Compare Vista versions

There are 9 versions of Windows Vista. To figure out which one you have, click the START button and type Welcome then click on Welcome Center in the Start menu when it appears and check the top of the dialog box to see which version you have. Then compare your version to the table below to see what features your copy has enabled and what it is missing.

The following was adapted from this page on the Microsoft forums.























































































































































































































































































































































































































































































Vista Fundamentals
Feature Starter Home Europe Home Basic Home Premium Business (Europe) Business Small Business Enterprise Ultimate
SafeDocs backup and restore  No   Yes   Yes   Yes  Yes Yes  Yes  Yes Yes
Backup (scheduled)  No   No   No   Yes  Yes Yes  Yes  Yes Yes
Backup (network-based)  No   No  No  Yes  Yes Yes  Yes  Yes Yes
Shadow copy client  No   No  No No Yes Yes  Yes  Yes Yes
Encrypted File System (EFS)  No   No  No  Yes  Yes Yes  Yes  Yes Yes
Supports migration from XP  No   Yes   Yes   Yes  Yes Yes  Yes  Yes Yes
Productivity
Feature Starter Home Europe Home Basic Home Premium Business (Europe) Business Small Business Enterprise Ultimate
Desktop Window Manager (DWM)  No   Yes   Yes   Yes  Yes Yes  Yes  Yes Yes
Aero glass, animations, visual effects  No   No  No  Yes  Yes Yes  Yes  Yes Yes
Productivity features (rolodex, tab previews, task bar previews)  No   No  No  Yes  Yes Yes  Yes  Yes Yes
Unlimited screen resolution support No 

1024×768 

Yes  Yes   Yes  Yes Yes  Yes  Yes Yes
Fast User Switching (FUS)  No   Yes   Yes   Yes  Yes Yes  Yes  Yes Yes
Communications
Feature Starter Home Europe Home Basic Home Premium Business (Europe) Business Small Business Enterprise Ultimate
RDP/Remote Desktop  No   No  No No Yes Yes  Yes  Yes Yes
P2P Meeting Place (ad-hoc meetings, people discovery, presentation broadcast)  No  No No No Yes Yes  Yes  Yes Yes
Windows Web Server (optional)  No   No  No No Yes Yes  Yes  Yes Yes
Windows Fax client  No  No No No Yes (opt) Yes (opt)  Yes  Yes (opt) Yes (opt)
Digital Media & Entertainment
Feature Starter Home Europe Home Basic Home Premium Business (Europe) Business Small Business Enterprise Ultimate
DVD Video Authoring  No   No  No Yes No No No No Yes
Direct Media Mode  No  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes  Yes  Yes Yes
Media Center (including Extender and games)  No   No  No Yes No No No No Yes
Number of remote Media Center sessions supported n/a n/a n/a 5 n/a n/a n/a n/a 5
Movie Maker HD Publishing No  No  No Yes No No No No Yes
Advanced Photography features  No   No  No Yes Yes (opt) Yes (opt)  Yes (opt)  Yes (opt) Yes (opt)
Premium Games (3D Chess, Shanghai Solitaire)  No   No  No Yes (Opt) Yes (Opt) Yes (Opt)  Yes (Opt) Yes (Opt) Yes (Opt)
Windows Media Player 11 and related components  Yes   No  Yes Yes No Yes  Yes  Yes Yes
Networking
Feature Starter Home Europe Home Basic Home Premium Business (Europe) Business Small Business Enterprise Ultimate
Number of supported network connections 0 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10
Domain join support  No   No  No Quattro
only
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
1:1 Network projection  No   No  No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
SNMP support Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes (Opt) Yes (Opt) Yes (Opt) Yes (Opt) Yes (Opt)
Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)  No  Yes Yes Yes Yes (Opt) Yes Yes (Opt) Yes (Opt) Yes
Mobility
Feature Starter Home Europe Home Basic Home Premium Business (Europe) Business Small Business Enterprise Ultimate
PC-to-PC Sync  No   No  No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Mobility Center  No   No  No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Tablet PC functionality  No   No  No Yes (Opt) Yes (Opt) Yes (Opt) Yes (Opt) Yes (Opt) Yes (Opt)
Auxiliary Display support  No   No  No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Offline folders with client-side caching  No   No  No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
PC management
Feature Starter Home Europe Home Basic Home Premium Business (Europe) Business Small Business Enterprise Ultimate
Subsystem for UNIX-based Applications (SUA)  No   No  No No No No No Yes (Opt) Yes (Opt)
Secure Startup (Cornerstone)  No   No  No No No No No Yes Yes (Opt)
Single Session Virtual PC  No   No  No No No No No Yes (Opt) Yes (Opt)
Multi-Language User Interface (MUI)  No   No  No No No No No Yes Yes (Opt)
Licensing
Feature Starter Home Europe Home Basic Home Premium Business (Europe) Business Small Business Enterprise Ultimate
Windows Activation Services Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No