Vista Comparison: Home Basic, Home Premium, Business, Enterprise, Ultimate


This table was taken from the 60MB Vista Product Guide:

 

Home Basic

Home Premium

Business

Enterprise

Ultimate

CONFIDENT

User
Account Control

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Windows
Security Center

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Windows
Defender™

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Windows
Firewall

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Internet
Explorer 7 Protected Mode

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Internet
Explorer 7 Fix My Settings

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Anti-phishing
in Internet Explorer 7

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Anti-phishing
in Windows Mail

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Windows
Update

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Parental
Controls

Yes

Yes

  

Yes

Fewer
reboots, hangs, and disruptions

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Service
Hardening

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Performance
self-tuning and hardware diagnostics

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Next-generation
TCP/IP stack

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

IPv6
and IPv4 support

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Windows
ReadyDrive™

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Windows
Display Driver Model (WDDM)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Windows
Easy Transfer

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

64-bit
processor support

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Fast Startup, Fast Shutdown, Sleep

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Maximum
RAM supported with 32-bit system

4 GB

4 GB

4 GB

4 GB

4 GB

Maximum
RAM supported with 64-bit system

8 GB

16 GB

128+ GB

128+ GB

128+ GB

Two
processors (two processor sockets) support

  

Yes

Yes

Yes

Ad
hoc backup and recovery of user files and folders

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Scheduled
backup of user files

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Backup
of user files to a network device

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Windows
ShadowCopy

  

Yes

Yes

Yes

System
image–based backup and recovery

  

Yes

Yes

Yes

Encrypting
File System

  

Yes

Yes

Yes

Desktop
deployment tools for managed networks

  

Yes

Yes

Yes

Policy-based
quality of service for networking

  

Yes

Yes

Yes

Windows
Rights Management Services (RMS) Client

  

Yes

Yes

Yes

Control
over installation of device drivers

  

Yes

Yes

Yes

Network
Access Protection Client Agent

  

Yes

Yes

Yes

Pluggable
logon authentication architecture

  

Yes

Yes

Yes

Integrated
smart card management

  

Yes

Yes

Yes

Windows
BitLocker™ Drive Encryption

   

Yes

Yes

Support
for simultaneous installation of multiple user interface languages

   

Yes

Yes

All
worldwide user interface languages (36 languages total) available

   

Yes

Yes

Subsystem
for UNIX-based Applications

   

Yes

Yes

Virtual
PC Express

   

Yes

Yes

Windows
Anytime Upgrade

Yes

Yes

Yes

  

Windows
Ultimate Extras

    

Yes

CLEAR

Windows Vista
Basic user interface

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Windows
Aero™ user interface with Glass, Windows Flip, Windows Flip 3D, live
task bar thumbnails, and dynamic windows, and a smoother-performing desktop

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Instant
Search integrated throughout the operating system

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Automatic
content organization based on file properties/tags

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Internet
Explorer 7 with Tabbed Browsing, Quick Tabs, and integrated search

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Internet
Explorer 7 with RSS Feed Support

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Support
for next-generation applications built on WinFX®

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Windows
SuperFetch

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Windows
ReadyBoost™

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Low-priority
I/O

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Automatic
hard disk defragmentation

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Windows
Mail

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Windows
Calendar

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Windows
Sidebar

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Windows
Photo Gallery—for organizing, editing, printing, and sharing photos and
videos

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Themed
slide shows

 

Yes

  

Yes

Windows
Media Player 11

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Windows
Media Center—for music, photos, videos, live and recorded TV, and
online entertainment

 

Yes

  

Yes

Windows
Media Center—for recording and watching high-definition TV

 

Yes

  

Yes

Windows
Media Center—CableCard support

 

Yes

  

Yes

Support
for Media Center Extenders, including
Xbox 360™

 

Yes

  

Yes

Windows
Movie Maker<;/span>

Yes

Yes

  

Yes

Windows
Movie Maker HD

 

Yes

  

Yes

Windows
DVD Maker

 

Yes

  

Yes

Games
Explorer

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Updated
games

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

New
premium games

 

Yes

Yes*

Yes*

Yes

Universal
game controller support

Yes

Yes

Yes*

Yes*

Yes

Speech
Recognition

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Accessibility
Settings and Ease of Access Center

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Windows
Welcome Center

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

XPS
Document support

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Small
Business Resources

  

Yes

 

Yes

Windows
Fax and Scan

  

Yes

Yes*

Yes*

 

Home Basic

Home Premium

Business

Enterprise

Ultimate

 

Home Basic

Home Premium

Business

Enterprise

Ultimate

CONNECTED

Network
Center

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Network
Diagnostics and troubleshooting

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Improved
wireless networking

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Wireless
network provisioning

  

Yes

Yes

Yes

Improved
peer networking

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Improved
VPN support

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Improved
power management

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Simultaneous
SMB peer network connections

5

10

10

10

10

Windows
HotStart

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Windows
Mobility Center

Partial

Partial

Yes

Yes

Yes

Sync
Center

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Windows
Tablet PC with integrated pen/digital ink input

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Windows
Tablet PC touch screen support

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Windows
Tablet PC handwriting recognition improvements

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Windows
Tablet PC usability and navigation improvements

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Windows
SideShow™

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Windows
Meeting Space

View only

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Improved
file and folder sharing

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

PC-to-PC
Sync

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Network
Projection

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Presentation
Settings

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Remote
Desktop

Client only

Client
only

Client & host

Client & host

Client & host

Domain
join for Windows Small Business Server

  

Yes

Yes

Yes

Domain
join for Windows Server™

  

Yes

Yes

Yes

Group
Policy support

  

Yes

Yes

Yes

Offline
files and folder support

  

Yes

Yes

Yes

Client-side
caching

  

Yes

Yes

Yes

Roaming
User Profiles

  

Yes

Yes

Yes

Folder
Redirection

  

Yes

Yes

Yes

Centralized
power management through Group Policy

  

Yes

Yes

Yes

Internet
Information Server

  

Yes*

Yes*

Yes*

* Feature is optional