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LTSC Windows LTSC is the version of Windows with all the cruft that people want removed, removed. No autoreboot, no MS store, no onedrive, no ads. (It's like

LTSC Windows LTSC is the version of Windows with all the cruft that people want removed, removed. No autoreboot, no MS store, no onedrive, no ads. (It's like what Windows use to be back in the day) https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-it-pro-blog/windows-client-roadmap-update-april-2023/ba-p/3805227 https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-it-pro-blog/w...

a1o 3y ago
Does Windows 11 LTSC already exists?
- tiffanyh 3y ago
  From the article I linked to: > "Today we're announcing that the next Windows LTSC releases will be available in the second half of 2024"
doublerabbit 3y ago
It exists, but only unless if your an enterprise house or have some sort of contract with Microsoft.
yjftsjthsd-h 3y ago
Sure. Now if you could get MS to sell you LTSC...
- olyjohn 3y ago
  You could always sail the seven seas. And if you feel guilty, just go buy a copy of Pro (or whatever the top version is) and run LTSC anyways. Not like with enough work you couldn't strip Pro down to an LTSC equivalent.
jjoonathan 3y ago
Windows Embedded was promoted as a way to use Windows in environments were "windows-isms" (update hijacking, nags, ads, spontaneous deactivation, etc) could have catastrophic consequences due to downtime and difficulty of mouse+keyboard access. Microsoft broke the contract. Informally, at least, I'm sure their lawyers made sure the fine print was on their side. One day I turned on my Windows 7 Embedded oscilloscope and got hit with a full-screen ad for Windows 11 that could only be dismissed by mouse. In my case I was able to just attach a mouse, but I've seen Windows Embedded used in environments where that would have been difficult and time-consuming (USB ports hidden or even glued to prevent physical access). Point is: Microsoft will happily sell you a special anti-abuse pass and then abuse you anyway. Be warned.
timbit42 3y ago
No Edge?

a1o 3y ago

Does Windows 11 LTSC already exists?

tiffanyh 3y ago
From the article I linked to: > "Today we're announcing that the next Windows LTSC releases will be available in the second half of 2024"

doublerabbit 3y ago

It exists, but only unless if your an enterprise house or have some sort of contract with Microsoft.

yjftsjthsd-h 3y ago

Sure. Now if you could get MS to sell you LTSC...

olyjohn 3y ago
You could always sail the seven seas. And if you feel guilty, just go buy a copy of Pro (or whatever the top version is) and run LTSC anyways. Not like with enough work you couldn't strip Pro down to an LTSC equivalent.

jjoonathan 3y ago

Windows Embedded was promoted as a way to use Windows in environments were "windows-isms" (update hijacking, nags, ads, spontaneous deactivation, etc) could have catastrophic consequences due to downtime and difficulty of mouse+keyboard access. Microsoft broke the contract. Informally, at least, I'm sure their lawyers made sure the fine print was on their side. One day I turned on my Windows 7 Embedded oscilloscope and got hit with a full-screen ad for Windows 11 that could only be dismissed by mouse. In my case I was able to just attach a mouse, but I've seen Windows Embedded used in environments where that would have been difficult and time-consuming (USB ports hidden or even glued to prevent physical access). Point is: Microsoft will happily sell you a special anti-abuse pass and then abuse you anyway. Be warned.

timbit42 3y ago

No Edge?