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Windows 10 LTSB
what is the difference and advantage of win10 LTSB/LTSC compaired to windows 10 professional
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Hello NIJI_POS,
Windows 10 LTSB/LTSC is different from other Windows 10 editions in following terms:
- Enterprise LTSC (Long-Term Servicing Channel) (formerly LTSB (Long-Term Servicing Branch)) is a long-term support variant of Windows 10 Enterprise released every 2 to 3 years.
- Each release is supported with security updates for 10 years after its release, and intentionally receive no feature updates.
- Some features, including the Microsoft Store and bundled apps, are not included in this edition.
- This edition was first released as Windows 10 Enterprise LTSB (Long-Term Servicing Branch).
- There are currently 3 releases of LTSC: one in 2015 (version 1507), one in 2016 (version 1607) and one in 2018 (version 1809).
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Hope this helps!
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- dretzerIron Contributor
You can read everything about LTSC Version of Windows 10 here:
LTSC: What is it, and when should it be used? - Microsoft Tech Community
and here:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/whats-new/ltsc/