Windows 10 IoT topics

Microsoft rep insisting there is no Volume Licensing for Win IoT

hopkinsch — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:52:47 GMT

Has anyone else ever had their Microsoft rep insist that the Windows IoT product can only be purchased with a new PC? We are trying to get the product SKU added to our Volume Licensing and this was Microsoft's response:
"Windows IOT Enterprise LTSC cannot be added to volume licensing. Never has. Never will. It is an IOT OEM product only.

I repeat it: the only option to obtain Windows IOT Enterprise LTSC is to purchase devices that have it pre-installed."

Sharing links such as Windows IoT Enterprise Licensing | Microsoft Learn and Windows IoT Enterprise LTSC in Volume License | Microsoft Learn is not changing their mind:

"Public documentation can help interpret intent, but it cannot expand or override contractual usage rights under the MCA / Volume Licensing terms and the Windows IoT Enterprise EULA."

So we're stuck having to revalidate our manufacturing fixtures every year or so, which is an incredibly expensive process. Has anyone else had Microsoft push back not against the use-case (ours should absolutely qualify) but the very notion that Volume Licensing is allowed at all?

Disable Windows Update in Windows 10 IoT Enterprise

kendallj8 — Fri, 14 Nov 2025 23:24:29 GMT

I'm trying to disable the Windows Update service to stop it from running and downloading updates while our device is connected to the Internet. Our device is only connected on occasion and remains offline most of the time. I have tried multiple registry settings for the update service and related services, but as soon as it sees a connection they start back up.

I found some group policy settings to stop update from automatically downloading and installing them. Is that the only way to keep updates from happening?

Thanks,

Josh

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Adem_Mohammed_Omer — Wed, 14 May 2025 01:04:21 GMT

Activation window 10 pro

Anomalies IDs for Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021 for medical devices

noemiiorioo — Wed, 16 Apr 2025 15:32:12 GMT

I am working in the medical device industry and we use Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021 as the operating system for our devices.

To comply with medical device regulations, we need access to a comprehensive and tracked list of anomalies (bugs) with specific IDs for this version of the operating system.

I have been unable to find this documentation on Microsoft's official website, but it is essential for:

Completing software risk analysis
Documenting known vulnerabilities as required by regulations (MDR, FDA, etc.)
Maintaining the traceability required for certification processes

We have regular licenses for the operating system and I would like to know:

Is this documentation available for Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021 license holders?
Is there a specific channel (OEM Partner Program, Commercial Support, or other) through which we can access this information?
Is there a dedicated process for medical device manufacturers to obtain this documentation?

Any guidance on how to proceed would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you in advance for your support!

Anomalies IDs for Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021 for medical devices

noemiiorioo — Wed, 16 Apr 2025 15:25:50 GMT

Good day everyone,

I am working in the medical device industry and we use Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021 as the operating system for our devices.

To comply with medical device regulations, we need access to a comprehensive and tracked list of anomalies (bugs) with specific IDs for this version of the operating system.

I have been unable to find this documentation on Microsoft's official website, but it is essential for:

Completing software risk analysis
Documenting known vulnerabilities as required by regulations (MDR, FDA, etc.)
Maintaining the traceability required for certification processes

We have regular licenses for the operating system and I would like to know:

Is this documentation available for Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021 license holders?
Is there a specific channel (OEM Partner Program, Commercial Support, or other) through which we can access this information?
Is there a dedicated process for medical device manufacturers to obtain this documentation?

Any guidance on how to proceed would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you in advance for your support!

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Windows iot Enterprise patching

Rocksteps — Fri, 20 Sep 2024 13:56:34 GMT

Hello Team,

Would like to know on how to update security patches(Windows patches) for Win iot Enterprise OS running for medical devices.

Kindly advise at the earliest.

I2C WriteRead with no restart, IoT libraries and FT4232H device

sifustevec — Thu, 19 Sep 2024 18:28:47 GMT

Hi everyone,

I am porting an app and trying to use the FTDI Ft4232H device to communicate to some I2C devices.

When I use the "old" dongle(going to be obsolete) and I2C call to the device, I get the correct transaction and read results from the device.

However, when I use the IoT libraries and the "WriteRead" command to do the same thing, the library issues a restart and the transaction fails.

Can anyone help or point me to:

A library that does a correct multi byte read without a restart?
A way to do this with the current IoT libraries?

