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Windows 11 Enterprise

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Overview

Windows is your platform for AI

  • Secure your data and devices while safeguarding your teams with cloud-native endpoint management and built-in Zero Trust protection.
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  • Boost workforce productivity with a modern, more intuitive Windows experience, powered by system performance improvements and advanced AI features.
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  • Enjoy peace of mind knowing everything works together, from the operating system to the apps running on it.1
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  • Find files easily with new contextual suggestions in Windows, powered by Context IQ. Enable multitasking with the tabs feature in File Explorer.
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  • Empower everyone with a range of accessibility features in Windows 11, including live captions.
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Features

Designed for secure, flexible work

Get cross-platform endpoint management with Microsoft Intune

Reduce endpoint vulnerability and maintain the security baseline and compliance needed for Zero Trust.
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Move to Universal Print

Eliminate print servers and manage your printers from the cloud. Print securely from anywhere.
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Get 99% app compatibility

Confidently switch to Windows 11 knowing that Windows 10 apps will  continue to work. Desktop App Assure helps remediate any app issues.2
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Deploy devices with cloud configuration

Transform Windows 11 PCs into streamlined, easy-to-manage cloud endpoints.
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Automate Windows and Microsoft 365 updates

Ensure deployment of updates and patches is timely, safe, and efficient with Windows Autopatch.
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Plans

Windows 11 Enterprise plans

Windows 11 Enterprise is part of Microsoft 365 Enterprise, which provides productivity and collaboration apps, device management, and security services.
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Windows Enterprise E3
 

For large and medium-sized organizations with advanced security and comprehensive management needs.
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Windows 11 Enterprise E3 upgrades Windows 11 Pro and adds:

  • A broad range of options for operating system deployment and update control.
  • Comprehensive device and app management.
  • Serverless print management with Universal Print.
  • Advanced protection against modern cyberthreats.
  • Automatic Windows and Microsoft 365 updates with Windows Autopatch.

Licensed per user, including for Azure Virtual Desktop and Windows 365 instances.
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Windows Enterprise E5
 

For organizations that want to take advantage of a holistic, cloud-delivered endpoint security solution.

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Windows 11 Enterprise E5 upgrades Windows 11 Enterprise E3 and adds:

  • Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, a complete endpoint security solution.

Licensed per user.
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Windows Enterprise E3 in Microsoft 365 F3
For large and medium-sized organizations with frontline workers.3
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Windows 11 Enterprise E3, included in Microsoft 365 F3 subscriptions, includes:

  • A broad range of options for operating system deployment and update control.
  • Comprehensive device and app management.
  • Serverless print management with Universal Print.
  • Advanced protection against modern cyberthreats.

Licensed per user, including for cloud management and virtualization.
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Your Windows in the cloud

Combine the power and security of the cloud with the versatility and simplicity of the PC.
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Customer stories

See how organizations use Windows 11

  1. Schwarz Group logo
  2. Westpac logo
  3. Alabama Appellate Court System logo
  4. Krones logo
  5. L’Oréal logo
  6. ITC Secure logo
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Schwarz Group logo
“We have employees all over Germany and elsewhere in the world. Using Windows 11 Enterprise supported by Microsoft Intune and Entra ID makes it easier to change devices or bring new employees onboard because we’re not bound by a location.”
Dennis Rösch, IT Administrator, Schwarz Group
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Westpac logo
“With Windows Autopatch, we cut deployment time from 90 minutes to 25. So if you apply that across our 40,000+ strong workforce, that’s a lot of time saved.”
Paul McKenna, Head of Workplace and Contact Centre Infrastructure, Westpac
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Alabama Appellate Court System logo
“Windows 11 Enterprise with Microsoft Intune has streamlined device provisioning, updates, security configurations, and troubleshooting processes. By centralizing these tasks, we've been able to…effectively manage our technology environment with a lean IT team.”
Blake T. Lunsford, Director, IT, Alabama Appellate Court System
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Krones logo
“Windows 11 Enterprise plays a crucial role in our organization to deliver optimized and highly efficient PC performance and security components, which is critical to our collective IT and business mission.“
Roman Kleyn, Head of Workplace Design, Krones
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L’Oréal logo
“Thanks to all the security components supported by Windows 11 Enterprise…we can give people a highly secure environment in which they can collaborate and work efficiently from nearly anywhere.”
Gustavo Peuriot, Global Endpoint Manager, L’Oréal
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ITC Secure logo
“Windows 11 Enterprise has enabled the company to expand in a way that enforces high levels of security remotely wherever an employee is located.”
Matt Fernandes, Head of Cloud Security, ITC Secure
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Resources

