If you don't want to use IoT because of the English-only ISO, you can "unlock" the IoT edition on the LTSC 2021/2024 ISO of your language (I did it on the es-MX ISO) https://forums.mydigitallife.net/th...-n-ltsc-2024-24h2-26100-x.88280/#post-1833793
how is this compared to ? KMS_VL_ALL - Smart Activation Script i have been using it since forever for windows and office which one is better ?? or can you use all of them combined no problem ?
TSforge is better, just one-time activation and forget, no need to worry about AV exclusions, renewal schedules/tasks...
On the other hand, KMS_VL_ALL has better persistence for versions that get feature upgrades, like Windows 11.
Really? Thank you for your comment. This TSforge activation method sounds good, and I shall find time in the future to test it. But as a user of KMS_VL_ALL for quite some time now, I am perfectly satisfied with it. It works great for me in every case I tried (Windows 10 and Windows 11 24H2 LTSC and IoT LTSC), and I shall stick with it for the foreseeable future. I am disabling Microsoft Defender AntiVirus on Windows (having found a way to completely disable that thing on Windows 10 and Windows 11 24H2 LTSC / IoT LTSC), so I don't need to worry about AV exclusions anyway, and your script takes care of renewal tasks.
this is all very interesting. Can someone post instructions or references about Windows 7 looking like Windows Server 2008 to receive more updates AFTER ESU for Win7? I have it running on a 24/7 VM (Win 7 Ultimate) and I installed ESU. Last security update was September 2024, then nothing. Are there more updates? thanks
Windows 7 64 bit patched as server 2008R2 => update up to 2026 Windows 7 32bits patched as posready ( embedded ) last update october 2024