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Windows 10 iot is not windows 10. I don’t think it even has a desktop. It’s designed for embedded not a personal computer. It’s designed for machines that run
by snailmailman 3y ago
Windows 10 iot is not windows 10. I don’t think it even has a desktop. It’s designed for embedded not a personal computer. It’s designed for machines that run one program only.
You can’t always “install windows 11 easily” the system requirements for 11 shut out a lot of older machines arbitrarily. Windows thinks my relatively new machine, built in 2020 with modern hardware, “doesn’t meet the system requirements” because it “doesn’t have a tpm” (it does). I think a bios change fixes it? But for now it keeps me on 10 and that’s fine with me.
Using Linux is an option, but not an easy one for many users.
- Aaron2222 3y agoWindows 10 IOT Core isn't. Windows 10 IOT Enterprise is though[0]. Good luck getting a legit license for it however. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_IoT#Enterprise https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_IoT#Enterprise
- sgjohnson 3y ago> Good luck getting a legit license for it however. It’s possible (with much effort) to get a legit licence for Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC. But just get an evaluation copy, promote it to volume and KMS activate it and save yourself the hassle.
- wkat4242 3y agoMSDN is enough to get several.
- tremon 3y agoMSDN-acquired licenses can't be used in production. Probably doesn't matter much for home usage, but I wouldn't use an MSDN license on anything I use for work.
- wkat4242 3y agoI use them all the time for lab work. What they're meant for. If you really need LTSC for prod they are available too as such :)
- kwanbix 3y agoNo problem whatsoever.
- kwanbix 3y agoThe only requirement on Windows 11 is TPM. You just burn your ISO to USB using Rufus, and it disables the check.