The Differences in Windows 11 Enterprise and Pro

You’d think, given the title of this page, I might list some differences in these Windows 11 version. Well, I might update this thing but for the moment I’m just making a couple of notes based upon a few random observations.

The differences I have found – and what is this “N” thing?

First, why are there options at install for “Enterprise” and “Pro”, and, “Enterprise N” and “Pro N”. Per the web the versions with the “N” at the end do not include some media components. By the way, I downloaded a couple of installer discs and, unlike the graphic on this page, the only options I’ve seen for install are Enterprise and Pro.

By the way, to check which version have installed press the Windows key + R and type “winver”. You’ll get this pop up:

Some differences I’ve noticed: With the Enterprise version you log in with a password and with the Pro version you create a PIN number. Also, the Pro version has kind of a fancy feature the pops up when you press the PrintScreen button….allows you to select an area. During install, too, with the Enterprise version you are not offered the option to create a local account, exactly – you are offered the option to “Join a domain” which amounts to the same thing.

Summary: Ain’t a lot to say. I use Linux 96-percent of the time and I can’t see much difference in these two versions. If a person uses Windows a lot I’m sure that some of the differences are of consquence. I’m messing around with Windows, and, once in awhile using a Windows application – that’s it. I downloaded some .iso files from a bit torrent site and they came with crack tool. Microsoft is losing nothing, in my case, since I almost never use this OS and they’re still making money by showing me ads, tracking my web surfing habits, etc.

Since I’m really not a Windows kinda guy these differences, as I’ve explained, are of little consequence in my case – although I tend to prefer the Pro version. Here’s a chart of the differnces:

Removing Bloatware (tool)

You can download this tool, here, but I am nervous about running the thing and it’s something which I’ve not tested. The version on this page was downloaded March 8th, 2024.

Tool Features

• Remove the default selection of bloatware apps from this list.
• Disable telemetry, diagnostic data, app-launch tracking & targeted ads.
• Disable & remove bing search & cortana in Windows search.
• Disable tips, tricks, suggestions and ads in start, settings, notifications, Windows explorer, and on the lockscreen.
• Disable Windows Copilot. (Windows 11 only)
• Show file extensions for known file types.
• Disable the widget service & hide the icon from the taskbar.
• Hide the Chat (meet now) icon from the taskbar.
• Hide the 3D objects folder under ‘This pc’ in Windows explorer. (Windows 10 only)

1. Download the latest version of the script, and extract the .ZIP file to your desired location.
2. Navigate to the Win11Debloat folder
3. Double click the ‘Run.bat’ file to start the script. Note: If the console window immediately closes and nothing happens, try the advanced method below.
4. Accept the Windows UAC prompt to run the script as administrator, this is required for the script to function.
5. A new powershell window will now open, showing the Win11Debloat menu. Select either the default or custom mode to continue.
6. Carefully read through and follow the on-screen instructions.

After making the selected changes the Win11Debloat script will restart the Windows Explorer process to properly apply them. If Windows Explorer does not recover after running the script and your desktop stays black, don’t worry. Just press Ctrl + Alt + Del to restart your PC.

This method gives you the option to run the script with certain parameters to tailor the behaviour of the script to your needs and it allows you to run the script without requiring any user input during runtime, making it quicker and easier to deploy on a large number of systems.

1. Download the latest version of the script, and extract the .ZIP file to your desired location.
2. Open powershell as an administrator.
3. Enable powershell execution by entering the following command: Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Scope Process
4. In powershell, navigate to the directory where the files were extracted. Example: cd c:\Win11Debloat
5. Enter this into powershell to run the script: .\Win11Debloat.ps1
6. The Win11Debloat menu will now open. Select either the default or custom setup to continue.

To run the script without any user input, simply add parameters at the end, example: .\Win11Debloat.ps1 -RemoveApps -DisableBing -Silent

-DisableLockscreenTips