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Unfortunately any workaround we find has been "broken" with the subsequent Windows update, meaning Microsoft is actively working against any fixes for it.

I would love to be proven wrong, but the only way I know for sure is upgrading to the Enterprise or education editions.

I believe the LTSB Enterprise edition physically does not contain the "windows app store", cortana, and all the other garbage that gets in the way of a normally functioning computer.

I've seen an option to do just this in WPD. https://getwpd.com/

I don't know how effective it is, though.