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A systems administrator is configuring a high-performance video editing workstation equipped with dual physical CPU sockets. After installing the operating system, Task Manager reports that only one physical CPU socket is active. The workstation currently runs Windows 11 Home. Which of the following represents the minimum Windows edition upgrade required to enable support for both physical CPU sockets?

  1. Windows 11 ProCevap
  2. B
    Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
  3. C
    Windows 11 Enterprise
  4. D
    Windows 11 Home Single Language

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Windows 11 Pro is the minimum edition required because it expands hardware socket support from one physical CPU (supported by Home) to two physical CPUs.
Windows 11 Home is limited by software licensing to a single physical CPU socket. Windows 11 Pro increases this maximum socket limit to two physical CPUs and expands maximum RAM capacity to 2 TB, satisfying the hardware requirement at the lowest edition level.

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1
Identify current OS hardware limitations
Windows 11 Home is limited to 1 physical CPU socket and 128 GB of RAM.
Task Manager only detects one socket due to licensing constraints enforced by the Home edition.
2
Determine target hardware requirements
The workstation requires support for 2 physical CPU sockets.
The motherboard contains two physical processors that need to be actively utilized.
3
Compare Windows edition minimum capabilities
Windows 11 Pro supports up to 2 physical CPUs and 2 TB of RAM.
Upgrading to Pro fulfills the dual-socket requirement at the lowest edition tier without needing Pro for Workstations or Enterprise (which support up to 4 sockets).

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