Here are the "using" statements in my C# code:

using Iot.Device.FtCommon;
using Iot.Device.Ft4232H;
using System.Device.I2c;

Cheers,

Steve

How to active Windows IoT Enterprise LTSC2021 via phone

msadmin1320 — Wed, 14 Aug 2024 19:14:46 GMT

Dear Community,

how can I activate Windows IoT Enterprise LTSC2021 via phone. I MUST activate via phone since the computers are installed in a facility without internet connection. What I have already tried that DID NOT work

The activation dialogue does not show the "phone option" as seen in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RTu0_uWjMM
Run "SLUI 4" from the command line with admin privilleges. It just returns without doing anything
Rebuild some internal databases as described here before step 2: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/activate-windows-by-phone-not-there-in-settings/34b72b93-563f-463c-8614-4675cfd0143f
Contacted the seller of the license (arrow), they referred me to email address removed for privacy reasons, who then told me to go to the forums

What's left that I can try?

Can I delete Internet Folder (x86) and Internet folders from W11?

JoseCastillo1955 — Wed, 14 Aug 2024 00:37:37 GMT

IT Security department requested to delete the folders from all workstations. I can't find any articles about this subject. Many thanks in advance if you can point me in the right direction.

IT Security department referred to the below article

Windows 11 is deleting Internet Explorer - The Verge

They want the folders removed from the C drive. I told them it wasn't possible

C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer

C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer

windows 10 lot ent 2021 How to enter advanced mode?

alan_pan — Thu, 20 Jun 2024 00:15:58 GMT

如何转到上次正确配置的屏幕 ?

Is WMI reached EOL for Windows 10 21H2 version of IoT Enterprise LTSC ?

Praveen_Hitnalli — Fri, 15 Mar 2024 20:55:34 GMT

Heard that, the Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line (WMIC) reached End of Life (EOL).

I mainly wanted to know and get key information on these queries -

We are using Windows 10 OS 21H2 IoT Enterprise LTSC version (build 19044) on on of our product and building application on top of that Windows 10 OS 21H2 uses WMI component. So, is EOL WMI affect this Windows 10 21H2 LTSC Enterprise as well ?
If so, is there any official information available WMIC reached EOL for "Windows 10 - 21H2 IoT Enterprise LTSC" as well and should be replaced with powershell.

Because "Windows 10 - 21H2 IoT Enterprise LTSC" has end of support / service till Jan 13th 2032. So, does WMI EOL really impacts this version of Windows 10 - 21H2 IoT Enterprise LTSC ?

Windows 10 IoT Core

Manish1435 — Thu, 07 Mar 2024 07:41:31 GMT

Hello,

Greetings of the day !!!

I am currently working on a project involving a Raspberry Pi 3 Model B, where I am developing a Universal Windows Platform (UWP) app. In this regard, I require specific information related to Windows IoT Core, and I would appreciate your assistance in providing the following details:

Compatibility Information: Kindly inform me of the compatible version(s) of Windows IoT Core for the Raspberry Pi 3 Model B. Additionally, I am interested in knowing the latest available version as of the present date.
Licensing Terms: Could you please provide details on the licensing terms associated with Windows IoT Core? I am particularly interested in understanding the terms and conditions applicable to the use of this platform in my development environment.

Regarding the security certification for Windows10 IOT enterprise LTSC 2019.

Jeet_Limbachiya_ — Tue, 06 Feb 2024 13:09:38 GMT

Hello,

Greetings of the day.

I am writing to understand, what security certificate Windows10 IOT enterprise LTSC 2019 comply.

Like for example: OWASP or any other certificate.

UWF: problems with some excluded folders and firewall

massimocristofolini — Mon, 29 Jan 2024 15:38:32 GMT

I'm running Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC (version 10.0.17763). I've setup everything I need and I'm configuring UWF filters. I enabled protection for C: volume, and added a couple of exclusion for:

allowing write on my app folder in C:\Program Files\CustomApp (for updates)
allowing write on the user's "User" Documents folder C:\Users\User\Documents\ (custom app logs, ...)
allowing network interfaces edit

Here is the output of uwfmgr get-config command

PS C:\Windows\system32> uwfmgr get-config Unified Write Filter Configuration Utility version 10.0.17763 Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Current Session Settings FILTER SETTINGS Filter state: ON Pending commit: N/A Shutdown pending:No SERVICING SETTINGS Servicing State: OFF OVERLAY SETTINGS Type: RAM Maximum size: 1024 MB Warning Threshold: 512 MB Critical Threshold: 1024 MB Freespace Passthrough: OFF Persistent: OFF Reset Mode: N/A VOLUME SETTINGS Volume bbac04fb-9c1e-4b48-8220-5b5b315a37af [C:] Volume state: Protected Volume ID: bbac04fb-9c1e-4b48-8220-5b5b315a37af File Exclusions: Current Session Exclusions for Volume bbac04fb-9c1e-4b48-8220-5b5b315a37af [C:] C:\Program Files\CustomApp C:\Users\User\Documents\ REGISTRY EXCLUSIONS HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Interfaces HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Nsi Next Session Settings FILTER SETTINGS Filter state: ON Pending commit: N/A SERVICING SETTINGS Servicing State: OFF OVERLAY SETTINGS Type: RAM Maximum size: 1024 MB Warning Threshold: 512 MB Critical Threshold: 1024 MB Freespace Passthrough: OFF Persistent: OFF Reset Mode: N/A VOLUME SETTINGS Volume bbac04fb-9c1e-4b48-8220-5b5b315a37af [C:] Volume state: Protected Volume ID: bbac04fb-9c1e-4b48-8220-5b5b315a37af File Exclusions: Next Session Exclusions for Volume bbac04fb-9c1e-4b48-8220-5b5b315a37af [C:] C:\Program Files\CustomApp C:\Users\User\Documents\ REGISTRY EXCLUSIONS HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Interfaces HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Nsi

