing, even got official .ISOs for the older LTSB and LTSC, the LTSB will be useful for some of my retro computers and such where I active it with just microsoft activation scrips which is pretty amazing, tried microsoft server 2022 and activated, the drivers were more of a problem, had to "hack" the NIC driver .inf file and install it with driver signature enforcement disabled because intel supports the win10 but not server version with the driver LOL.

    • @H4X0R_666
      @H4X0R_666 Рік тому

      also used the MAS to upgrade my genuine win 10 home on my laptop to pro using the HWIDkey method

  • @thisathema
    @thisathema Рік тому +5

    Hey Thio, TeamViewer actually uses the same technology as other VNC clients but they made it properiatry.

    • @bikeny
      @bikeny Рік тому

      I was using TeamViewer a few years ago and then they started blocking me because they felt I was using it in a business. I was using my laptop to connect to my home computer. At this point, I use Google Remote Desktop.

    • @Stormy_69
      @Stormy_69 Рік тому

      I was doing the same, connecting to my home PC from work or even from my laptop. When they mis-defined this as commercial activity and demanded a license I switched to NoMachine. Does the job for me 😉

  • @timemaster100
    @timemaster100 Рік тому

    I can't get the Sandboxie to show up when I right-click I have to manually run through Sandboxie.

  • @umapessoa6051
    @umapessoa6051 Рік тому

    Ty

  • @yousefslimani99
    @yousefslimani99 Рік тому +2

    I'm using windows 10 pro edition and I don't know windows pro can let you using these special features, until now!

  • @NicoleMay316
    @NicoleMay316 Рік тому +6

    I upgraded to Windows 10 Pro just a bit before Win11 came out. Needed HyperV, and the rest seemed interesting too. 3rd party virtual machine programs weren't running the best, but HyperV has been pretty good after disabling Windows Hello.
    Getting a new laptop next month for school, and I'm gonna be buying a black market Windows 10 Pro key. I don't need pro on the laptop, but it's nice to have and costs like an extra $6 now. :P

    • @AlexKurisu
      @AlexKurisu 11 місяців тому

      >buying a black market Windows 10 Pro key
      Imagine actually buying Pro keys instead of using KMS activators

    • @Anxiemon
      @Anxiemon 6 місяців тому

      ​@enriqueamaya3883 what does religion have to do with this?????

  • @MrDormant
    @MrDormant 11 місяців тому

    I took advantage of my schools store all the way back in 2012-14. I have several keys all pro and edu edition. As well with win server from 12-19. But the server keys I’ll never use in the real world just for messing around.

  • @Testimony201
    @Testimony201 Рік тому

    love ur videos and l literally watch all of them but I got an issue on my windows 11 pro laptop, turned off my windows real time protection , and I’ve been trying to turn it back on but it shows you’re using other antivirus providers and no other antivirus program is installed on the laptop besides the one provided by windows. Been trying for months but it keeps showing the same thing or sometimes ur shows IT policy issue and my laptop isn’t an organization laptop. Literally updated so many time to the new updates but it never fixes the issue r rn ran sfc check and other stuffs but same thing. I’m so confused, pls help me. My laptop feels so vulnerable rn.

  • @UnNamedGuy0
    @UnNamedGuy0 Рік тому

    6:24 Does it work with linux based systems like a Raspberry Pi ?

  • @flizzycat
    @flizzycat Рік тому

    Can you still decrypt BitLocker external drives in the Home edition?

  • @QuentinStephens
    @QuentinStephens Рік тому

    With regards to encryption, does Windows Pro still support EFS (Encrypted File System)?

  • @100realspaghettios
    @100realspaghettios Рік тому

    i didn't even realise deleteme was the sponsor until the sponsor segment ended