In general, Microsoft has also been saying that LTSC isn't for organizations wanting to use it with Microsoft Office or Office 365 ProPlus productivity suites. While it's possible Microsoft had communicated these details in its rather extensive Windows-as-a-service documentation, overall, these points seem to be new explanations about why LTSC shouldn't be used by organizations. Non-security operating system fixes and enhancements may not get back-ported to LTSC.Potential independent hardware and software vendor support and limitations on LTSC.LTSC does not keep pace with feature enhancements to Windows Defender ATP.In-place upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 10 is not supported for LTSC.LTSC does not support ConfigMgr Express Updates.LTSC does not keep pace with new silicon releases in the same way SAC does - so LTSC 2016 does not support Intel chips beyond the "Kaby Lake" generation.
Nottage listed 14 reasons why using the LTSC model would be a bad approach for organizations to use. MSI files to get new OS features under the LTSC model. They get streamed from Microsoft's content network locations as in-place upgrades, In contrast, IT pros have to install. The SAC model doesn't have mainstream and extended support phases because new feature updates arrive continuously. The updates are referred to as channels, and each channel is supported for 18 months max. With the SAC model, major OS feature updates arrive twice per year (in the spring and fall). Nottage said that "LTSC 2016 shares the same codebase as Windows 10 IoT, which is the evolution of Windows Embedded OS." It's just for devices using embedded OSes. The LTSC model is just recommended by Microsoft for use with things like medical devices that can't tolerate frequent changes.
Microsoft, though, recommends that organizations use the "semiannual channel" (SAC) model of Windows 10 instead. It has a five-year "mainstream support" phase followed by a five-year "extended support" phase, so it's what organizations are used to, and it's what they typically want. Source: Windows Central (Image credit: Source: Windows Central)Ĭompared to Microsoft Office 2019, Microsoft Office 2021 boasts several new improvements and enhancements.LTSC is similar to Microsoft's update model for Windows 7, with major operating system feature updates arriving perhaps every two to three years.
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