MatthewH12

That depends. WHS2011 is basically Server 2008R2 so yes you can login to the machine to install applications such as an FTP Server or whatnot, but it not designed as a desktop OS. It won't run games very well if at all, and using it as a standard-purpose desktop for web browsing and office tasks while doable, will be annoying due to the more stringent security policies and open up the server to attack. If you want a DEDICATED server box, go WHS2011, if it's gonna be a desktop doing some server tasks, but mostly personal useage go Win7.