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Differences between Windows 10 IoT Core and Windows 10 IoT Enterprise

November 11, 2019

Windows 10 IoT comes in two editions. Windows 10 IoT Core is the smallest member of the Windows 10 operating system family. While only running a single app, it still has the manageability and security expected from Windows 10. By contrast, Windows 10 IoT Enterprise is a full version of Windows 10 with specialized features to create dedicated devices locked down to a specific set of applications and peripherals.

	Windows 10 IoT Core	Windows 10 IoT Enterprise
User experience	One UWP app in the foreground at a time (see IoT Shell documentation for app backstack handling) with supporting background apps and services.	Traditional Windows Shell with Advanced Lockdown Features
Headless supported	Yes	Yes
App architecture supported	UWP UI only	Full Windows UI support (e.g. UWP, WinForms, etc)
Cortana	Cortana SDK	Yes
Domain join	AAD only	AAD and Traditional Domain
Management	MDM	MDM
Device Security Technologies	TPM, Secure Boot, BitLocker, Device Guard, and Device Health Attestation	TPM, Secure Boot, BitLocker, Device Guard and Device Health Attestation
CPU Architecture support	x86, x64, and ARM	x86 and x64
Licensing	Online Licensing Agreement and Embedded OEM Agreements, Royalty-free	Direct and Indirect Embedded OEM Agreements
Usage scenarios	Digital Signage, Smart Building, IoT Gateway, HMI, Smart Home, Wearables	Industry Tablets, Retail Point of Service, Kiosk, Digital Signage, ATM, Medical Devices, Manufacturing Devices, Thin Client