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Use LTSC, it's marketed for "enterprise" but it's functionally identical to the regular versions with the bonus of advanced configuration that lets you disable
by naizarak 2y ago
Use LTSC, it's marketed for "enterprise" but it's functionally identical to the regular versions with the bonus of advanced configuration that lets you disable AV, forced updates, telemetry, ads, etc.
- trynumber9 2y agoWhere can I buy a license / key for LTSC? I looked on Microsoft's site but all it says is to contact their sales team. Did you have luck with that process? Usually when a company says 'contact sales' that means it is very expensive.
- k8sToGo 2y agoIt is also not meant for regular PCs, so you won't be able to get a license legally.
- petepete 2y agoIt seems like Microsoft are afraid to make it easily available because if word got out every enthusiast and power user would switch leaving them without the ongoing ad revenue.
- ant6n 2y agoMuch better business choice to have the enthusiasts move away from MS products forever.
- tavavex 2y agoI'm pretty sure that individuals can't just buy any Enterprise edition, this one included. Everyone, or almost everyone who's running LTSC outside of enterprise settings is doing so through "other, mysterious ways" that I'm not sure I can mention on here. There may also be unrelated scripts that can strip a normal install of Win10 into something resembling LTSC, but I might be misremembering.
- irusensei 2y agoVolume licensing only.
- cyberax 2y ago> Where can I buy a license / key for LTSC? You need to buy into Volume Licensing, which requires at least 4 licenses. You can't buy it directly from Microsoft, but there are resellers that will sell it to you ( https://appsource.microsoft.com/en-us/marketplace/partner-dir https://appsource.microsoft.com/en-us/marketplace/partner-di... ). It works out to about $200. Afterwards, you'll be able to buy an LTSC license. It's around $300 per device.