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I don’t think you can run the IoT version for general purpose use.

Also if you’re using windows on an IoT device…

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/iot/iot-enterprise...

Enterprise IoT is "binary equivalent" to Enterprise.

> Note: Microsoft does not publish feature updates through Windows Update for devices running Windows IoT Enterprise LTSC.

This sounds like a strict upgrade to consumer-grade windows...

How does an enterprising user get a legal hold on one of those licenses?

It is possible to change your Windows edition using open-source tools:

https://massgrave.dev/change_windows_edition

Should link this article instead https://massgrave.dev/windows10_eol

The other child comments are responding with how to obtain this in a way that is of questionable legality, which I think is not what you are asking. The officially blessed Microsoft way is essentially not available to non-enterprise customers, and it's only available to some subset of enterprise customers from my understanding. And that the cost to acquire the license is quite expensive.

Also if you’re using windows on an IoT device…

Microsoft is using IoT in a loose sense. The "thing" could be an industrial PC at the train station that plays a recorded message saying the 8:15 will run late today.

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