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Editions

Unlike Windows 7 and Windows Vista, there are no Starter, Ultimate, Home Premium, or Home Basic editions.^[2] All editions have the ability to use language packs, enabling multiple user interface languages.^[3] This functionality was previously only available in Windows 7 Ultimate or Enterprise. However, in China and a small number of other emerging markets, an edition of Windows 8 without this capability will be offered.^[4] In China, a region-specific edition, Windows 8 for China, will be released, as confirmed by Steve Guggenheimer, Corporate Vice President. ^[5] It will be offered at relatively low price in an attempt to curb rampant software piracy in China.

Windows 8 Regular/Europe/Korea/China

Windows 8 is the basic edition of Windows for the x86 and x86-64 architectures. This edition contains features aimed at the homemarket segment and provides all of the basic new, Windows 8 features including the Start screen with semantic zoom, live tiles,Windows Store, Internet Explorer 10, connected standby, Microsoft account integration, the Windows desktop, and more.

Windows 8 Pro

Windows 8 Pro succeeds Windows 7 Professional and Ultimate^[4][3] and is targeted towards enthusiasts and business users; it includes all the features of Windows 8. Additional features include operating as a Remote Desktop server, the ability to participate in a Windows Server domain, Encrypting File System, Hyper-V, and Virtual Hard Disk Booting, Group Policy as well as BitLockerand BitLocker To Go. Windows Media Center functionality will be available only for Windows 8 Pro, as a paid "Media Pack."^[3]

Windows 8 Enterprise

Windows 8 Enterprise provides all the features in Windows 8 Pro, with additional features to assist with IT organization (see table below).^[4] This edition will only be available to Software Assurance customers.

Windows RT

Main article: Windows RT

Windows RT will only be available pre-installed on ARM-based devices such as tablet PCs^[6], and was named for the Windows Runtime (WinRT) development platform that Microsoft is introducing in Windows 8.^[6] It will include touch-optimized desktop versions of the basic set of Office 15 applications to users—Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote, and support device encryption capabilities. Several business-focused features such as Group Policy and domain support are not included.

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