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Difficulty: MediumWindows OS Editions and Basic Features

A systems administrator is configuring client endpoints for a company's remote staff. Company security and management policy requires that all workstation operating systems support joining an Active Directory domain and hosting incoming Remote Desktop (RDP) sessions for administrative maintenance. Which of the following Windows editions natively support BOTH of these requirements? (Select TWO.)

  1. Windows 11 ProAnswer
  2. Windows 11 EnterpriseAnswer
  3. C
    Windows 11 Home
  4. D
    Windows 10 Home

Answer

Windows 11 Pro and Windows 11 Enterprise natively support both Active Directory domain join and hosting incoming Remote Desktop sessions.
Windows 11 Pro and Windows 11 Enterprise natively include business management features required by corporate IT, specifically Active Directory domain join, Local Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc), BitLocker, and incoming Remote Desktop host functionality.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the required OS management capabilities
The scenario requires joining an Active Directory domain and hosting incoming Remote Desktop connections.
Corporate policies require centralized user management (Domain Join) and remote administrative maintenance (RDP Host).
2
Evaluate feature availability across Windows editions
Windows Home editions (both Windows 10 and 11) function only as RDP clients, not servers, and cannot join an Active Directory domain.
Home editions lack business administration and enterprise networking feature sets.
3
Select qualifying business editions
Windows 11 Pro and Windows 11 Enterprise both provide domain join capabilities and RDP server (host) capabilities natively.
Pro and Enterprise editions are built specifically for business and managed environment deployment.

Key Concept

Windows OS Edition Feature Boundaries (Domain Join and Remote Desktop Server support)
Estimated Time:1m 15s
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