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Windows Home Limitations

The Windows Home edition is limited in terms of administration possibilities compared to other editions. Functions that are not available can often be recognized in the web interface by the fact that they have badges indicating which editions are supported. Accordingly, the Home Edition is not included here. However, not all affected functions carry such a badge.

Devices running Windows Home can be found in the device list via the OS Edition column or filter (value Home).

The restrictions affect the following functions, among others:

Installation of applications

The Microsoft MDM API (CSP) for installing MSIX and Microsoft Store Apps is not available on Windows Home. Relution is therefore unable to install such applications. As a result, policies that depend on it (app compliance) are also not available.

This restriction also affects the automatic installation of Relution Companion for Windows. As a result, the installation of MSI and EXE packages is also not available on Windows 10/11 Home, since this function requires an installed/configured Companion.

Thus, the following actions are not available on Windows 10/11 Home:

  • Deploy Relution store app (including the installation of MSI, EXE and WinGet apps)
  • Remove app
  • Deploy Office 365
  • Clear Office 365 Installation data

Furthermore, the following policy is not available:

  • App compliance

Running PowerShell scripts

Running PowerShell scripts requires an installed Relution Companion for Windows. Due to the restriction regarding App installation, it is not possible to install the Companion. Therefore, it is also not possible to run PowerShell scripts via the Companion on devices running Windows Home Edition.

Thus, the following action is not available on Windows 10/11 Home:

  • Execute PowerShell script

Other Companion functions

The Relution Companion for Windows → is never deployed on Windows Home; the same applies to devices whose edition Relution does not recognize (OS Edition Other). Besides PowerShell scripts and app installation, all other functions that run via the Companion are therefore also missing, e.g. the actions Reset password (Windows), Enable Bitlocker and Disable Bitlocker as well as recurring script execution via policy.

Other actions and policies

The following actions are not supported on Windows Home either:

  • Reboot device
  • Add Accounts

The following policies are not applied on Windows Home:

  • Bitlocker
  • Windows update
  • Windows Firewall
  • Windows Kiosk Mode
  • Shared PC
  • Windows Office
  • Local device security options
  • Global proxies
  • BranchCache
  • Wallpaper
  • App Control

In the Restrictions, numerous individual settings are not supported on Windows Home either.

Still available on Windows Home are, among others, the actions Wipe device (from version 1709) and Scan Device (from version 1809) as well as the VPN and Antivirus (partially) policies.

Display installed applications

The Microsoft MDM API (CSP) for querying installed Modern Apps (Microsoft Store/MSIX) is not available on Windows 10/11 Home. Thus, Relution cannot discover installed apps for enrolled devices and accordingly cannot display them in a device’s details under Installed Apps.

Discovering apps installed via EXE / MSI requires an installed Relution Companion for Windows. Due to the limitation regarding app installation, it is not possible to install the Companion. Therefore, it is also not possible to detect apps installed via the Companion on devices running Windows Home Edition.

Thus, the following information is not available on Windows 10/11 Home:

  • Display of installed apps.

Upgrade to a higher edition

The Windows Licensing policy can upgrade a device running Windows Home to a higher edition using a product key, see Available configurations →. An upgrade performed this way cannot be undone by removing the policy.