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Isn't that exactly what LTSB is designed for?

megaman22 8y ago
LTSB is fantastic, except there is no linux subsystem. If you can live without that, or use Cygwin instead, it's far and away the best Windows distribution.
NeedMoreTea 8y ago
Don't you need to be on volume licensing to get that? Which rules it out for most.
- Someone1234 8y ago
  The OP said they had Windows 10 Enterprise and was at a University, so it definitely applies to the situation.
JorgeGT 8y ago
Not sure that my Uni can support these, plus they have no Linux subsystem (which is quite useful) and last time I heard, they are ditching Office 365 ProPlus support for that branch (which is the Office we use on campus, and I require in my workflow).
- Someone1234 8y ago
  I thought it was a "serious machine" used only for "lengthy numerical simulations." Seems more like your person desktop computer, that you happen to run some numerical simulations on. Plus if you're at Uni you likely DO have access to Windows 10 Education Edition which is a version of Enterprise without several of the things you complained about.
  - JorgeGT 8y ago
    The word "only" appears nowhere in my comment. It is a workstation, in which additional tasks are expected to be completed while simulations are running (some LES cases take several weeks), including CFD pre- and post-processing, CAD work, typesetting publications, preparing lectures and tests, etc. I fail to see how, in your opinion, this makes the use of the machine not serious, or makes random reboots and installing silly games pertinent or understandable. Windows 10 Education Edition does not seem to be available in the software repository of my Uni. Which obnoxious features do you say are absent in this version, compared to Enterprise?
    - Someone1234 8y ago
      > Which obnoxious features do you say are absent in this version, compared to Enterprise? The bundled games and other apps aren't provided in the Education edition.
fsloth 8y ago
I wasn't aware there was a windows default install that is this sensible! Thanks for pointing it out.

LTSB is fantastic, except there is no linux subsystem. If you can live without that, or use Cygwin instead, it's far and away the best Windows distribution.

NeedMoreTea 8y ago

Don't you need to be on volume licensing to get that? Which rules it out for most.

Someone1234 8y ago
The OP said they had Windows 10 Enterprise and was at a University, so it definitely applies to the situation.

JorgeGT 8y ago

Not sure that my Uni can support these, plus they have no Linux subsystem (which is quite useful) and last time I heard, they are ditching Office 365 ProPlus support for that branch (which is the Office we use on campus, and I require in my workflow).

Someone1234 8y ago
I thought it was a "serious machine" used only for "lengthy numerical simulations." Seems more like your person desktop computer, that you happen to run some numerical simulations on. Plus if you're at Uni you likely DO have access to Windows 10 Education Edition which is a version of Enterprise without several of the things you complained about.
- JorgeGT 8y ago
  The word "only" appears nowhere in my comment. It is a workstation, in which additional tasks are expected to be completed while simulations are running (some LES cases take several weeks), including CFD pre- and post-processing, CAD work, typesetting publications, preparing lectures and tests, etc. I fail to see how, in your opinion, this makes the use of the machine not serious, or makes random reboots and installing silly games pertinent or understandable. Windows 10 Education Edition does not seem to be available in the software repository of my Uni. Which obnoxious features do you say are absent in this version, compared to Enterprise?
  - Someone1234 8y ago
    > Which obnoxious features do you say are absent in this version, compared to Enterprise? The bundled games and other apps aren't provided in the Education edition.

fsloth 8y ago

I wasn't aware there was a windows default install that is this sensible! Thanks for pointing it out.