1, security and privacy protection are different: both the educational version and the professional version have high security levels, but the educational version pays more attention to the privacy protection of schools and students than the professional version. The education version provides more privacy setting options to protect students' personal information, while the professional version also has a higher security level, but compared with the education version, it pays more attention to the security needs of enterprise users, and the professional version provides more security functions, such as BitLocker encryption and Windows.

2. Different applications and compatibility: The educational version and the professional version are basically the same in application and compatibility, and can run most Windows applications. The education edition also provides some applications and tools suitable for the educational environment, such as OneNote Education Edition and MicrosoftTeams, while the professional edition can also run most Windows applications, but it pays more attention to the application needs of business users than the education edition, and the professional edition provides more business applications and tools, such as MicrosoftOffice Professional Edition and VisualStudio.