MS has had "software protection" systems, probably three different schemes by now, that check for this. It's more to prevent malware but also means it's incredi

MS has had "software protection" systems, probably three different schemes by now, that check for this. It's more to prevent malware but also means it's incredibly difficult to patch out MS-approved malware without running afoul of the system integrity checks. On of the appeals of the LTSC branch is that it doesn't have a lot of user-hostile feature kits in it to begin with, so you're not constantly fighting to keep them turned off.