[DISCUSSION] Windows 11 Build 26x00 (PC) [24/25/26H2 Retail- GE-release]

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  1. W_fantasma

    W_fantasma MDL Senior Member

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    Im not really a seeker :p sorry for the wrong information!
     
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  2. jim_p

    jim_p MDL Senior Member

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    #6682 jim_p, Oct 25, 2026 at 08:45
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    My friend downloaded an english iso of 26h2 from ms, but he does not rememer if it was the "regular" one (en-us) or the "international" one (en-gb).
    Is there a user friendly way for hom to find out, i.e. without the use of command line?
     
  3. Enthousiast

    Enthousiast MDL Tester

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    Open the ISO and go to the "sources" folder and when there is a folder called "en-GB" it is the English-Great Britain aka English - International ISO.

    If the folder is called: en-US then it is the English-United States ISO.
     
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  6. June's Hill

    June's Hill MDL Member

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    Nice. Please can you explain why v26H1 (28000) is more stable than v26H2 (26300)?
    Many members in the last few months claim that. Some of them say that v26H1 has better memory management and optimization, even for x64 scenarios.
    Also, sadly there are no ESD for v26H1, like there are for v26H2. (@sergiomontejo )
     
  7. Enthousiast

    Enthousiast MDL Tester

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    Because it is not for the general public but:
    and pre-installed on the arm64 snapdragon x2 hyped hardware.
     
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  8. Mooniversal

    Mooniversal MDL Member

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    It's not more stable, it's all placebo
     
  9. June's Hill

    June's Hill MDL Member

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    Well, I "seek" in Massgrave and NTriver and there are only v26H1 ISOs (not ESDs).
    The thing is, the sizes of recently Windows 11 ISOs (since v24H2) are more than 8 GB. It's annoying because it doesn't fit in 8 GB USB, so I really prefer to download ESDs, use "ESD Decrypter" (from @abbodi1406 ) to "Create and ISO with install.ESD" and excluding N ("never install", as you said) editions. So, the resulting ISO has 6.4 GB aproximately.

    Well, if this is really true, I'm happy with v26H2 (26300) ESD to convert it to ISO (with install.esd).
     
  10. Enthousiast

    Enthousiast MDL Tester

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    Because I never upload ESDs to MASSGRAVE, MVS ISOs only, but i have no idea what this has to do with the fact it is for seekers, ESDs are meant to be used by the MCT, the tool for the general public to have free access to the current GA build, as said 26H1 is not for the general public so no ESDs available, MVS ISOs only for those who really seek for them.

    And 26H1 is not even related to 26H2, it is expected to be merged in the future with the mainstream builds as in 27H2.

    26H1 aka 28000 is based on fresh new code, that is the main reason people experience it as more stable but others experience some problems with it because it is not mainstream supported atm.

    MSFT never should have made such a release only to promote some new overhyped business hardware.
     
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  11. qwesta

    qwesta MDL Senior Member

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    I need some advice now I installed , 26H2 26300.9457, and I got a digital license as expected. I then installed Microsoft Office 2021_en-gb Pro Plus 2021 Retail because I have a proper license for this version, which works properly for Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021, but when I try to activate, it refuses the key. Not only that, but I tried with MAS and it labels it Microsoft Office LTSC 2021. QUE: Is there a workout for this?
    Regards
     
  12. Enthousiast

    Enthousiast MDL Tester

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    MAS KMS or the original KMS_VL_ALL will activate office with a VOLUME license, then office will show as LTSC.

    Usually you should use TSForge Ohook from MAS then it won't show LTSC.
     
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  13. qwesta

    qwesta MDL Senior Member

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    Well, it shows Microsoft Office LTSC 2021, but this isn't what I wanted; nevertheless, I will have to settle for this
    Regards
     
  14. Enthousiast

    Enthousiast MDL Tester

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    With Office LTSC stands for VOLUME activation.

    Ohook is retail activation so no LTSC addition.
     
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  15. Enthousiast

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