If you are looking for a super cheap upgrade of Windows 11 Pro, then you may have the perfect opportunity from PCWorld. They have a really unbelievable deal of Windows 11 Pro upgrade for $20! That is 89% off the retail price of $199.
This is a pretty incredible deal I think for home labbers and other enthusiasts who want the benefits of the business edition of Windows 11 Pro. There are a few things that I think make this version of Windows definitely preferable over Home edition. This includes:
- Hyper-V - When you upgrade to Windows 11 Pro, you get access to client Hyper-V which is arguably probably one of the best desktop virtualization solutions. Where most other desktop virtualization solutions are type 2 hypervisors, Hyper-V is a Type 1 hypervisor. It instantiates your operating system as a management operating system so it actually runs the management operating system on top of Hyper-V instead of the other way around.
- BitLocker - You get BitLocker encryption when you go Windows 11 Pro version which is a great way to secure your data
- Azure AD - You can join to Azure AD with Windows 11 Pro
- Active Directory join - You can also join to legacy Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) which is something that many are playing around with or running in home lab environments.
- Smart App Control - Ability to protect your Windows client operating system from other security threats when apps are launching
- Biometric login - You get Biometric login with Windows 11 Pro as well
There are many great reasons to have Pro over Home version any day in my opinion. You can check out the offer for Windows 11 Pro upgrade for $20 here:
Microsoft Windows 11 Pro | PCWorld
Let me know what you guys think about this deal.