Hello all,
just joining, and glad to find this tool after years of manual installs.
As per the title, does it still make sense to use LTSC when we can customize - and automate - the entire installation?
I'm currently considering a move from Win7 Pro, as I now use more unsupported/deprecating software under Win7 than 10, at least until I can get a machine that can run both in parallel. I've been considering LTSC 21H2 (2021), but given M$'s bitchy move to remove it from the market, and seeing that most of LTSC's advantages can (apparently) be obtained by customizing 10 Pro, I'm having second thoughts. I've gone through Clanger's detailed thread (btw, thanks for all your work, mate), but still couldn't figure out a proper answer.
So I'd like to hear thoughts of more experienced people than me on this subject - preferably ones that have used or are using LTSC, and even better if they've used both LTSC and Pro with NTLite.
Moreover, I still have 2 Win7 Pro and 2 Win8 Pro licenses that can be easily downgraded to 10, which would help me save quite a few bucks as well.
Another thought is: I intend to run GPU-P'd VMs and/or containers (or maybe Parallels) on my next machine and am curious if it can be done from a Pro image, or would I indeed need LTSC?
Lots of stuff I know, so I'll be thankful for any pointers. Cheers!
just joining, and glad to find this tool after years of manual installs.
As per the title, does it still make sense to use LTSC when we can customize - and automate - the entire installation?
I'm currently considering a move from Win7 Pro, as I now use more unsupported/deprecating software under Win7 than 10, at least until I can get a machine that can run both in parallel. I've been considering LTSC 21H2 (2021), but given M$'s bitchy move to remove it from the market, and seeing that most of LTSC's advantages can (apparently) be obtained by customizing 10 Pro, I'm having second thoughts. I've gone through Clanger's detailed thread (btw, thanks for all your work, mate), but still couldn't figure out a proper answer.
So I'd like to hear thoughts of more experienced people than me on this subject - preferably ones that have used or are using LTSC, and even better if they've used both LTSC and Pro with NTLite.
Moreover, I still have 2 Win7 Pro and 2 Win8 Pro licenses that can be easily downgraded to 10, which would help me save quite a few bucks as well.
Another thought is: I intend to run GPU-P'd VMs and/or containers (or maybe Parallels) on my next machine and am curious if it can be done from a Pro image, or would I indeed need LTSC?
Lots of stuff I know, so I'll be thankful for any pointers. Cheers!
Last edited: