@BAU you're right but that's not relevant here. If they wanted to install crap, they could via packages, just like they do now. Nothing would change for them
Not really, LTSB comes with updates & should be updated. Do you expect cash machines to reboot & finish updates? 15% 33% ....
17677.1000 CloudE certificates? And CloudE is free activation like Cloud? If not, what good is it? Try 17134.1 + 16299.15 Cloud.
17655.1000 CloudE --> Online 17677 Update --> Failed --> C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore\DataStore.edb --> 17677 CloudE/EnterpriseG/EnterpriseGN.