They’ve confirmed its no new features only. There will still be day 1 game patches, same as with the newer cards.

AMDs PR/marketing is terrible lol.

That works, too! 😂

I don’t know if 10 in general will stop getting Win NT updates, though?

Not everyone is going to want to switch to Linux just yet, and that’s OK. For those people, this is as good as it gets for Windows.

1. It is still a fully fledged x86-64 Windows. You can install literally any program designed to work on Windows, legacy or not.

2. It is still Windows, only they have stripped out everything non essential for reliability for high uptime, think ATM machines. This would be like saying Gentoo or Arch isn’t designed to be used on home PCs.

3. You can install the MS App Store and Xbox app, and others should you want to. It just doesn’t come with them. I have switched all my friends to this Windows and half of them use it with Xbox Games Pass, and one like the ease of getting everything from the MS App Store.

4. The common person might not want to use Linux for any number of reasons. This is as good as it can get for those who do not want to switch. Not wanting to switch is fine, and shouldn’t be shamed.

5. For privacy since it’s an Enterprise version, you can disable all built in telemetry. It just takes some entries in things like group policy and registry editor.

My version numbers on 11 IoT seem to be bleeding edge for core fuctioning. It’s PERFECT for PC gaming, honestly. No Xbox, no gamebar, no AI, no shit getting installed after new updates.

The no license legally is why I linked massgrave. Permanent hardware activation. If they wont sell the license for the only good current Windows, then fuck them.

Avoid all this with W11 IoT Enterprise LTSC

massgrave.dev

I used to use X-lite awhile ago, but have since swapped to w11 IoT Enterprise LTSC. You can disable all the Windows telemetry since it’s an Enterprise variant. It’s honestly the only way to make modern Windows a solid and good experience. A fresh install will feel almost exactly like how a fresh install of XP/7 used to. It comes with Edge + Defender, that’s it. No Xbox nor AI nor bloat like Candy Crush.

I seriously cannot recommend it enough.

Regardless, also using StartAllBack is like the cherry on top.

massgrave.dev

Ohhhh lmao, big relatable. Good luck! My favorite was the evil version of Charlie Brown’s teacher.

I’ve read this like 5x and I dunno what you’re trying to say 😂. But the demo was very fun, and took probably ~40 minutes.

Ooooo gurllll, and there’s a demo on Steam right now?! I know what I’m doing tonight.

It was only a problem for the first ~4 hours. And apparently it moved very fast.

I have a group of friends that I played the beta with. We’re all gonna buy it Friday if there aren’t any glaring issues popping up in Steam reviews.

The beta was just a ton of fun. It felt like an actual BF game, and not some slop designed to steal players from other games, that appeals to no one.

11 IoT Enterprise LTSC, and be free from this and other M$ bullshit.

I have Recyclarr setup to dynamically update and one thing it does is keep a current bad release group.

Slop-Tok

I fucking LOVE my Unraid server, but I’ve had it for many years and they’ve since changed their pricing. A very, very solid WebUI.

I paid like $40 just once for it, and it looks like it’s $250 now. Honestly I’d just pay the $50/yr, it has been immensely helpful to get me started as my first homelab.

And btw I use Arch for my desktop whenever I use Linux.

I helped a friend build a server to use Unraid for his new house, and to get him started with Home Assistant and the arr stack. He’s always been fairly good with computers, but had 0 Linux experience. After about 6 months he became self efficient and no longer needed to ask for help.

Edit: my original new price was unique to me to upgrade my grandfather license.

There’s already a Digital Foundry video on how it has problems compiling shaders as you play because they don’t come close to preloading all the shaders, and typical traversal stutters associated with UE5’s world partitioning.

Strange, doesn’t feel like a turd using it as a daily driver. Feels more like XP or 7 after a fresh install.

Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC + StartAllBack, and having none of those problems. 🤷