and then you'll get applications requiring a minimum Win10 revision (due to API requirement) that you aren't servicing/deploying because of LTSC.

It might while it is parallel to the current release (Though good luck getting any DLP functionality working, or other advanced security/management functions) but a year down the road you're going to be reimaging or upgrading them anyway. As people are slowly starting to learn, the drop in replacement for Windows 7 Embedded does not a good workstation make. (That, and LTSC doesn't have an easy upgrade/servicing path, eventually putting you in an XP/7 purge, and managing multiple versions anyway to support newer hardware).

The specific admin i'm thinking of is slowly reimaging LTSC machines to Pro due to their eventual unsupportability down the road. I know other admins who are getting bit as well because of things like Adobe CC and other applications requiring higher versions or APIs/functionality that LTSC lacks. O365 is dropping support for it because of that, and lack of security functionality and fixed-in-time silicone support - IE the latest LTSC will never support 10th gen intel platforms officially, so bugs will never be fxied - make it a horrible idea for end user workstations). It's not actually that hard to get done right, but people use shitty hackjob scripts anyway.Īs for LTSC, that's the replacement for 8/8.1 Industry Pro or 7 Embedded, and as such is lacking in a slew of APIs, management controls, and application support (seriously. 'Un-telemetry'd' - managed properly, telemetry settings approved by Security team, DISA, DoD, etc.

nothing deviates from MS's documentation or it doesn't fly in the environment. One that had been revamped and locked down and un-telemetry'd and customized by your friendly sysadminsĤ0k workstations here in a high-security focused environment, the 'revamp and lock down' is just using built in GPO controls or registry you can do at home.

Which Windows 10 did you love? 1803? 1809? 1909? One of those special enterprise versions that many people never see?Įrrrr, Enterprise is the same as Pro with a few more GPO controls and features (ReFS support, higher CPU count, higher memory support, etc), same inbox apps, same UX, etc.

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