Windows 8.1 Pro Enterprise Evaluation x64 Bit-Google Drive

Windows 8 Enterprise

Windows 8 Enterprise provides all the features in Windows 8 Pro (except the ability to install the Windows Media Center add-on), with additional features to assist with IT organization (see table below).^[3] This edition is available to Software Assurance customers, as well as MSDN and Technet Professional subscribers, and was released on 16 August 2012

Windows 8.1 with Bing is a reduced-cost SKU of Windows 8.1 for OEMs that was introduced in May 2014. It was introduced as part of an effort to encourage the production of low-cost devices, whilst "driving end-user usage of Microsoft Services such as Bing and OneDrive". It is subsidized by Microsoft's Bing search engine, which is set as the default within Internet Explorer, and cannot be changed to a third-party alternative by the OEM. This restriction does not apply to end-users, who can still change the default search engine freely after installation. It is otherwise identical to the base edition

Comparison chart[edit]

Comparison of Windows 8/8.1 editions^[3][9]

Features	Windows RT	Windows 8 (Core)	Windows 8 Pro	Windows 8 Enterprise
Availability[23]	Pre-installed on devices[7]	Most channels	Most channels	Volume License customers Most channels
Architecture	ARM (32-bit)	IA-32 (32-bit) or x64 (64-bit)	IA-32 (32-bit) or x64 (64-bit)	IA-32 (32-bit) or x64 (64-bit)
Maximum physical memory (RAM)[24]	4 GB	128 GB on x64 4 GB on IA-32	512 GB on x64 4 GB on IA-32	512 GB on x64 4 GB on IA-32
Secure boot	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Picture password	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Start screen, Semantic Zoom, Live Tiles	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Touch and Thumb keyboard	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Language packs	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Updated File Explorer	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Standard apps[a]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
File History	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Refresh and reset of OS	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Play To	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Connected Standby	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Windows Update	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Windows Defender	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Better multi-monitor support	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
New Windows Task Manager	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
ISO image and VHD mounting	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mobile broadband features	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Microsoft account integration	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Internet Explorer 10	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
SmartScreen	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Windows Store	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Xbox Live (including Xbox Live Arcade)[26][27]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Exchange ActiveSync	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Snap	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Can connect to a VPN?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Desktop	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Support for language packs and switching	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Device encryption[b][29]	Yes	With Windows 8.1	With Windows 8.1	With Windows 8.1
Supported third-party apps[3][30]	Windows Store apps only	Windows Store and desktop	Windows Store and desktop	Windows Store and desktop
Remote Desktop	Client only	Client only	Client and host	Client and host
Storage spaces	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Windows Media Player	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
BitLocker and EFS	No	No	Yes	Yes
Sideload Windows Store apps[8][9]	Partial[c]	No	Partial[c]	Partial[c]
Boot from VHD	No	No	Yes	Yes
Can join a Windows domain?	Disabled by default	No	Yes	Yes
Group Policy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Parental Controls	Unknown	Yes	Yes	Yes
Hyper-V[31]	No	No	64-bit SKUs only	64-bit SKUs only
AppLocker[d]	No	No	No	Yes
Windows To Go	No	No	No	Yes
DirectAccess	No	No	No	Yes
BranchCache[e]	No	No	No	Yes
Can be virtualized by RemoteFX?	No	No	No	Yes
Services for Network File System[34]	No	No	No	Yes
Subsystem for Unix-based Applications	No	No	No	Deprecated [35]
Windows Media Center	No	Via an add-in[5][f]	Via an add-in[5]	No
Microsoft Office apps bundled with OS	Yes[g]	No	No	No
Features	Windows RT	Windows 8 (Core)	Windows 8 Pro	Windows 8 Enterprise