14 DAY TRIAL // One of the devices that made the headlines after being announced this week at Computex was running what was believed to be called Windows 10 Home Ultra.
And because this particular Windows 10 Home SKU is something we’ve never heard about before, many believed that Home Ultra could actually be a new version of Windows 10 coming with upgraded specs that would place it somewhere in between the standard Home and Pro.
As a result, Dell would have been the first company to use Windows 10 Home Ultra for its very own XPS 13 2-in-1 announced at Computex.
But as it turns out, Windows 10 Home Ultra isn’t actually a thing, as there’s no such version of the operating system that Microsoft ships to PC makers. This is what the software giant itself said earlier today, pretty much denying reports that Windows 10 Home Ultra is what powers the new Dell XPS 13.
Windows 10 Advanced?
But while Windows 10 Home Ultra isn’t real, it doesn’t necessarily mean that an upgraded version of Windows 10 Home doesn’t exist, and rumor has it that Microsoft might be providing manufacturers with this SKU for new PCs.
A report from Thurrott suggests that Windows 10 Home Ultra might be based on an a different Windows 10 SKU internally referred to as Windows 10 Advanced.
The purpose of this version isn’t necessarily to be placed between Home and Pro, the cited source notes, but to “better define what the home and business versions of Windows 10 are.” For example, it comes with gaming improvements and support for high-end chipsets, and this makes sense given that manufacturers could use it on their new devices.
Windows 10 Home Advanced could also be much more affordable than Windows 10 Pro for PC makers, costing only $101, whereas the Pro SKU has a price tag of $214.