Last updated December 17, 2018

Notes: The previous guide created by crystalg21 was unfortunately lost when the account was deleted.

I will be using some snippets that are taken from the previous guide, but replacing some of the steps with newer ones that should work better as you won't have to download ISOs from shady Russian websites.

Windows 10 Long-Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) was previously called Long-Term Servicing Branch (LTSB), The guide has been upgraded to show how to install the latest LTSC 2019, however the title of this guide on reddit cannot be changed.

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Take everything we loved about Windows 7, add the under-the-hood improvements of Windows 8 and 10 but none of the marketing/cloud/phone app/user-tracking crap, and what do you get? Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC edition.

• No pre-installed nonremovable junk "apps" (Like Paint 3D, Xbox, Mixed Reality Portal,...) that waste storage space & resources by running in the background, no Edge, no Store, no Cortana.
• Default built-in tools like calculator are the same that were in Windows 7.
• More control over updates and upgrades; Windows Update is security and hotfixes only - no lame marketing-features being force installed.
• No upselling. No "suggested apps", no "Get Skype" button on the start menu that can't be removed, no notification spam to "Try Office 365".
• Local account by default
• The "telemetry" spying garbage can be completely disabled because LTSC is based on Windows 10 Enterprise. All drivers & programs that are compatible with other editions of Windows 10 should be compatible with Enterprise LTSC 2019.

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Unfortunately you can't upgrade from Windows 7/8/8.1 and normal Windows 10 editions (Home/Pro/Enterprise) to Enterprise LTSC 2019. You need to install it fresh. You can only upgrade from Enterprise LTSB 2016 to Enterprise LTSC 2019 and keep your programs and files.

• Step 1: Navigate to the s1ave77s SVF ISO converter tool GitLab page: https://gitlab.com/s1ave77/SVF.ISO.CONVERTER. Click on the small cloud icon and choose download zip. It should look like this.
• Step 2: Extract the downloaded zip file using a program like 7-zip.
• Step 3: Run svf.iso.converter.aio.cmd from the extracted folder. When the command prompt window is open: Type "M" to open the Visual Studio Downloads page (misleading I know) and then type "7" to start the LTSC 2019 Process. Follow the on-screen prompts such as your PC's architecture, and language. I typed "6" to select the 64bit architecture and then I typed "0" and "8" to select the English (United States) language.

The program will automatically download the latest Evaluation ISO from Microsoft's servers and then convert it to a proper ISO of Windows 10 LTSC 2019.

IMPORTANT: Once the process is done you will have two different iso files in the same folder as svf.iso.converter. One will be called "en_windows_10_enterprise_ltsc_2019_x64_dvd_74865958".

(For 32-bit versions you want to use en_windows_10_enterprise_ltsc_2019_x86_dvd_97449f83)

DO NOT USE THE ISO THAT STARTS WITH "17763.1.180914-1434.rs5". This is the evaluation ISO that cannot be activated. The ISO name includes capital letters and has the phrase "EVAL" in the name. You will want to use the ISO that uses lower case names.

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Once you have your ISO we will use a program called Rufus to create a bootable USB drive with the iso file that was downloaded using the program above. Download rufus here: https://rufus.akeo.ie/

When installing the iso, you will want to select the version that does not include "N" in the name. The N version does not include Windows Media Player and lacks a few codecs, which means some programs like Shadowplay or some games won't run. You also want to skip the part that asks for a product key and do not use express settings. Choose customize and disable everything.

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How do you activate?

Check out this guide on HWIDGen, created by s1ave77

https://saidit.net/s/piracy/comments/g6c/hwidkms38genmk6_download_and_usage_guide/

When running the tool, change the Work Mode to KMS38 instead of HWID.

Hope this helps.