Update 7/15/2019: The content in this post applies to PC and laptop type devices converted to Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC, and not devices purchased with Windows 10 IoT Enterprise pre-installed. Exam...
Updated Jul 15, 2019
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We use the LTSC version. I originally went the route of 1803 Enterprise and had so many problems:
- Removal of the bloatware is not clean, on new sysprep'd computers there are always errors regarding apps that have been removed in the Application log.
- Inconsistent application performance
- Using GPO's to disable the Store, Hello, Cortana doesn't do this cleanly, Application errors are consistently reported. Why, if they are turned OFF.
- With patching and updates, some of the apps "return" which is unacceptable. (ie OneDrive)
- Our computers are for "work" not home, shopping apps are inappropriate.
- We don't want "Advertisements" on work computers
We want stability, clean and lean OS that is quick and for work. The adoption of new "Features" should always be an individual companies decision, not Microsofts. All non-required features are just applications that bloat the OS and increase management.
We don't have the staff to deal with, 6monthly Feature updates, which technically are "inplace-upgrades" and all their consistencies.
I think the 3yr rotation was good, 2yrs of stability. Then the 3rd year was dev/test/implementation/tidy up for the next version, if it was stable. We skipped all of Windows 8.