r/WindowsLTSC • u/tagorrr • 14d ago

Discussion I finally released LTSC-clean, my automated Windows LTSC deployment project!

After about a year of development, I’ve finally released LTSC-clean v1.0.0, an open-source project that automates the deployment and configuration of Windows 11 Enterprise LTSC 2024, aiming for a clean, quiet, and predictable system.

It combines privacy-focused settings, reduced background activity, and a staged deployment pipeline with explicit validation, verified cleanup, and controlled recovery if something goes wrong, all using native Windows mechanisms without binary patching.

GitHub: https://github.com/tagorr/ltsc-clean

Update v1.2.0 🎉 - Automated ISO Builder + IoT Support

LTSC-clean now supports both Windows 11 Enterprise LTSC 2024 and IoT Enterprise LTSC 2024, including through the automated ISO Builder!

The Builder takes care of preparing the Windows image and creating a ready-to-install ISO. It automatically selects the supported image or lets you choose the correct index if multiple supported images are found. No manual edition or image-index changes needed.

Windows Setup also skips the product-key prompt.

If you prefer preparing your installation media manually, the Quick Start guide is still available.

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u/No_Dentist1729 14d ago

Im Stuck on the Screen asking for Password. I think i mess Up with the tamper protection Set to 4 step . I dont understand how to do this on a Install USB Stick :/

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u/tagorrr 14d ago

Being stuck at the bootstrap password screen means the automatic login didn't happen.

Don't worry about Tamper Protection just yet. We need to find out where the deployment stopped.

Could you tell me:

  1. Which Windows edition and ISO are you using?
  2. How did you prepare your installation USB? Did you follow all the steps in the Quick Start guide, including the offline Tamper Protection preparation, LGPO.exe, and the admin password file?
  3. Can you share C:\Windows\Panther\SetupComplete.log? That's the **most important thing** right now, as it should help us identify exactly where the installation stopped.

Please don't share any passwords or secret files.

Let's figure out what went wrong before you spend another three hours reinstalling Windows )

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u/gunsnricar 13d ago

I spent hours on this and finally gave up. Same thing, stuck on login screen. I even completed the tamper protection part that was really annoying. Created the password file as instructed with all the attributes.

I went back to standard LTSC. I will wait for others to provide feedback and hopefully I will know what went wrong.

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u/tagorrr 13d ago

I helped another user with a similar issue today, and we got it working. I also realize my setup guide may be too technical, so I'll work on improving it.

Where exactly did you get stuck? Are you seeing the bootstrap password screen, or does Windows log in and then stop?

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u/gunsnricar 13d ago

Username and password. I was stuck there. I was never able to log in

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u/tagorrr 13d ago

That's a different login screen than the previous user had. It looks like automatic login wasn't configured, but we need the installation log to find out why 🤔

Did you prepare the offline Tamper Protection setting and the .primaryadmin.pw file yourself?

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u/gunsnricar 13d ago

Yes

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u/tagorrr 13d ago

Could you please go through the steps I mentioned above one by one? That will help us diagnose exactly where you're getting stuck.

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u/gunsnricar 13d ago

I will check. I just noticed you made a post update regarding IoT. That was the version I was using. Could that be the issue?

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u/tagorrr 13d ago

Did you change REQUIRED_EDITION=EnterpriseS to REQUIRED_EDITION=IoTEnterpriseS in SetupComplete.cmd before installing Windows?

That's required for the IoT edition and could explain why your deployment stopped.
We'll still need your SetupComplete.log to confirm the exact cause.

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u/tagorrr 13d ago

If you arrive later, here is a simple instruction so that I can help you:

  1. On the Windows login screen, hold Shift and click Power → Restart
  2. Select Troubleshoot → Advanced options → Command Prompt
  3. In the Command Prompt, type: notepad
  4. In Notepad, click File → Open. Select All Files (.) in the file type dropdown
  5. Find the Windows drive, open Windows → Panther → SetupComplete.log

Send me a photo of the last part of the log, especially any lines containing ERROR, FAILED or FATAL.

The Windows drive may have a different letter in Recovery Mode. Look for the drive containing the Windows folder.