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title: Windows Security Features Licensing And Edition Requirements
description: Learn about Windows licensing and edition requirements for the features included in Windows.
ms.topic: reference
ms.date: 12/02/2024
appliesto:
- ✅ <a href=/windows/release-health/supported-versions-windows-client target=_blank>Windows 11</a>
ms.author: paoloma
author: paolomatarazzo
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# Windows security features licensing and edition requirements

This article lists the security features that are available in Windows.

Select one of the two tabs to learn about licensing requirements to use the security features, or to learn about the Windows edition requirements that support them:

#### [:::image type="icon" source="images/icons/subscription-add.svg" border="false"::: **Licensing requirements**](#tab/licensing)

[!INCLUDE [licensing-requirements](../../includes/licensing/_licensing-requirements.md)]

#### [:::image type="icon" source="images/icons/certificate.svg" border="false"::: **Edition requirements**](#tab/edition)

[!INCLUDE [_edition-requirements](../../includes/licensing/_edition-requirements.md)]

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For more information about Windows licensing, see [Windows Commercial Licensing overview](/windows/whats-new/windows-licensing).