1. Enthousiast

    Enthousiast MDL Tester

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  2. t3st3r

    t3st3r MDL Novice

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    #1705 t3st3r, Jan 22, 2022
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    Good day guys, very good community here :)

    I'm planning to upgrade from scratch my main workstation from LTSC 2019 (KMS Activated, i cannot remember wich method i used years ago...) to LTSC 2021 IOT on a new NVME SDD.
    I think if i understood correctly because it is binary equivalent, I'll go with IOT In order to preserve the 10 years extended support.

    I care about privacy on my devices and because i cannot jump to full Linux for work related reasons, i'm gonna activate it with the offline KMS38 method from massgravel script. In 2038 probably my hardware will be in the trash can anyway.

    I'm open to suggestions from you guys, surely more expert than me.
    Thanks in advance :D
     
  3. Nimbus2000

    Nimbus2000 MDL Senior Member

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    If I remember correctly, IOT will not activate with KMS. You may want to explore the HWID option.
     
  4. t3st3r

    t3st3r MDL Novice

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    But i don't want to use an activation method that sends to Microsoft stuff.
    Now, what to do then? Install LTSC non IOT, activate it with KMS38 and change it to IOT?... :confused:
     
  5. freiwald

    freiwald MDL Senior Member

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    why do you want to use iot in the first place? just get the normal ltsc version and activate it with kms38. do you really use an OS for more then 5 years without a fresh install?
     
  6. t3st3r

    t3st3r MDL Novice

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    You are right, but i really like the "setup and forget" feeling that give me ten year of extended support like LTSC 2019.
    Probably i'm overacting.
    Keep it simple.
     
  7. Carlos Detweiller

    Carlos Detweiller Emperor of Ice-Cream

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    If you change a KMS or KMS38-activated Enterprise LTSC to the IoT SKU, you will lose KMS activation, as IoT does not support it.
     
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  8. Matlad

    Matlad MDL Novice

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    Did anybody do a benchmark of 2021 vs. 2019?
    I'm specifically interested in DPC latencies.
     
  9. zbigniew59

    zbigniew59 MDL Senior Member

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  10. Yes i confirm & cross checked it myself as they have removed the link from there source index. let me cross check if there any other legit link to be shared for same SamDrivers 22 iso. i downloaded it yesterday without any issue.
     
  11. fatpuppy1996

    fatpuppy1996 MDL Novice

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    Newcomer here. I’m so confused right now, what is KMS38? Isn’t HWID better? I just want the latest Enterprise LTSC. Also what are these activation methods? Isn’t KMS38 one of those things detected as a virus or that keeps running in the background?

    Also, where can I get an official, untouched ISO, the first page just has a bunch of random text.

    My apologies for all the stupid questions, I m just so done with the usual Windows bloatware and nagging to use Edge.