Question

Difficulty: EasyWindows OS Editions and Basic Features

An IT technician is planning to upgrade several desktop computers in a small business network from Windows 11 Home to Windows 11 Pro. Which of the following features will become natively available on these systems after completing the upgrade? (Select TWO.)

  1. BitLocker Drive EncryptionAnswer
  2. Remote Desktop Host capabilitiesAnswer
  3. C
    AppLocker application control policies
  4. D
    Windows Firewall basic network filtering

Answer

Upgrading from Windows 11 Home to Windows 11 Pro provides native access to BitLocker Drive Encryption and Remote Desktop Host capabilities.
Upgrading from Windows 11 Home to Windows 11 Pro unlocks advanced management and security tools required for business settings. Specifically, full BitLocker Drive Encryption (allowing full volume encryption and management) and Remote Desktop Host capabilities (allowing incoming RDP connections) are native to Windows 11 Pro.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the feature differences between Windows 11 Home and Windows 11 Pro.
Windows 11 Pro adds business-focused administrative and security features including Active Directory Domain Join, Group Policy Management, BitLocker Drive Encryption, and Remote Desktop Host support.
Windows Home lacks full BitLocker volume encryption (providing only basic Device Encryption) and cannot host incoming Remote Desktop sessions.
2
Evaluate the options against Windows 11 Pro feature support.
BitLocker Drive Encryption and Remote Desktop Host capabilities become unlocked upon upgrading to Pro.
AppLocker requires Enterprise/Education editions, and Windows Firewall is already present on Home.

Key Concept

Windows 11 Edition Feature Boundaries
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