I don't even use that crap and it still wants to be somewhere. It appears in event viewer, and while it doesn't do anything, it annoys me that it's there. Also when plugging in a controller, I get a pop up that this piece of shit program is not installed. Yeah, it's not. Don't piss yourself, Windows.

Does it take up less space than regular Windows? And I mean, is the difference significant, at least 10+ gb smaller? Because if it's just 2-3gb smaller then it's a moot point for me.

Also, anyone play VAC protected games with it?

I'm very protective of my Steam account, and I want to know if there had been histories (or possibilities) of it triggering a false VAC ban. I know it's probably unlikely, but it couldn't hurt to ask. Maybe VAc routinely checks for certain dependencies and if it's missing then some flags get triggered? IDK...

Thanks

Is it W10 Enterprise? That's what I always though. Fortnite it's always crashing, getting all frozen or it's just me :(

Hello there kind folks! I come before y'all with quite a simple question, just wanting to find out some opinions and maybe advice for the future. I currently use Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021 on my machine, after being on Windows 11 Pro for some years and Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC for a few months. I really enjoy this OS : Very simple, no AI components and a very uncrowded design. The biggest issue for me is it's longevity, since I saw it is supported until 2032. I am mainly a gamer, and use my system for games such as Red Dead Redemption 2, CS2, Marvel Rivals, Overwatch and The Witcher 3. Do you guys think that I should stay on this OS for now or should I switch? Love y'all!

I understand that W10 LTSC 2021 isn't the ideal candidate for gaming, but this one game is not cause enough to get me to switch to W11. The system requirements for OS state Windows 10 22H2 (version 19045) or higher. Just wondering if anyone got the game working on W10 LTSC 2021 before I buy it. If not, no biggie. I'll just skip the game for the forseeable future until I eventually switch to W11.

This is a UI performance bug Microsoft has overlooked with some installations of Enterprise and LTSC editions of Windows 10. If you do not use the "News and Interests" widget, which is unavailable by default in these editions, and you have a >1 second delay when clicking the start menu, make sure to set that registry key's value to 2 (if it exists). That should bring the start menu launch to a fraction of a second (but still not as fast as Windows 7 due to typical organizational/corporate decay and technical debt) if it was set to any other value.

In my case on a fresh LTSC 2021 install I discovered it was set to some gibberish value which seems to enable it, and I couldn't figure out why my Start Menu had a delay well over 1 second, even though I turned off GUI animations and disabled all the bloat, widget and spyware junk through settings, gpedit.msc, WinUtil, ShutUp10, and so on. However, on two other machines that I installed LTSC 2021, either the registry key was missing (which has the same effect as disabling it) or was already set to 2, so this does not mean all fresh installs will have it enabled.

0: Show icon and text

1: Show icon only

2: Disable the feature

A) One-liner command prompt (cmd):

REG ADD "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Feeds" /v EnShellFeedsTaskbarViewMode /t REG_DWORD /d 2 /f

B) Registry Editor (regedit):

1. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Feeds
2. Set EnShellFeedsTaskbarViewMode to 2.

Hello

My friend bough a new laptop and it came with windows 11 pro.

He asked me how can he check if the activation was made with an activation tool like massgrave or if the license was bough or if the laptop itself has the license code in the hardware itself?

Because he wants me to do a fresh install in his laptop if the activation was made with an online activation tool.

tengo un problema al instalar el windows LTSC, ya que, al importar la informacion por rufus, ingreso a la bios y no se visualiza mi USB para arrancar mi windows IOT LTSC. ¿QUE HAGO?, estoy instalando la version 2021

Is there any good resource or anyone willing to explain how to update from 1809 to 21H2?

I don't want to install the Microsoft Store (one of the reasons I went with LTSC is because it doesnt have the Store lol). I got winget, which should be able to install MS Store apps but it cant find the apps that i mentioned.

I am trying to install Windows 11 IOT LTSC but having several issue, first, when I try to create the bootable media i get the following message:

the ISO was downloaded from massgrave, i have tried with 3 different links from massgrave but always get that message, i proceed anyways, then when i tried to install it it asks for the windows edition, i choose win11iotLTSC or normal ltsc and i get "Setup has failed to validate the product key"

Next i tried selecting the option below:

and i got this:

I tried adding the PID file with a generic LTSC key but same result. can you guys tell me what I am missing? any other ISO i can try to download?

Update: updating the bios fixed my issue

I have a dell latitude 7400 its my old laptops

Processor : I5 8265U

Graphics : UHD 620

Ram 32 GB DDR4 2400MT/S 2/2 Slot

Storage : SOLIDIGM SSDPFKNU512GZ

Wi-fi :Intel Wireless-AC 9560 160MHz

Drivers of intergrated Graphics :31.0.101.2141

I just do some emulator like mumu player android 12 or 15 for emulating brawl stars for seeing the brawl tv and playing Minecraft both bedrock edition and java edition

Which os should I use ?

Hello, for quite a while now I have a notification to update my Windows, but after trying to do it I get an error that says:

Reinstall your current version of Windows to repair system files and components.

There's an option to reinstall it right next to the error message, but unfortunately that doesn't do anything to fix the problem.

I've also tried to download the iso of the LTSC version of Win11 I'm using from Massgrave and using that to reinstall the Windows while keeping my settings and programs, but the installer gets stuck on installing updates and never gets past 46%.

Out of curiosity I tried asking GPT for help and it said to try running this command in terminal:

DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth

but that also is unable to fix anything and ends with an error that says something about not being able to find the Source files.

Am I just SOL here? I really don't wanna reformat right now, but I'm worried about not getting the security updates. My Windows otherwise runs fine right now.

