It doesn't have an official updated ISO since March 2019, next LTSC release will be maybe on 2021 so I'll bet no
No, LTSC is 1809/17763.1/107/316 and not 2004/19041.1/84/208 it won't get refresh iso's, new major build LTSC will be expected around 2021/2022.
Clean installed 2004.208 on an older desktop with a hdd and it took close to an hour, and then it was not snappy at all. Not what I expected after Microsoft bragged about improved mechanical HDD performance. Noticed no cpu or hdd activity, OS simply waited too long for any I/O, so figured to check BIOS and enabled HPET - Instant improvement! (Disabling HPET - High Precision Event Timer was a popular "tweak" because it actually improved fps on most systems - well, so far!) Then I've also done the same to another older intel desktop on 1909 that recently started crawling, and it too got snappier! So let's add another problematic thing to the list - system timers! Recent CUs of 2004 and 1909 may require you to revise tweaks! If your older desktop system is having stability issues / reduced performance, try to (re)enable HPET in BIOS. Or vice-versa.
2 b fair they never said it about install they said it about runtime less aggressive caching & indexing and stuff which of course doesn't affect install perf at all an hour 2 clean install sounds horribly wrong tho I dism deploy these days & it never takes more than 10 mins no matter how old the box edit: anybody know who dis fat fella is? Code: Name: Windows 10 Enterprise Windows Driver Kit, version 2004 (x86, ARM64, x64) - DVD (English) Filename: en_windows_10_enterprise_windows_driver_kit_version_2004__x86_arm64_x64_dvd_97df2db4.iso Size: 12.1 GB SHA-1: eff6bdec66695c93d9d00664a5d220a771c7e95a Date: 2020-05-12
f4c69f8811f0ff5dcf88a4f88565ccba5e5373b6 *en_windows_10_business_editions_version_2004_x64_dvd_d06ef8c5.iso Is this the final 2004 version ?
Got my answer. You can install just fine, cleanly, and keep the overprovisioning, as long as you have planned a bit in advance. I've split my SSD into 2 main partitions, one for the OS, and another for data, with 10% OP left at the end. Performed a clean install on the unallocated space that remained after I deleted all the 1909 OS partitions, and yeah, it did put a Recovery partition in quite the annoying spot, between the OS and the data. I wonder what's the advantage of having it there. Other than that, 2004 seems mostly fine, but it does have some bugs/annoyances. I've been getting some sort of weird bug in the Search box where most of it is not visible for some reason. There's a Cortana window when I alt-Tab and it won't exit with alt-F4. 2 apps crashed for no reason whatsoever, 1909 ran for 2 months without any of it. The defrag app says SSDs need trimming and the HDDs defragging, but it didn't ran by itself. Leaving it like this to see if the task eventually executes. Nvidia's beta drivers are WDDM 2.7 and you can enable the Hardware accelerated GPU scheduling, but I didn't have time to run any benchmarks or games to see how it goes. All in all, very few changes, been like this for a while now. Oh and there's a DumpStack.log.tmp file on 2-3 of my partitions. Why, I don't know. I understand the Settings app should have that new design? Not here. Staggered rollout even for 2004?