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From the description of Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC:

Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC is intended for fixed-function, special-purpose devices that require a long support lifecycle of 10 years. These devices are typically found in industries including banking, quick-service restaurants, healthcare, hospitality, manufacturing, and retail.

Windows IoT Enterprise LTSC is based on the same foundation as Windows Professional and Windows Enterprise, delivering the same compatibility, security and management capabilities required for commercial deployments. Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC provides additional capabilities to lockdown the device experience for public facing or employee facing scenarios along with the ability to customize the operating system footprint.

My personal observation:

My expectation is that you would only find registry and license file differences in LTSC versus Home and Pro if you looked closely and therefore you could apply only the the registry differences and not touch the license files of Home or Pro to achieve a legal result.

Using NTLite to edit a Windows installation image would be the easiest way to do this. Using the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT), you could do more or less everything that NTlite does but you have to make all the modifications manually.

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Cleotus Bartholomew

From Google (you will get the supporting links there):

♦ AI Overview
No, it is not legal to continue using a demo version of LTSC (Long-Term Servicing Channel) software beyond its expiration date, as it is intended for evaluation purposes only and requires a valid license for continued use.
Here’s a more detailed explanation:
LTSC is a Volume License:
LTSC (Long-Term Servicing Channel) versions of Windows and Microsoft Office are designed for organizations and require volume licenses, not individual retail licenses.
Evaluation Versions:
Microsoft provides evaluation versions of LTSC for IT professionals to test and evaluate the software.
Limited Trial Period:
These evaluation versions come with a limited trial period, typically 90 days, after which the software will stop functioning without a valid license.
Not for Long-Term Use:
You cannot use an evaluation version of LTSC for long-term use, as it is designed for testing and evaluation purposes only.
Requires Activation:
To continue using LTSC beyond the trial period, you need to purchase a valid license and activate the software.
Legal Consequences:
Using a demo or evaluation version of LTSC beyond its expiration date without a valid license is a violation of Microsoft’s licensing terms and could result in legal consequences.

Generative AI is experimental.

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No, it is generally not legal to continue using a demo or evaluation version of LTSC (Long-Term Servicing Channel) software beyond its expiration date, as these versions are intended for temporary evaluation purposes and require a valid license for continued use.

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[EyesOnWindows]

Note that there are no current OS products with mainstream support beyond January 12, 2027 except Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2024 which is October 24, 2029 which requires POPCNT support (as do all Windows 11 24H2 versions):

Microsoft Products reaching end of support on October 14, 2025:

• Windows 10 Enterprise & Education
• Windows 10 Home & Pro
• Windows 10 IoT Enterprise
• Windows 10 Enterprise LTSB 2015
• Windows 10 Team (Surface Hub)
• Office 2016 and 2019
• Exchange Server 2016 and 2019
• Skype for Business Server 2015 and 2019
• Visio 2016 and 2019
• Project 2016 and 2019
• Visual Studio 2015
• Visual Studio Team Foundation Server (now Azure Dev Ops)
• Windows 10 Team (Surface Hub)

Windows 11 Home and Pro end of support dates:

• Version 23H2 November 11, 2025
• Version 24H2 October 13, 2026

The Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2019 is the last version to receive a ten-year lifecycle, mainstream support ending January 9, 2024, extended support ending in January 9, 2029.

The Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021 version has a 5-year lifecycle, mainstream support ending in January 12, 2027.

The Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021 has a 10-year lifecycle, mainstream support ending in January 12, 2027, extended support ending in January 13, 2032.

The Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2024 has a 10-year lifecycle, mainstream support ending in October 24, 2029, extended support ending in October 10, 2034.

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• This reply was modified 3 weeks, 1 day ago by EyesOnWindows. Reason: Added dates for Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2024

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windbg

See some supporting arguments in DOGE Plans to Rewrite Entire Social Security Codebase in Just ‘a Few Months’: Report

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See also If COBOL is so problematic, why does the US government still use it?
If you’ve gotten cash from an ATM, you’ve interacted with a COBOL-based system. Here’s why this old programming language will probably outlive us all.

“COBOL lacks a standardized way to store and work with dates…one of the most common placeholder dates is May 20, 1875. … Because that’s the beginning of time according to the ISO 8601 time and date standard. … What that means in practice is that, in at least some cases, if someone applies for Social Security without a birth date, they’d automatically be assigned a birthdate of May 20, 1875, which is how we end up with 149+-year-old senior citizens.”
“…the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) still uses…not just code written in COBOL but code written in IBM Assembler as well”

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All of the profile files are located in the directory:

%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default

You can see this by entering edge://version into the Edge browser. This will show the full path on the “Profile path:” line. BTW, edge://about lists all of the edge: pages.

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Tex265

Enter about:profiles in the Firefox browser on the old computer to find where your profile directory is located and copy it to where the Firefox browser on the new computer says it is.

