Compare Windows 11 Versions: Windows 11 Home & Pro vs. Windows 10 | Microsoft (2024)

Windows11 is easier on the eyes and easier to use. We took the best elements ofWindows10 and refined them to create a soothing place to work and play.

Windows11 can automatically wake up when you approach and lock when you leave.³

Exclusive toWindows11 is Smart App Control. It provides a layer of security by only permitting apps with good reputations to be installed. Only available on the latest version of Windows11.⁴

If you connect your PC to an external display,Windows11 can remember where you had those windows when you leave, come back, and reconnect.⁶This feature is new and exclusive to Windows11.

With live captions on Windows11, speech in incoming audio (such as through a Microsoft Teams call) can be transcribed into captions.⁷

To read, or to be read to? Natural Narrator can turn text into spoken words.⁷

Background Blur, Eye Contact, Voice Focus, and Automatic Framing. Better video calling awaits.¹⁴

Jump back into the game you last played or into a new game entirely with the Controller bar.¹⁹ Only on Windows11.

Auto HDR increases the range of colors both new and old games can produce. Available only on Windows11, this new calibration app increases control of color.¹⁵

Widgets are new for Windows11. It’s best for staying up to date with all the things you need to keep tabs on: schedules, weather, stocks, sports—even celebrity gossip.

Feel at home instantly on your new PC. With Windows Backup,²⁸²⁹³⁰you can set things up to your liking by easily transferring some of your favorite settings, files, and apps from your old PC.

Paint is a simple and powerful graphics editor that comes with Windows. You can use it to create and edit images, draw shapes, add text, and more. New to Windows11, Paint now comes with AI-powered tools³¹to help you edit images like a pro and create art like a visionary.

Make and take calls. Reply to texts. Check and dismiss notifications. Use Phone Link to do it all from your Windows PC without even taking your phone out of your pocket. This feature is available for Android™ and iPhone® devices in Windows11, and is available for Android in Windows10.²⁷

WhileWindows10 worked well with touch inputs¹,Windows11 has been designed with them in mind for a true mouse-less or keyboard-less experience.

You can find the Search bar in the Start Menu of Windows11, and it can find whatever you can’t. That’s files, apps, or anything you want online. OnWindows11 the Search bar is in a new, easy to find, central location.

Trusted Platform Module (TPM) technology is designed to provide hardware-based, security-related functions. Windows 11 requires TPM 2.0 for features that rely on the TPM for capabilities such as key generation, secure storage, encryption, boot integrity measurements, and attestation. These capabilities help organizations strengthen the protection of their identities and data. TPM 2.0 includes support for newer algorithms, which provides improvements like support for stronger cryptography.

Microsoft Edge is optimized for Windows11. The browser and OS will work together to bring you the browsing speed and security you need.

OneDrive backup is available on bothWindows11 and 10, providing your photos, documents, and other files a second life if, for example, your PC is stolen.

The Windows Security app serves as the security dashboard and is available on bothWindows10 and Windows11.

Snap assist makes the most of your screen space by arranging your open windows into perfectly aligned grids.⁵ And on Windows11, it’s now easier to find and use.

With desktop groups, you can organize your open apps and windows into separate “desktops” to make it easier to switch between work and play modes. It was introduced on Windows10, but vastly improved for Windows11.

High contrast themes are available in bothWindows10 and 11 to help those with low vision see easier.

Windows11can interpret your voice into commands, like “Open [name of app]” or “Scroll Down.” This feature builds onWindows10 and is greatly enhanced on 11.⁹

The redesigned Microsoft Store makes finding apps, movies, and TV shows you love easy, and comes ready to do so on bothWindows10 and 11.

Snipping Tool is available on bothWindows10 and 11 to help users crop screenshots to share to others exactly what you’re seeing.

The Journal app onWindows11 provides the intimacy of handwriting¹¹ with the convenience of a digital app.

With dynamic templates¹² and dazzling effects, Clipchamp makes it easy for anyone to edit videos like a pro. It comes built intoWindows11 but is available for Windows 10 via download from the Microsoft Store.

Digital Pen¹³ input onWindows11 builds on the progress made on Windows10, providing an improved feel and incorporating haptic feedback.

Whenever words won't do, Emojis are just a couple clicks away. And onlyWindows11 comes with the new emoji clipboard (win + v).²⁶

Games with larger worlds that load in less time. It’s possible with DirectStorage¹⁶and available on bothWindows10 and 11.

This is what harnesses your hardware to produce stunning graphics for your games and is available on bothWindows10 and 11.¹⁷

This technology makes it possible for you to perceive the sources of sound in games.³It requires compatible headphones and is available on bothWindows10 and 11.

PC Game Pass grants you access to over a hundred games for one low monthly membership fee and is available for bothWindows10 and 11.¹⁸

No need to Alt+tab to change songs, check graphics performance, or find friends. Just use the hotkey Win+G inWindows11 and 10 to bring up the overlay made for better play.

The Get Started app is designed to help you get to knowWindows11 better.

A Microsoft account can be your one passport to all things Microsoft, from Office to Xbox and more.

When you upgrade your Windows device, you can use OneDrive file transfer to seamlessly roll over your files and settings.²⁵

Devices with thin and light designs and amazing battery life that run the apps you care about.²⁰