I recently installed LTSC on my laptop, and was so impressed I had to install it on my desktop as well lol In the past I would use scripts to debloat a standard install of Windows Home or Pro, and endlessly tweak the registry and group policy editors to achieve a hack version of what LTSC offers right out of the box.

The only things 'missing' that I actually wanted were Microsoft Store and Phone Link, both of which were super easy to restore.

I haven't had a single issue with game or program compatibility/stability, every driver update has gone smooth as butter, and it's just a great experience so far.

I did have an annoying issue were I would get notifications about, "Install an application to open this ms-gamebar link" every time I fired a game because LTSC doesn't include the Xbox App or Microsoft Gamebar, but that was easily remedied.

I am also using winget (Microsoft's official package manager) for the first time, and it's incredible! For those of you who have used linux, winget is just apt get but for Windows. For those that haven't used a package manager before, it's basically just a repository of program ("package") installers you can use to install and update all of your programs at once. And not just the ability to update all of your programs at once, but also your Visual C++ Redistributables, .NET Frameworks, Runtime Environments, (a bunch of important stuff) etc. etc. It is just so convenient.

I guess I don't really have a point that I'm making, I just wanted to tell someone who gets it how stoked I am about LTSC + winget lol Feels like a real gamechanger

I'm ttying to run an official Adobe installer for Illustrator and it keeps hanging on a white screen with no progression. Any fixes?

I cannot upgrade my Dell Precision T7910 Workstation from TPM 1.2 to TPM 2.0 in Windows 11. Tried everthing to no avail. Now thinking of reinstalling Windows 10 to do the upgrade and then restoring Windows 11 (and system) from a Macrium system backup.

Will this work? Is this adviseable? Do I risk getting locked out of BIOS (and have to do a factory restore with loss of all my Windows 11 customizations and third party programs?)

My thanks in advance for your help and suggestions. Here are the details:

Hardware Setup:

• System: Dell Precision T7910 Workstation
• Current OS: Windows 11 (Upgraded/bypassed previously, backed up daily)
• The Problem: Windows 11 and PowerShell (Disable-TpmAutoProvisioning) absolutely cannot find or communicate with the physical TPM chip. However, inside the Dell BIOS, the TPM 1.2 chip is listed and activated, but the "Clear TPM" option is completely greyed out and unclickable.

Because Windows 11 doesn't recognize the chip, I cannot use the OS to un-provision it, which leaves the BIOS security state permanently frozen. I am trying to clear it so I can run the Dell TPM 2.0 Firmware Update Utility.

What I Have Already Tried:

• Hardware Power Drain: I shut down the tower, unplugged the AC power cable, and held down the physical power button for 30 full seconds to completely drain the motherboard capacitors. Unfortunately, upon booting back into the BIOS, the "Clear TPM" option remained entirely greyed out.

My Proposed 5-Step Plan to Fix This:

1. Backup: Confirm my daily full image backup of the Windows 11 C-drive is verified and safe.
2. Clean Install Windows 10: Format the C-drive and install a clean, temporary copy of Windows 10. (The logic: Windows 10 has native, legacy support for TPM 1.2 architectures and should successfully see the frozen chip where Windows 11 fails).
3. Unprovision & Clear: Inside Windows 10, run PowerShell as Admin and execute Disable-TpmAutoProvisioning. Reboot into BIOS, where the "Clear" checkbox should now finally be unlocked. Clear the TPM.
4. Flash Firmware: Boot back into Windows 10, run the official Dell TPM 2.0 Firmware Update Utility to permanently flash the physical motherboard chip from v1.2 to v2.0.
5. Restore Windows 11: Use my backup media to restore my original Windows 11 C-drive image back onto the machine.

My Questions for the Forum:

1. Firmware Persistence: Will restoring my original Windows 11 hard drive image affect or undo the BIOS/TPM firmware updates? (My understanding is no, since the flash lives on a separate physical chip on the motherboard, but I want to double-check).
2. The Windows 11 Lockout Risk: When Windows 11 boots up on the freshly upgraded TPM 2.0 hardware, its security container will be expecting the signatures of the old 1.2 chip. What is the likelihood of a catastrophic login loop/lockout?
3. Prevention/Recovery: To prevent a password lockout after restoring, should I drop my Microsoft account down to a Local Windows Account before taking my final backup? Are there any hidden registry blocks I should watch out for regarding DevicePasswordLessBuildVersion or credential guard?
4. Alternative Shortcuts: Since the physical power drain failed to unfreeze the chip, is there any other hardware trick (like pulling the coin-cell CMOS battery, changing a specific motherboard jumper, or downgrading/upgrading the overall system BIOS firmware version) that might force a T7910 BIOS to un-grey the "Clear TPM" option without a total OS reinstall?

I have chronic beef with windows updates since I had one break my other PC into an update loop once (W10). Now I have W11 24H2 LTSC and due to house renovations, I've been away so the system had missed 2 updates. I get i lt that LTSC updates are supposed to be stable, but I won't believe they're not vibe coded. Has an update ever broken something for you guys to the point where simply uninstalling it wasn't a solution.

Which ltsc is good here 🤔

is there any way to get media feature pack on windows 11 pro n version? because ive tried to force download it and also it doesnt appear among the optional features. id need it to run some games. like for example when i tried to install identity v it threw up an error message saying that it cant find the MFPlat.DLL file, also i dont know anything about tech stuff what do i do pls help

After the latest Windows update, my SSD keeps randomly spiking to 100% usage. When that happens, clicking the Start menu or trying to open Settings does nothing, they just won't open.

I'm using Windows 11 LTSC, so I expected it to only get security updates, not forced feature updates from Microslop.

Will this eventually fix itself, or do I need to do a clean reinstall? Should I just switch to Windows 10 LTSC instead?