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Comment by nerdjon | Hacker News Reader

I don't remember which one I have used in the past, if it was this one or not. (I think it is but not 100% sure)

But this really is not for someone who does not really understand Windows. I ended up having a ton of issues gaming on my computer after this and it took a few tries to get it right.

Personally if you don't mind the less than legal options, I highly recommend Windows 10 LTS. I use it on my Steam Deck and it has been amazing. Since it is an official build from Microsoft I have not had any compatibility issues and when something is missing I can easily install it.

Been debating on moving my primary computer over but I have not wanted to go through reinstalling everything.

Side note, a debloated or LTS version of Windows runs great on my steam deck and I find that I sometimes get better performance than for the same game running under Steam OS. So tools like this can really optimize your setup if you are trying to squeeze as much performance out of your machine as possible.

LTSC versions of Windows are literally missing major features and APIs, you should not be surprised if certain apps don't work on this version of Windows. It's designed for kiosk applications, not general purpose computers.

It's missing all the new stuff that no one really wants.

I can't find anything saying it is meant for Kiosk applications that more that this is simply a long term support version of Windows that also removes a lot of the things that are not necessary in an enterprise setting.

Now yes it was missing some of the things necessary for gaming but when I installed the Xbox app it easily also installed the other missing components.

Windows on my Steam Deck gets daily use from me with the LTSC version and have had no issues.

From https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/whats-new/ltsc/ove...:

> The Long-Term Servicing Channel is not intended for deployment on most or all the PCs in an organization. The LTSC edition of Windows 10 provides customers with access to a deployment option for their special-purpose devices and environments. These devices typically perform a single important task and don’t need feature updates as frequently as other devices in the organization

Nothing about that really screams "kiosk" to me.

That to me says a purpose built computer, which both my desktop and steam deck sole purpose is to play games.

I don't need regular updates either, I need a stable OS. Most games are not on the bleeding edge of technology and need the latest Windows features, especially if those features are not back ported to Windows 10.

Again will point out that I am running this daily on my Steam Deck for gaming and have had zero issues with compatibility.

It's fine that it's working for you, but I was describing what its intended purpose is. If you're happy with using your wrench to hammer in nails, I'm certainly not going to stop you!

Look like it's MS way to shoo people away from this version (Which contain no bloatware)

Right? It was clearly written in a way to convince most people not to use it but it's a perfectly viable Windows installation for most people.

I mean there is some truth that it is missing stuff, I had to install some gaming libraries. But it just installed it when I missed it, it was easier than dealing with dependencies in some repo's I have worked with. And this was on a touch screen without a keyboard and mouse on my Steam Deck.

I am pretty sure anyone that has ever installed anything on Windows could figure out how it works.

Now the only catch is if certain things you install have to install enough things that you are suddenly back to a normal Windows installation (for example, it doesn't come with the Windows store but when I installed the Xbox app it relies on that). But that same catch exists for any debloat tool as well.

Unless you play candy crush saga, there no way it go back to "normal"

What missing here?

I been using it as main OS at work for 3 years (.net shop)

> LTSC versions of Windows are literally missing major features and APIs

That's the point. Nearly all of the new "features" they've added are either useless or actively user-hostile.

Don't just parrot their marketing/sales BS, obviously they don't want a majority of their normal users running a version of the OS they can't just shove any new crapware into whenever they feel like. That looks bad on the balance sheet.

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