Which version of Windows 10 should I install on a i3 530 based PC?

Discussion in 'Windows 10' started by ccrqc357, Oct 10, 2020.

  1. ccrqc357

    ccrqc357 MDL Member

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    I'll upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 10 & an SSD on an office PC with Core i3 530 CPU.

    I have a flash drive with 1703 that I know works great and it's the most stable version.

    However I'm thinking of installing the latest version of Windows 10 home and turning off updates

    (Before you judge it's a PC in the medical field that needs to get the job done instead of installing buggy feature updates )

    Should I install the latest version or stick with 1703?
     
  2. kaljukass

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  3. Enthousiast

    Enthousiast MDL Tester

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    Never install Home and surely don't turn off updates.

    1703 is not supported anymore, better to install a supported build (Pro or higher, Enterprise/Education is advised) and what buggy feature updates?

    If you don't want feature updates why not just install 2016 LTSB or 2019 LTSC?
     
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    It's in the medical field so it must be genuine so I can't install LTSB/LTSC unfortunately.
    The tax office usual ask for the computer receipts (she has a Windows 7 Home premium receipt) but I still wouldn't risk it .
    Just think about this imagine having to use a medical device but your pc would make feature updates or a feature updates
    messing up with the device drivers...
     
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    Enthousiast MDL Tester

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    So an IT worker in the medical field wanted to install an not supported OS (home for all sake) or turn off updates and has to ask it here?
     
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    #6 ccrqc357, Oct 10, 2020
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    Lmaooo I'm not an IT worker (wish I was lol), I just love fixing computers.
    A friend of my mum's has a medical office
    She just ask me to fix her computer because it was "turning off and running slow" .
    Turns out it's just a faulty hard drive that needs replacement .
    Windows 7 is out of support so...
    She just use it to print prescriptions and to use a medical machine alongside with a program via USB
     
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    If the PC came with Windows 7 pre-installed, you can clean install the PC and use the Windows 7 product key which should be in the COA sticker on the PC. Sometimes, PCs are pre-installed with Windows 7 (becuz of downgrade rights) and may not have a product key (Common with Lenovo ThinkPads), in that case, Windows will automatically recognize the MSDM key and activate (if you install the appropriate edition of Windows 10).

    Windows 10 v1809 goes EOL next month.... and the later ones will follow.....
     
  9. ccrqc357

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    Yeah I know the procedure I was asking which build would be stable with this older hardware and if 1903/1909 would run better
     
  10. erpsterm35

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    well my local hospital uses LTSB/LTSC Win10 editions as I briefly looked at my doctor's & nurses PCs more than a year ago
    I guess the IT folks there paid licenses for them