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I think 10LTSC is perfectly viable right now, I still run 10LTSC on my Steam Deck. Right now on my desktop I have 10 LTSC, 11 LTSC, and 11 Pro installed and do

I think 10LTSC is perfectly viable right now, I still run 10LTSC on my Steam Deck. Right now on my desktop I have 10 LTSC, 11 LTSC, and 11 Pro installed and doing a bunch of benchmarks but still early on data (trying to be as thorough as possible). I have had someone try to tell me that there is something in Windows 11 that makes it run better on newer processors, I have not been able to find any information on this. Also theoretically at some point driver support or game support will diminish on 10. Personally, I think if you are going to go for a new installation 11 likely may be the way to go for the best future compatibility. But 10 is still good.

arprocter 2y ago
>I have had someone try to tell me that there is something in Windows 11 that makes it run better on newer processors, I have not been able to find any information on this. Possibly they were referring to this: https://www.anandtech.com/show/16959/intel-innovation-alder-lake-november-4th/3 https://www.anandtech.com/show/16959/intel-innovation-alder-...
- nerdjon 2y ago
  That is it! I remember something about the scheduler. Will need to do some more research and benchmarks on this personally and see if it is really much of an improvement or if the improvements are lost by any decrease in performance going from 10 to 11 (even on LTSC).
  - arprocter 2y ago
    I'm not sure it would make a difference on a Steam Deck, as E and P cores are an Intel thing
    - nerdjon 2y ago
      Most likely not, however I run LTSC on 4 different gaming setups. Steam Deck, Legion GO, and 2 desktops of various power for TV and desktop gaming. So I have a decent range of hardware to test these claims on.
- keyringlight 2y ago
  The other aspect in the background is win10 is putting up a full screen warning about hitting EOL in Oct'25 while not giving older (~pre-2018) systems an official route to upgrade to anything supported besides buying a whole new system. For those that are content with the performance for desktop the scheduler doesn't really offer them anything. I'd love to see some form of OS survey in 2026 narrowed down to pre-2018 systems still online.
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arprocter 2y ago

>I have had someone try to tell me that there is something in Windows 11 that makes it run better on newer processors, I have not been able to find any information on this. Possibly they were referring to this: https://www.anandtech.com/show/16959/intel-innovation-alder-lake-november-4th/3 https://www.anandtech.com/show/16959/intel-innovation-alder-...

nerdjon 2y ago
That is it! I remember something about the scheduler. Will need to do some more research and benchmarks on this personally and see if it is really much of an improvement or if the improvements are lost by any decrease in performance going from 10 to 11 (even on LTSC).
- arprocter 2y ago
  I'm not sure it would make a difference on a Steam Deck, as E and P cores are an Intel thing
  - nerdjon 2y ago
    Most likely not, however I run LTSC on 4 different gaming setups. Steam Deck, Legion GO, and 2 desktops of various power for TV and desktop gaming. So I have a decent range of hardware to test these claims on.
keyringlight 2y ago
The other aspect in the background is win10 is putting up a full screen warning about hitting EOL in Oct'25 while not giving older (~pre-2018) systems an official route to upgrade to anything supported besides buying a whole new system. For those that are content with the performance for desktop the scheduler doesn't really offer them anything. I'd love to see some form of OS survey in 2026 narrowed down to pre-2018 systems still online.

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