Windows Vista editions
Comparison chart
Notes: Home Basic, Business and Enterprise editions are available in the South Korean and European markets as "KN" and "N" editions, respectively, which exclude Windows Media Player and HD components of Windows Movie Maker.

Windows Vista editions

Section Title: Comparison chart
Table Section Text: Notes: Home Basic, Business and Enterprise editions are available in the South Korean and European markets as "KN" and "N" editions, respectively, which exclude Windows Media Player and HD components of Windows Movie Maker.

Features	Starter	Home Basic1,2	Home Premium2	Business1,2,3	Enterprise1,2	Ultimate2

Licensing scheme	OEM licensing in emerging markets	Retail and OEM	Retail, OEM and volume	Volume	Retail and OEM

Maximum RAM on IA-32	1 GB	4 GB	4 GB	4 GB	4 GB	4 GB

Maximum RAM on x64	N/A	8 GB	16 GB	128 GB	128 GB	128 GB

Maximum physical CPUs	1	1	1	2	2	2

Games Explorer	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Instant Search	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Windows ReadyDrive	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Windows Speech Recognition	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Parental controls	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes

Number of running software	3	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited

Windows Movie Maker	Partial	Partial	Yes	Yes4	Yes	Yes

64-bit support	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Desktop Window Manager	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Windows HotStart	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Windows Aero	No	Partial	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Premium games5	No	No	Yes	Disabled by default	Disabled by default	Yes

Windows Media Center	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes

Complete PC Backup	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes

Joining Windows Server domains	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes

Windows Fax and Scan	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes

Remote Desktop Services	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes

Group Policy	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes

BitLocker	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes

Multilingual User Interface	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes

Windows Ultimate Extras	No	No	No	No	No	Yes

Features	Starter	Home Basic1,2	Home Premium2	Business1,2,3	Enterprise1,2	Ultimate2

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The Business edition of Windows Vista supports up to two physical CPUs, and the 64-bit version supports 128 GB of RAM.

final_sentence: The Business edition of Windows Vista supports up to two physical CPUs, and the 64-bit version supports 128 GB of RAM.