Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise

Windows 8.1 Enterprise: Windows 8.1 for corporate networks

Windows 8.1 Enterprise is the edition of Windows 8.1 for businesses and organisations with centrally managed PCs. It contains features with which administrators specify the permitted programs and connect notebooks to the corporate network while on the move. Today, the edition is mainly used to keep operating specialist applications and devices for which software and drivers are only available for Windows 8.1, or to provide such a system in a virtual machine.

Operation and features

Windows 8.1 combines the classic desktop with an interface designed for touch operation and can be operated with mouse and keyboard just as well as on a tablet or a monitor with multi-touch. Apps can be arranged side by side on the screen; this requires a resolution of at least 1024 × 768 pixels. With Miracast, the picture can be transmitted wirelessly to a suitable display, for example in a meeting room, provided the graphics card (WDDM 1.3) and Wi-Fi adapter (Wi-Fi Direct) support it. On devices with UEFI firmware, Secure Boot protects the startup process against manipulated boot programs.

Features for businesses

With AppLocker, administrators specify which programs, scripts and installation packages users are allowed to run. This ensures that only approved software starts on a workstation. Under Windows 8.1, AppLocker is available exclusively in the Enterprise edition.

As a client for DirectAccess, a notebook with Windows 8.1 Enterprise can be connected to the corporate network while on the move. This requires an appropriately configured DirectAccess server in the company.

Buy Windows 8.1 Enterprise: licence and scope of delivery

You receive a product key to activate Windows 8.1 Enterprise on one PC. The scope of delivery includes:

• the product key for Windows 8.1 Enterprise
• 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. You will find further editions in the category Windows 8.1 and under Operating Systems.

System requirements

Minimum requirements according to Microsoft. For the 64-bit version, the processor must also support CMPXCHG16b, PrefetchW and LAHF/SAHF. Secure Boot requires UEFI firmware version 2.3.1 Errata B or later.