More from Windows 11

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Explore the ROI of Windows 11

Learn how Windows 11 Enterprise revolutionizes work efficiency, security, and IT management. See the savings and business benefits in this commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting.4
Read the TEI study
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Get the latest insights on the enterprise PC market

“By 2026, 50% of installed enterprise PCs will contain local AI enablement in the form of a Neural Processing Unit (NPU) accelerator.” Learn about market trends, recommendations, and Representative Vendors in this latest Gartner® report.5
Read the report

Prepare for the end of Windows 10 security updates

Learn why the October 2025 end of support for Windows 10 is an opportunity for enterprises to invest in AI PCs.6
Learn more
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Deploying Windows 11 at Microsoft

Learn how Microsoft rolled out Windows 11 to 190,000 devices in less than five weeks.
Learn more
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FastTrack for Windows 11

Get deployment guidance at no additional cost for Windows 11 Enterprise customers with 150 seats or more.
Learn more
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Upgrade from Windows 10 to Windows 11

Explore how to upgrade users to Windows 11.
View the guided simulation
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Use Windows 11 Enterprise on modern endpoints

Simplify management, reduce costs, and scale resources for your organization.
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Start with Windows 11 Pro

Windows 11 Pro is available on business-class PCs—a solid foundation for every business.
Learn more
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Enable your flexible workforce

Windows 11 Enterprise is part of a complete productivity, mobility, and security solution found in Microsoft 365.
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Resources for IT pros

Browse Windows 11 frequently asked questions and deployment readiness guidance.
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Windows 11 onboarding kit

Prepare, educate, and support people in your organization for the Windows 11 migration.
Learn more
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Help secure your hybrid workforce

Windows 11 and Microsoft Intune help protect digital workers, simplify IT management, and improve experiences.
View the infographic
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Next steps

Get started with Windows 11 Enterprise

Windows 11 Enterprise is part of Microsoft 365 Enterprise, providing productivity and collaboration apps, device management, and security services.
See Microsoft 365 plans
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    Requires a Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise subscription. Sold separately.
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    Since 2018, Desktop App Assure has worked with thousands of customers and evaluated almost 1.1 million apps with a 99.7% app compatibility rate. For that remaining 0.3%, the Desktop App Assure team will engage directly with you to get your apps running. Learn more.
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    Windows 10 Enterprise E3 and Windows 11 Enterprise E3, included with Microsoft 365 F3, do not include the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack, Windows Enterprise Long-Term Servicing Channel (LTSC), or Windows Autopatch. 
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    The Total Economic Impact™ Of Windows 11 Enterprise: Cost Savings and Business Benefits Enabled By Windows 11 Enterprise, a commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting for Microsoft, February 2024.
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    Market Guide for Enterprise Desktops and Laptops, by Stephen Kleynhans, Autumn Stanish, Erin Pierre, Katja Ruud, 11 March 2024. GARTNER is a registered trademark and service mark of Gartner, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and internationally and is used herein with permission. All rights reserved.
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    IDC Perspective, sponsored by Microsoft, The Role of the AI PC in Your Next Fleet Refresh, IDC #US52762424, December 2024.

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