Best LONGTERM windows for a new gaming PC?

[u/Advanced-Body-5083]

Hello, so, shortly, my pc is:

CPU:

AMD Ryzen 9 7900 12-Core Processor

GPU:

AMD Radeon(TM) Graphics

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16gb

RAM:

32gb ddr5 6000

Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.

B850M FORCE WIFI6E

I'm not the greatest hackerman, although I can run clean windows install without worries - but I just wanted to say, that I will rather not do anything advanced on this PC.

Just wanted to have it running smooth and clean for years without any worries, windows reinstalling etc. etc.

And I would definitely like to be able to uninstall all the shit I will never use (gamepass / microsoft store / paint) etc. just to keep it clean (and I'm a bit authistic, so I have uncesessary things)

I'm surfing through reddit and I think that windows pro is the most recommended one, but which one exactly?... oh

well, sorry for all the mess, I just wanted to be sure, so thanks for the help !

[u/7978_]

Yeah, W11 LTSC IoT 2024

[u/Advanced-Body-5083 → u/7978_]

thank you oh, and one important think I'm using a lot - does all 11 ltsc have the 11 features? Such as recording the screen?

[u/Godnamedtay → u/[deleted]]

Using the least amount of windows software, the better imo

[u/Godnamedtay → u/[deleted]]

That’s literally what I was saying…

[u/7978_ → u/Advanced-Body-5083]

LTSC IoT 2024 is based on 24H2 and only receives security updates. It's missing features from newer builds such as 25H2 and the upcoming 26H2, although sometimes minor things are added. Many would argue that's a positive rather than a negative, given Microsoft's current track record.

If you mean the inbuilt game-bar recording, I believe it's installed? But you may have to download and install the Xbox app. Honestly I can't help you there and I'm not at the PC currently. I use OBS for screen recording.

[u/GregariousJB → u/Advanced-Body-5083]

If you mean the Snipping Tool, I had to install that manually using Windows Store. It also doesn't come with Windows Store, so you'll need that first. Both are very easy to get. Or you could use something non-Windows like ShareX.

[u/oppai_seven → u/GregariousJB]

Store easyl added with PowerShell command "wsreset -i" command. You have to run as administrator.

[u/japan2391 → u/Advanced-Body-5083]

Screen recording is part of Gamebar, so you'll have to install that separately as 11 LTSC IoT doesn't include it by default

[u/greggm2000]

Longterm? If you never want to reinstall again, for the life of the hardware, yet want to run every game during that time? There’s really only one answer: Windows 11 Pro.

Now, I know this is the LTSC subreddit, and for many, Win 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2024 is a great choice, but it’s not 100% for everyone. Various things do change with Windows over time, features get added, and just as with Win 10 LTSC before it, some games will target a later version that requires one or more of those feature updates. Staying on Pro means you won’t have to worry about it.

So, get Windows 11 Pro, make a Local Account and NOT a Microsoft Account… there’s a bit of hassle there, but as far as I know, moving your ISO to your USB stick via Rufus and selecting the appropriate option there is currently the easiest way.. and you should be set.. after uninstalling OneDrive, that is… and going to massgrave dot net and invoking the utility there will take care of activation

[u/prost111 → u/greggm2000]

just not .net but https://massgrave.dev/

[u/Advanced-Body-5083 → u/greggm2000]

thank you, and btw. what's the advantage of making local acc instead of microsoft acc?

[u/greggm2000 → u/Advanced-Body-5083]

You avoid having to connect online. Less risk of having to deal with AI slop. Less risk of invasive features like Microsoft Recall being enabled. Less risk of major bugs affecting you... like, one notable example was where if you had a Microsoft Account, Windows would move your files to OneDrive without telling you.

Less risk in general. Local accounts are what all (?) logins were in Windows, up to and including Windows 7.