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How does Windows® 10 S compare to Windows® 10 Home and Windows® 10 Pro?

Windows 10 S is a specific configuration of Windows 10 Pro and has many of its features, but for security and performance it exclusively runs apps from the Windows Store and uses Microsoft® Edge as its default browser. For more details on the differences, see the feature comparison chart.

Windows 10 S Feature Comparisson

Configuration & features*	Windows 10 S	Windows 10 Pro	Windows 10 Home
Non-Windows Store applications		V	V
Domain Join on premise		V
Azure AD domain join	V	V
Windows Store Apps	V	V	V
Default browser set to Microsoft Edge	V	Configurable	Configurable
Windows Update for Business	V	V
Windows Store for Business	V	V
Mobile Device Management (MDM)	V	V	Limited
Bitlocker	V	V
Enterprise state roaming with Azure AD	V	V
Shared PC Configuration	V	V
Other	Windows 10 S	Windows 10 Pro	Windows 10 Home
Microsoft Edge/Internet Explorer search default: Bing and designated regional search providers	V	Configurable	Configurable
Switch to Windows 10 Pro (through Windows Store)	V		V

*This feature list is not exhaustive but intended to be illustrative to outline configuration differences

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