Windows 8.1 Enterprise brings together everything you do, from new mobile apps for your business, to Office productivity work, to searching and browsing, to accessing all your data from anywhere. Your Windows experience works across all your devices ? from the best business tablet, to a thin and light notebook, to your high-performance workstation or all-in-one, whether you are at home, in or around the office, or working on the road. And Windows takes care of the essentials ? now letting you manage personal devices in your organization, utilize your investments in your enterprise infrastructure, and enhancing the security of your environment.
Windows 8.1 Enterprise builds on Windows 8.1 Pro, adding premium features designed to address mobility, security, management and virtualization needs of today?s enterprise.
Here are the premium features that will be offered to customers as a part of the Windows 8.1 Enterprise edition:
Windows To Go
IT organizations can create a fully manageable corporate Windows 8.1 desktop on a bootable external USB drive. The drive can be used to support Bring Your Own Device scenarios or be given to contingent staff to access the corporate environment without compromising security.
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)
Users will enjoy a rich desktop experience and the ability to play 3D graphics, use USB peripherals and use touch-enabled devices across any type of network (LAN or WAN) for VDI scenarios, thanks to enhancements in Microsoft RemoteFX and Windows Server 2012.
Start Screen Control
IT departments can now control the layout of the Start screen on company-issued devices to ensure key apps are easily accessible. IT departments can also prevent users from customizing their Start screen to ensure consistency across individual workgroups or the entire company.
AppLocker
T organizations can create a more secure environment by restricting the files and apps that users or groups can run on a PC, increasing thesecurity of the device and the data it holds.
DirectAccess
Users can seamlessly access resources inside a corporate network remotely without having to launch a separate VPN. Also, IT administrators can keep remote users' PCs up-to-date by applying the latest policies and software updates.
Windows Enterprise Side-Loading
Internal Windows apps can be side-loaded on domain-joined PCs and tablets running Windows 8.1 Enterprise.
BranchCache
Employees in branch offices no longer need to download content multiple times across their Wide Area Network (WAN) as BranchCache caches files, websites and other content from central servers locally on hosted cache servers or PCs.