You want the Root Directory in the default profile marked yes which has the file Prefs.js located in it. The directory should have files with the current date. Just click on (Open Folder) to the right. BTW, about:about lists all the about pages available.

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Tex265

This sort of flies in the face of Microsoft’s own marketing, see 7 common myths about Windows 11:

Myth 2: You need a Microsoft account to use Windows 11
While having a Microsoft account can enhance your experience, you can still use Windows 11 with a local account if you prefer.

Looks this like this myth is about to become legend!
Note: I am mincing words a bit because it says use not setup.

Personal note:
Past experimentation has shown that with a local administrator account it is possible to go to Settings > Accounts and select “Sign in with a Microsoft account instead”. Later I was able to remove that again in Settings. So even if you were to have to use a Microsoft account during setup, I believe you should be able to convert the account back into a local account by removing the email address in settings.

When you use a Microsoft account for signing in, your online Microsoft account will list your computer in Devices. When changed back to a local account, it may say “We don’t see any devices” like mine does at moment.

Also, when local account user signs into the Microsoft Store to download an app with in-app purchases that requires it, the login is remembered separately by the Microsoft Store but also can be removed. Aw shucks, in my case there are no payment options available! Too bad…

That said, if the Microsoft account is used to login does not have administrator privileges on the computer, various things in Settings > Accounts will fail. In particular, when I tried that on a test system OneDrive failed because it could not login.

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Cybertooth

See How can I get a landline phone number verified on my Google account?
You can verify by phone and Google will call you instead of sending a text:
Open a desktop browser, not a mobile browser or the mobile app.
Click the “verify by phone” link and the (SEND CODE) button will change to a (Call) button.

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I suggest trying FineReader for free at Experience FineReader PDF products for free.

It can recognize text, images and tables. You can edit what it produces, specifically select or convert areas to be treated as tables then re-recognize them and split or join rows and columns before conversion to a spreadsheet file.

See also Robust features for your digital workplace, in particular:
Create and convert PDFs:
Take a digital-first approach by standardizing documentation in the PDF format and capitalizing on its advantages. Convert paper documents or files in multiple formats into searchable PDFs (compliant with ISO specifications) or convert PDFs into Microsoft Word, Excel, and more than 15 other formats to obtain full flexibility when editing and reusing them.

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Kathy Stevens

Just open the Control Panel and type \ or any other path in the address-bar or click the up-arrow to the left of it to show the classic version. Hold down the Shift key while right-clicking in File Explorer to see the classic context menu. There is a direct link to Windows Tools in the Start menu’s All second pane as well.

See also Restore Classic File Explorer with Ribbon in Windows 11 for additional options using the registry.

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Kathy Stevens, TechTango

Try temu, ebay, AliExpress, WalMart, WayFair, HomeDepot, and so many others. Free shipping when available is built into the price you pay in any case. Use “Search with Google Lens” in chrome or “Search the web for image” in edge both of which are handy from the context menu which appears with a right mouse click. Use paypal to cloak your credit card and automatically fill in your name and address and authorize any payment you make.

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I had this kind of behavior when I initially tried to install Windows 10 on the HP ProDesk 400 G5 SFF PC I bought used back in February. The install would fail at various percentages. I finally discovered that the problem was bad memory. 2 lower bits were bad over two short memory address ranges. A very tiny amount on only one of the 4GB cards. I recommend that you run the Windows Memory Diagnostic to rule that out in your case. Initially instead of replacing the card I used bcdedit to blacklist the memory and was able to install and run successfully. The seller later did send me a working replacement 8GB memory card.

REM Enable memory blacklisting
bcdedit /set {badmemory} badmemoryaccess no
REM Specify what addresses to blacklist (Should all be on one line if shown otherwise)
bcdedit /set {badmemory} badmemorylist 0x54930 0x54931 0x54932 0x54933 0x54934 0x54935 0x54936 0x54937 0x549A0 0x549A1 0x549A2 0x549A3 0x549A4 0x549A5 0x549A6 0x549A7
REM and reboot.
bcdedit /enum {badmemory}

RAM Defects
———–
identifier {badmemory}
badmemoryaccess No
badmemorylist 0x54930
0x54931
0x54932
0x54933
0x54934
0x54935
0x54936
0x54937
0x549a0
0x549a1
0x549a2
0x549a3
0x549a4
0x549a5
0x549a6
0x549a7

Later to remove it use:

bcdedit /deletevalue {badmemory} badmemorylist

“Windows removed bad memory regions from this PC.”

Note in these two bad memory ranges, 0x8000 byte blocks, the lower 2 bits of 32 bit words were typically shown wrong:
0x54930000-0x0x54938000
0x549A0000-0x0x549A8000
Memory cache must be off (slow) to repeatedly test a narrow range with offline tools.

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windbg

Just for reference:

How to prevent Windows 11 from encrypting your disks during installation

How to Disable Windows 11 Recall to Protect Your Data Privacy

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