Microsoft Windows 10 Professional

Microsoft Windows 10 Professional: Windows 10 for managed and business PCs

With Microsoft Windows 10 Professional, you receive the Pro edition of Windows 10. It is designed so that a PC can be integrated into a corporate network or cloud management, operated remotely and run with encrypted drives. Typical places of use are offices, medical practices and law firms, but also home offices when the computer has to be set up according to an employer's requirements. If you are continuing a Windows 10 environment or using an application that is tailored to Windows 10, you will find the familiar interface with Start menu, taskbar and virtual desktops here.

Integration into network and management

A PC running Windows 10 Professional can join an on-premises Active Directory domain. Sign-in, permissions and Group Policy are then specified centrally by the server, so that new workstations are set up according to uniform rules. Organisations without their own server use Microsoft Entra join instead: employees sign in with their work or school account, and settings such as encryption, password rules or software installation can be specified via device management such as Microsoft Intune. Microsoft explicitly names this approach for employees working from home and in branch offices with little IT infrastructure of their own.

The Remote Desktop host allows the PC to be operated from another device. Programs and files remain on the computer on which they are installed, for example industry-specific software on the office PC that is to be used on the go. Via the Windows Update policies, quality updates can be deferred for up to 30 days so that updates can first be tested on individual devices before they are distributed to all workstations.

Encryption and isolated test environments

BitLocker encrypts the drives of the PC. Without unlocking, the stored data then cannot easily be read, for example if a notebook is lost or a removed hard disk is inserted into another computer. You should keep the recovery key that Windows creates during setup separately from the device.

Two tools are available for testing. Windows Sandbox starts a clean, isolated Windows environment in which an unknown file or a new program can be tried out. When it is closed, all programs, files and settings in it are deleted. It requires the 64-bit version, virtualisation enabled in the BIOS, at least two processor cores and 4 GB of memory. For permanent virtual machines with another operating system, Hyper-V is included, which additionally requires a processor with SLAT support.

Buy Microsoft Windows 10 Professional: licence and scope of delivery

You receive a product key for activating Windows 10 Professional on one PC. Depending on the installation medium, Windows 10 is installed as a 32-bit or 64-bit version; Windows Sandbox and Hyper-V require the 64-bit version. The scope of delivery includes:

• the product key for Windows 10 Professional
• the download link for the installation file (all downloads are also available under Software Download)
• instructions for installation and activation (see also Guides and FAQ)
• the invoice with VAT shown separately

Once your payment has been received, your product key is displayed directly on the order confirmation page and also sent to you by email. After that, you can retrieve it again at any time: with a customer account under My Product Codes, without a customer account via the Guest Portal.

If you have any questions about installation or activation, our Support team is available around the clock by email. For several workstations, offers for businesses, schools and public authorities are available in the B2B Area. You will find further editions in the category Windows 10 and under Operating Systems.

System requirements

Minimum requirements according to Microsoft. The additional requirements mentioned above apply to Windows Sandbox and Hyper-V.