So I installed Windows 10 IOT LTSC on a PC I’m giving to a friend. It’s not activated, of course. Anything that friend needs to be concerned about if it’s not activated? They intend to use it for school and gaming.
afaik the only things is the desktop watermark and being locked-out of the personalization in ‘settings’, so stuck with default theme, wallpaper, and so on.
registry edits or using a pre-configured custom installer can get around some (or all?) of these items.
Yeah, seconding the other person. At least give them 11 LTSC. And instead of worrying about activation, just use MASgrave to activate it and they’re golden. It’s a real activation as far as MS is concerned.
So I installed Windows 10 IOT LTSC on a PC I’m giving to a friend. It’s not activated, of course. Anything that friend needs to be concerned about if it’s not activated? They intend to use it for school and gaming.
Give them Linux or install win11 home unlicensed and let them deal with it.
If it’s a Dell OEM machine then there’s a license built into the bios.
Giving someone Win10 ltsc is asking for trouble.
afaik the only things is the desktop watermark and being locked-out of the personalization in ‘settings’, so stuck with default theme, wallpaper, and so on.
registry edits or using a pre-configured custom installer can get around some (or all?) of these items.
updates will still be offered and installed.
Yeah, seconding the other person. At least give them 11 LTSC. And instead of worrying about activation, just use MASgrave to activate it and they’re golden. It’s a real activation as far as MS is concerned.