[DISCUSSION] Windows 10 Enterprise/IoT Enterprise (N) LTSC 2021

Newbie here. I've got windows 10 enterprise 2016 LTSB installed on my machine since 2017 or so, ive been installing the updates from windows update. I'd like to upgrade to the lastest version possible without having to do a clean install, how do I do so?

 

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Thanks for your suggestion: I'd never thought of that! "Virtual upgrading" from one version to the same. I did that, but it didn't help. It did change some of my settings back to defaults, though... ahh Microsoft...

Phase Name: Pre OOBE Boot - Failed
Operation Name: OOBE boot apply - Failed

 

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What do you mean for didn't help?

the upgrade to 1809 failed

or

it worked and the upgrade to 1809 worked, then the upgrade to LTSC failed.

If the second sentence is the correct one you could try to upgrade in steps, say going to 19H1 or 19H2 enterprise, then 2004....

 

Thanks for bearing with me, @acer-5100!

The second sentence is correct. My post wasn't worded too clearly because I was already on 1809, so I didn't think "upgrading" to the same version could fail.

I'll try going to 19H1 first, then. As for 2004, I never heard about that.
However, I have a hunch there's some snag that hinders upgrading to anything newer than 1809, and my rational mind still hopes to find out what it is!

Thanks for helping.

 

build 19041 2004 (april 2020), would be 20H1 if the new nomenclature was already used.

 

Not sure if it's clear from the context - I started, and I still am, on 1809 LTSC, so I basically "upgraded" successfully to the exact version I was already running.

 

Pretty clear. Did you try to upgrade to 19Hx / 20Hx as I suggested?

 

If OEM, not as easy as on regular devices.

After capture (backup ) whole system to a safe place (for recovery if necessary), try:

Backup personal files as possible as you can
Clean install target build
Restore personal files as possible as you can

Hint:
If there is room for 2nd OS, try Dual-Boot lest personal files get lost unexpectedly.
Then restore personal files to the new OS as best as possible.
Then switch to new OS, and blablabla.

Good luck.

 

He (likely) just has a program that breaks something during the migration

A backup is not needed. Simply because formatting is not needed even if one surrenders to clean install

In that case just clean install, import the old profile manually or using forensit, move the programs from windows.old to programs, move the settings from old programdata to the new one, and your old install is 90% restored.

You need just to reinstall the programs that really needs an installation (they are a minority today), like Office, VMware, AVs..

Not as quick as an in place upgrade, but practically very close to it

 

Hi. Is there any way to safely retain or change the retail Product ID of LTSC from the stock Windows of any device?

I secretly did a clean install of a PC at my workplace from Windows 10 Home Edition to IoT Enterprise LTSC because previous edition slows down the device and had many bloatwares.

But my mistake was I forgot that the company has a record of original Product IDs of each PC and do a monitoring every month. Now, I was hoping if I can replace the current one to original so they won't notice the changes somehow. Thanks

 

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