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The quite sensible reason is that LTSC doesn't contain the windows store, and as a result a bunch of driver apps don't work because they moved to using UWP apps
by gruez 1y ago
The quite sensible reason is that LTSC doesn't contain the windows store, and as a result a bunch of driver apps don't work because they moved to using UWP apps (eg. realtek audio console). Not to mention that you'll eventually get weird compatibility issues because you'll eventually be running a windows version 5-10 years old, whereas most devs assume you're using be using the normal versions which are at most 2 years out of date. All of these issues can be worked around if you're sufficiently technically inclined, but people who are hiring "Microsoft consultants" probably aren't.
- 1718627440 1y agoBut you can install it?
- gruez 1y ago>All of these issues can be worked around [...]
- jiggawatts 1y agoI recommend LTSC for terminal services environments like Azure Virtual Desktop, where driver issues just aren’t a problem. Windows LTSC has semi annual updates, the same as Windows Server. Speaking of which, that’s essentially what it is: a cut-down version of the Server Desktop Experience with pretty much the same defaults and capabilities. Microsoft could implement App Store support for LTSC (and Served), they simply choose not to. It’s telling that this isn’t a problem in practice.
- gruez 1y ago>Windows LTSC has semi annual updates, the same as Windows Server You mean biennial? It definitely doesn't get updates twice a year: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_11_version_history https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_11_version_history https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/semiannual#English https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/semiannual#English https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/biennial#English https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/biennial#English
- jiggawatts 1y agoThe relevant link for LTSC version history is: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/iot/iot-enterprise/whats-new/release-history#windows-11-iot-enterprise https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/iot/iot-enterprise... Windows 11 IoT Enterprise, version 25H2 2025‑09‑30 Windows 11 IoT Enterprise, version 24H2 2024‑10‑01 Windows 11 IoT Enterprise, version 23H2 2023‑10‑31 Windows 11 IoT Enterprise, version 22H2 2022‑09‑20 Windows 11 IoT Enterprise, version 21H2 2021‑10‑04 Looks like annual versions...
- gruez 1y ago"IoT Enterprise" =/= "LTSC"