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"N" Editions of Windows(OBJ.1.3)

By Jonathon Eades Founder & IT InstructorUpdated

7 min read

This article covers the "N" and "KN" editions of Windows: special versions that ship without certain built-in media technologies, the Media Feature Pack that restores what they are missing, the regulatory reason these editions exist, and the situations in which a technician will actually encounter them. It is a narrow topic, but it appears on the exam and it explains a genuinely confusing support scenario.

In this article you'll learn what Windows N and KN editions are, exactly what they leave out, how the Media Feature Pack fixes the resulting problems, why these editions exist for regulatory reasons, and when a help-desk technician is likely to run into one.

What Are N and KN Editions?

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