Next Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC gets five instead of ten years of support – Computer – News

well I don’t think you’re doing anything that you need LTSC for then ….

we are talking about mission critical machines, not the average workstations. These are servers (although they usually run linux or windows server), ATMs or other embedded devices, and before you propose windows IoT because ATMs can run win10 IoT fine, here is a list of use cases:

kiosks, medical equipment, and digital signs, i.e. use cases where devices are commonly treated as a whole system and are, therefore, “upgraded” by building and validating a new system, turning off the old device, and replacing it with a new, certified device.

in other words, devices that you will not adjust yourself. windows LTSC is a middle ground, for devices that may need minor adjustments, such as industrial machines, that have to work differently to @SMGGM but just to quote

Have already worked at a sawmill where those machines run on Windows. Such machines are ridiculously expensive and last for decades.

The less often such machines have to do major IT upgrades, the better for the company. Those machines have to run, are often not connected to the internet at all and may even need a hardware upgrade if a new upgrade is added that will add literally nothing of value.
In addition, you are dependent on the original manufacturer to do those updates and they are not free or will make your upgrade contract more expensive.

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also the reactions of @dovo in @WillySis for more examples.

10 years is a long time, and it is necessary, because this is about things that * absolutely * must not fail. Now you can guess 3x which OSes really * practically never * fail by themselves: FreeBSD, debian and RHEL.
3x guess what RHEL and debian are often used for? anything that can’t use downtime. (and where windows are not required)

RHEL is still on a * very * old kernel. Not because the new one is bad, but why change it when the old kernel is safe and stable? (security is backported).

debian has packages that are usually several years old, why do you think? because they are stable. as soon as debian releases a new version, all packages are feature-freezed. all for stability.

the same is also true for windows LTSC, it * must not fail *. point. While Microsoft is doing a lot of things wrong with consumer updates, they really aren’t stupid there. They ensure that the LTSC release is 100% in order, just like Win server Core. And if it doesn’t fail, and new functions don’t add anything (you don’t think a new right click menu matters for an emdedded device, do you?), Why not use an old (but with security updates!) Version that remains stable. is?

[Reactie gewijzigd door dec0de op 19 februari 2021 09:55]

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