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Where do you get your hands on a legit copy though? It's infuriating, I would happily pay for a real licence for this, and MS makes it basically impossible to

• nerdjon 1y ago
  Microsoft makes it hard (impossible) because they don't want normal users using LTSC. They try very hard in their marketing to make it seem like LTSC is not good for general purpose computing since it removes many of the features they are trying to push and their ability to show ads. That being said, check out the WindowsLTSC subreddit. All the information on how to get it is there. You don't need any sort of crack make it work and don't need to go anywhere shady to get the ISO. And if you are concerned from an ethical standpoint, buy a normal Windows license and just install LTSC instead.
  • ahartmetz 1y ago
    Sounds a lot like "Win2k is not for home users" back then. It was the best Windows version in a long time.
• zamadatix 1y ago
  The last I looked into this these were the conclusions I reached (depending on individual situation): - If you're looking to do this 100% to the letter, then you'll need to enter some form of VL agreement with an authorized reseller. This will come with a minimum purchase of 5 licenses. - If you're looking to do this with a "real" key, but not by the book, then one of the gray market sites. - If you're looking to do this morally (by paying Microsoft), but don't care if the actual activation is completed with the license you purchase, then purchase a Windows 11 Pro license but use https://github.com/massgravel/Microsoft-Activation-Scripts/ https://github.com/massgravel/Microsoft-Activation-Scripts/ to activate your Windows 11 LTSC. The ISO itself can still be sourced from Microsoft. - If you don't care about any of this, then the same as the above except don't buy the Windows 11 Pro License - If you absolutely want to buy a single license "by the book"... there is no official offering available.
  • inversetelecine 1y ago
    https://massgrave.dev/windows_ltsc_links https://massgrave.dev/windows_ltsc_links
  • crtasm 1y ago
    I'm curious why massgrave hosts Windows ISOs if you can get one direct from Microsoft?
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    • zamadatix 1y ago
      That's a good callout. My understanding is there are 3 options: - You can download the eval ISO from Windows and add in the ~couple MB of additional XML files to be able to change the eval ISO to a version of the installer with the full SKU. The specific files will change per version. There were also some variations for doing this post-install for Windows 10 LTSC but I'm not sure if anyone has bothered for Windows 11 LTSC. - You can download the full ISO from somewhere else (so you don't have to add anything). E.g. the massgrave links. - Of course, if you have access to the VLSC for other reasons you can just download through the portal. Practically, I see the first option as a waste tbh because Microsoft publishes the SHA256 hashes of the ISOs anyways. massgrave most likely rehosts the full ISOs because it is both easier to work with and easier to validate. #3 is nice, but not applicable to most folks. If sourcing the ISO from Microsoft sounds like too much work I don't think you lose much (if anything) by sourcing it elsewhere instead.
      • sitzkrieg 1y ago
        VSS subscriptions allowed full iso downloads of most windows versions windows all the way back to 7 as of last year
  • ThrowawayB7 1y ago
    If you're looking to do this by paying Microsoft, I think(?) an MSDN subscription still includes access to various Windows editions. What you probably want is Windows 11 Enterprise edition, meant for large corporate deployments, but not LTSC. The last I recall, the Windows license keys don't expire even if you let the subscription lapse.