1. Enthousiast

    Enthousiast MDL Tester

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  2. mwesten1

    mwesten1 MDL Novice

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    Well as long as I am not missing on new features I am good I guess.
     
  3. Enthousiast

    Enthousiast MDL Tester

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    #3403 Enthousiast, Aug 9, 2023
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    The whole purpose of LTSC is that it won't get feature updates, it will stay on 21H2 for as long as it exists, next LTSC will be releaseed in the second half of 2024, based on win 11.
     
  4. pm67310

    pm67310 MDL Guru

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    add this
    https://forums.mydigitallife.net/th...rprise-n-ltsc-2021.84509/page-52#post-1708526

    fix cosmetic windows store

    https://forums.mydigitallife.net/th...ises-sku-ltsb-ltsc.70741/page-59#post-1767362

    and after open powershell as admin and write wsreset -i

    enjoy windows 10 ltsc 2021 with full features and windows store with update up to 2032 ( require to convert to iot ltsc 2021 use massgravel to activate )

    add windows 11 23h2 emoji to ltsc 2021
    https://forums.mydigitallife.net/th...-from-office-2016-update-or-win11-23h2.85697/
     
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  6. acer-5100

    acer-5100 MDL Guru

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    #3407 acer-5100, Aug 9, 2023
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    All the 1904x.yyyy are updated to the same level.

    "20/21Hx" naming is just a marketing/cosmetical thing to stay in line with the old semi annual update cycle, and to please the kids tamed to think that higher number is always better.

    You can "update" the LTSC manually to 19045/22H2 if you like, there are no pros or cons doing that.
     
  7. KMPLAYER

    KMPLAYER MDL Junior Member

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    I have absolutely no idea what to do. So I asked as a total beginner........

    Any details, instructions, pictures - to see what, where and what to do... Understand that not all of us know what you write and we are not up to the task of being able and able to do everything...
     
  8. Enthousiast

    Enthousiast MDL Tester

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    When you select LTSC it's for a reason, better to keep it as it is for that same reason, when you want features just run normal enterprise.
     
  9. ungoda

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    I have a question about updates.

    tl;dr: I want automatic updates but only reboot like every couple of months.

    I usually only reboot my PC when it crashes. Which works fine for W7 because I don't update it and get uptimes of like 180 days.
    I do not intend to reboot my W10 installation too, but I want Windows to apply updates but not reboot. It simply takes too long to get it back to working conditions with all open programs, mounted drives etc (~12 minutes).

    Anyone got experience doing that?
    I assume W10 updates that require a restart work like in the past that Windows writes the new files to some folder and overwrites the 'real' ones on restart.
    Any idea how this behaves when there were multiple updates to the same file over a few months? A problem that I see might occur is that it accumulated multiple newer versions of that file to replace the 'real' one, but does it in the wrong order so I'd end up with the old version. Example: The boot-update process first copies over v3 of that file (from December), then the v2 (from November) and then the v1 (from October) version. So I'd end up with the outdated v1.

    So far I gathered these settings to be changed to not be annoyed by any restart notifications:

    Code:
    HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU
    -- AlwaysAutoRebootAtScheduledTime    REG_DWORD
           0: disable automatic reboot after update installation at scheduled time.
    -- AUOptions    REG_DWORD    
           4: Automatically download and schedule installation of updates
           Note: To configure restart behavior, set this value to 4
    -- NoAutoRebootWithLoggedOnUsers    REG_DWORD
           0: disable do not reboot if users are logged on
    
    
    Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Update > Display options for update notifications
    --  2 - Turn off all notifications, including restart warnings
    

    Does this prevent W10 from rebooting or will this just hide notifications and then suddenly reboot without my permission?
     
  10. pm67310

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    #3411 pm67310, Aug 12, 2023
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  11. case-sensitive

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    No source ? No li nk ? ....... B / u / D ? = Spam . ?
     
  12. pm67310

    pm67310 MDL Guru

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    #3413 pm67310, Aug 12, 2023
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  13. Vineet Garg

    Vineet Garg MDL Novice

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    Hi,
    Anyway to downgrade from Windows 10 22H2 Pro to Windows 10 Iot Enterprise LTSC 2021 ( 21H2 ) i.e. without losing programs & files ?
    Thanks.
     
  14. pm67310

    pm67310 MDL Guru

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    go to registry

    modify value

    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion]
    "CompositionEditionID"="EnterpriseS"
    "EditionID"="EnterpriseS"
    "ProductName"="Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021"

    run windows 10 enterprise LTSC 2021 iso
     
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  15. bigcat21

    bigcat21 MDL Novice

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    I have Windows 10 IoT LTSC 2021. I want to make sure I have the Latest Visual C++ Redistributable. I have a link to it:

    learn.microsoft.com/en-US/cpp/windows/latest-supported-vc-redist?view=msvc-170
    [Sorry, I have not been here for a very long time and I am not yet allowed to post links]

    When I go to that link it has a permalink for the latest supported x64 version.

    But it also says, "Download other versions, including long term servicing release channel (LTSC) versions, from my.visualstudio.com."

    So, how do I ensure that I have the Latest Visual C++ Redistributable? Which one of these is correct?

    1) I just use my Windows Update and it will automatically give me the latest?
    2) Can I just use the version in the above permalink?
    3) Or do I need a LTSC version, and if so, how can I get it without an account? I don't want a MS account.

    Thanks everyone!
     
  16. abbodi1406

    abbodi1406 MDL KB0000001

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    Download the Permalink for both x64 and x86

    - no, WU don't offer VC++ redist
    - yes
    - no need (my.visualstudio.com need account though, Free is enough in this case)
     
  17. bigcat21

    bigcat21 MDL Novice

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    abbodi, you are quite literally a legend! You helped me years ago, more than once, and on different sites. I am so glad you are still around!

    And thanks for this quick info! It is what I thought, but wanted confirmation!
     
  18. Nicolas Bermudez

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    LTSC = regular Windows just with little to no contents inside \Program Files\WindowsApps. You could turn your non-LTSC Windows 10/11 to be LTSC-like just by deleting that folder (either via debloat script, delete directly from WinPE, or modifying the ISO before installation). No need to reinstall unless you care much about "LTSC" brand to appear in winver or System > About.
     
  19. acer-5100

    acer-5100 MDL Guru

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    Downgrade? o_O

    It's very obviously an upgrade