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Windows 10 IoT Long Term Servicing Channel upcoming availability

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Feb 18, 2021

Today we are announcing that the next version of Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC and Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC will be released in the second half (H2) of calendar year 2021.  Windows 10 Client LTSC will change from a 10-year to a 5-year lifecycle, aligning with the changes to the next perpetual version of Office. You can read more about their announcements here.

While Windows 10 Client is changing, the needs of the IoT industry remain very different and for that reason Microsoft developed Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC and the Long Term Servicing Channel of Windows Server, which today is Windows Server 2019. Each of these products will continue to have a 10-year support lifecycle, as documented on our Lifecycle datasheet.

 

We remain committed to the ongoing success of Windows 10 IoT, which is deployed in millions of intelligent edge solutions around the world. Industries including manufacturing, retail, medical equipment and public safety choose Windows IoT to power their edge devices because it a rich platform to create locked-down, interactive user experiences with natural input, provides world class security and enterprise grade device management allowing you to build a solution that is designed to last.

 

We are planning to talk more about the exciting future of Windows 10 IoT at Embedded World 2021 and as well at Microsoft Ignite both of which will be held the week of March 1, 2021.

 

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Updated Feb 17, 2021
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  • ianlee74's avatar
    ianlee74
    Copper Contributor

    95twr , I see that Windows IoT Core has officially been retired. Does that mean that IoT Core is dead or is this simply just a name & licensing change and we now need to get it through Windows 10 IoT Core Services? We are using IoT Core as an OS for an always disconnected device. It's not clear to me what our options are at this point if we want to continue to use IoT Core or if we need to give up and start migrating to Linux. Can you or someone else discuss this with our team and explain what our options are if we are want to continue down this path? We now are over two years in development.

     

    Thanks,

    Ian

  • ianlee74  Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC will remain having a 10 year lifecycle as mentioned in the blog and the guidance for the release date is still the same as of right now.  We have previously communicated in blogs and as well in roadmap sessions that IoT Core and IoT Enterprise are merging and the upcoming LTSC release this fall is a combo of IoT Core+IoT Enterprise.  IoT Core 1809 however will remain available and serviced through 2029 when used with IoT Core Services: Explore Windows 10 IoT Core Services | Microsoft Azure

     

    You can watch our roadmap announcements at Build 2020 on this Channel 9 session and we discuss the Windows IoT Core / Enterprise merge @ 7:13 Windows for IoT - A Roadmap update | Internet of Things Show | Channel 9 (msdn.com)

     

    Hope this helps.

     

  • ianlee74's avatar
    ianlee74
    Copper Contributor

    Any updates on this? Is there still an IoT Core update coming this fall? Unfortunately, Microsoft has been very quiet about the subject which makes the community concerned that it may be a dying platform instead of a growing one. Please keep us updated on your plans for the future of IoT Core.