Problem 1

As visible from the config above, C:\Users\User\Documents\ and C:\Program Files\CustomApp folders are listed in the File Exclusion.

Write on C:\Program Files\CustomApp (e.g. create a folder/file) will persist after reboot. Write on User's Documents folder gets lost after reboot.

Am I missing something? How to have persistency on user's Documents folder? Do I need to set some extra things other than the folder exclusion?

Problem 2

My custom app runs a WebSocket server that listen to port 8080. I added a firewall inbound rule to allow all incoming requests for the app.

When the firewall is enabled and UWF filer is disabled, I can connect to my app from another PC. When UWF is enabled, the connection fails.

If I completely disable the firewall, I can connect to the app both when UWF manager is enabled or disabled.

What UWF configuration am I missing to have the firewall working as expected with UWF filtering enabled?

IoT Enterprise Win10 2021 LTSC Bluetooth Certificaiton QDID Question

kinghong0223 — Tue, 26 Dec 2023 09:52:26 GMT

Hi Microsoft Team,

Currently we have a minipc ODM product that we need to apply Bluetooth 5.2 certification.
To apply for Bluetooth 5.2 certification, we need 2 QDIDs. The first is the host subsystem of the OS, and the second is the
controller (hardware).
The OS we are currently using is win10 IoT enterprise 2021LTSC.
" PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Win 10 IoT Entry 2021 LTSC MultiLang ESD OEI Entry"
Bluetooth certification Product can be found on the following website with seaching "microsoft"

https://launchstudio.bluetooth.com/Listings/Search

Currently, only the Bluetooth 5.1 version corresponding to Windows IoT Enterprise has been found,
and the corresponding QDID is D049182.

https://launchstudio.bluetooth.com/ListingDetails/84859

We need Microsoft technical window to confirm whether the current Win IoT enterprise 2021LTSC OS
has passed Bluetooth 5.2 certification? We need the corresponding QDID to apply for listing certification. Thanks!

Best Regards
James

I want to install an app on a PC with Windows IoT Enterprise.

moeka_matsumura — Mon, 06 Nov 2023 06:38:00 GMT

We would like to implement thin client PCs for use on a specific site.
On a PC with Windows IoT Enterprise, can the administrator install the necessary apps during the initial setup phase and then set them to not be installed for general employee use?
Or do we have to have the device vendor pre-install the necessary apps?

Realization of Arm version Windows10 IoT Enterprise HID over I2C

Koji_Okuda — Thu, 12 Oct 2023 00:46:56 GMT

i.MX 8M Plus EVK board and Windows 10 provided by NXP I have Window10 IoT running using IoT Enterprise BSP.
I would like to use the I2C port of this board to support HID over I2C and use I2C devices such as touchpads, touch panels, temperature sensors, etc. via HID over I2C.

I downloaded ”hid-over-i2c-protocol-spec-v1-0.docx”（microsoft documentation） and read it, but as a result I couldn't understand what to do.
(There are no actual examples...)

What steps should I take to support HID over I2C?

Connecting a touch screen to my RPi 3 IoT make it blue screen

michaeldovits — Tue, 18 Apr 2023 07:57:10 GMT

Running Iot Core version 10.0.17763.107 :

I connect my Dell 55" touch screen and almost immediately the IoT device blue screens.

There is time to see that the touch device actually registers:

but then a BS appears

Am I supposed to load some kind of device driver or is this a IoT bug?

network conneciton not found on Raspberry Pi 3B (Revision a02082)

Rudolf_Georg_Linner — Sun, 19 Mar 2023 10:15:32 GMT

Hi all,

I need to make changes to an IoT-project that I had last updated in late 2020. Now when I started the Raspberry I used for developing, it could not find any network (WLAN, Ethernet), which it did of course back then. I re-installed IoT dashboard and downloaded the OS to a new SD-Card (Sandisk ultra 16 GB), tried different routers and ethernet cables, but still no connection.

When running on Raspbian, all networks are found. So it is not a hardware issue.

Does anybody have a clue? It would be a great relief - I have been searching for hours!

Thanks!