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> The Windows 10 China Government Edition is based on Windows 10 Enterprise Edition, which already includes many of the security, identity, deployment, and mana

> The Windows 10 China Government Edition is based on Windows 10 Enterprise Edition, which already includes many of the security, identity, deployment, and manageability features governments and enterprises need. The China Government Edition will use these manageability features to remove features that are not needed by Chinese government employees like OneDrive, to manage all telemetry and updates, and to enable the government to use its own encryption algorithms within its computer systems.

netizen-936824 4y ago
That almost sounds like windows that isn't spyware
- hulitu 4y ago
  I think that at this point in time this is a contradiction in terms. I'm sure someone at CIA has wet pants knowing that the chinese government buys windows.
cosmodisk 4y ago
Do they have an English version of it? I could really use something without half of the crap they try to push on me. Yeah, fuck you Cortana.
- mhio 4y ago
  Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC, if you can swing the volume licensing requirement. https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-it-pro-blog/ltsc-what-is-it-and-when-should-it-be-used/ba-p/293181 https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-it-pro-blog/l...
my123 4y ago
It’s the EnterpriseG SKU.
Stevvo 4y ago
So Chinese government gets a version of Windows that works for the customer instead of for Microsoft... why can't we all get that option?
- adtac 4y ago
  You used to be able to (Windows 10 LTSC), but they discontinued it
  - emptysongglass 4y ago
    They didn't discontinue it.
    - GekkePrutser 4y ago
      No but all the "for the customer" features are gone. Current LTSC is just as bad as mainline. Just frozen in time with long security updates.
qiskit 4y ago
The ability to manage/disable features is meaningless. Surely the chinese government controls the source code and ensures that any install is off of their source? And tell me china isn't the only country getting their own version. Russia, India, etc all have to be competent enough not to trust microsoft? We declared kaspersky, an antivirus software company, as a national security risk. Surely the leaders of the world are smart enough to realize that if a mere little antivirus program is a national security risk, then an operating system is an even greater one. And yet, we never hear about other nations seriously ramping up investment in OS development. What is the EU doing? A larger economy and a larger population and nothing to show for it. Where is india and china? Surely with their large population then can spare a few engineers for OS development.
- mkj 4y ago
  I would be very surprised if there is build infrastructure to build a full version of Windows outside of Microsoft.
  - t0mas88 4y ago
    It's not that hard apparently: https://www.zdnet.com/article/windows-xp-leak-confirmed-after-user-compiles-the-leaked-code-into-a-working-os/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/windows-xp-leak-confirmed-afte...

netizen-936824 4y ago

That almost sounds like windows that isn't spyware

hulitu 4y ago
I think that at this point in time this is a contradiction in terms. I'm sure someone at CIA has wet pants knowing that the chinese government buys windows.

cosmodisk 4y ago

Do they have an English version of it? I could really use something without half of the crap they try to push on me. Yeah, fuck you Cortana.

mhio 4y ago
Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC, if you can swing the volume licensing requirement. https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-it-pro-blog/ltsc-what-is-it-and-when-should-it-be-used/ba-p/293181 https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-it-pro-blog/l...

my123 4y ago

It’s the EnterpriseG SKU.

Stevvo 4y ago

So Chinese government gets a version of Windows that works for the customer instead of for Microsoft... why can't we all get that option?

adtac 4y ago
You used to be able to (Windows 10 LTSC), but they discontinued it
- emptysongglass 4y ago
  They didn't discontinue it.
  - GekkePrutser 4y ago
    No but all the "for the customer" features are gone. Current LTSC is just as bad as mainline. Just frozen in time with long security updates.

qiskit 4y ago

The ability to manage/disable features is meaningless. Surely the chinese government controls the source code and ensures that any install is off of their source? And tell me china isn't the only country getting their own version. Russia, India, etc all have to be competent enough not to trust microsoft? We declared kaspersky, an antivirus software company, as a national security risk. Surely the leaders of the world are smart enough to realize that if a mere little antivirus program is a national security risk, then an operating system is an even greater one. And yet, we never hear about other nations seriously ramping up investment in OS development. What is the EU doing? A larger economy and a larger population and nothing to show for it. Where is india and china? Surely with their large population then can spare a few engineers for OS development.

mkj 4y ago
I would be very surprised if there is build infrastructure to build a full version of Windows outside of Microsoft.
- t0mas88 4y ago
  It's not that hard apparently: https://www.zdnet.com/article/windows-xp-leak-confirmed-after-user-compiles-the-leaked-code-into-a-working-os/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/windows-xp-leak-confirmed-afte...