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Okay, now tell me why I would use this instead of installing LTSC.

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Okay, now tell me how I can purchase a single-user license for LTSC.

https://tinyapps.org/blog/201811300700_windows_10_ltsc.html

None of the links in that post to purchase the license work anymore - 2 out of the 3 sites outright say "product not found" while the last one says it was discontinued at the start of this year.

My apologies, the links have not been updated since 2018, though the principle/method still stands. A cursory search turned up this current link (the price has gone down to $237.99):

https://www.cdw.com/product/windows-enterprise-ltsc-upgrade-...

As the post explains, it's a good idea to confirm the details with a rep before buying.

I always buy Windows licenses on ebay, they're pretty cheap there.

Do what you want cause a pirate is free

How much you agree these are problems is subjective, but there's a list of issues with LTSC here [1].

Honestly I wish Microsoft would just take my money and avoid advertising in paid products.

[1] https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/core-infrastructure-a...

I see no downsides here

LTSC/LTSB is a life saver, if they ever stop doing it I don't think I'll be able to run a Windows VM again...

this is for people who are already on a non-ltsc model...

i have a problem with LTSC though, it constantly wants to install "security updates" which fucks up my rdpwrap....

is there a way to disable that?

windows update service and windows update medic service can be deleted, this'll solve the issue

Group policy is your friend. I always disable automatic updates and Defender.

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