Windows10 LTSC ftw, EOL 2032

https://old.reddit.com/r/WindowsLTSC/wiki

But their license probably doesn't cover that...

There are windows licenses?!!

That's for the IoT variant, which is further segmented into incrementally expensive editions depending on the CPU you want to use it with.

And good luck finding somewhere to buy a single license of that. And even then, there's a high chance software you use (browser, IDEs, ...) will not keep getting updates after 2025.

W10 offers extended support for everyone as long as you pay for it.

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-it-pro-blog/w...

I still get "security updates" for Windows 7 Professional and am unsure what the lack of "support" might mean for my business.

Extended support ended in Jan 2020 and the paid ESU support ended in Jan 2023 [1]. Are you sure those updates aren't just defender/AV definition updates rather than actual OS updates?

[1] - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/faq/extended-sec...

Odd, there are still Windows 2008 R2 patches. Why? I thought ESU year 4 ended in Jan 2024...

WOW! Looks good. Thanks!

windows embedded standard

Perhaps: "Defender" is what I've noticed.

Anti-virus definitions, not really exhaustive security maintenance. Defender is their AV. The firewall/kernel isn't included, for example

How important that is, no idea! The firewall is probably passable but I generally don't know your risk profile.

Applications and the rest of the system offer a lot of surface area

You should try Start11, it gives you a classic Windows UI on modern versions of Windows that are still actively receiving security patches.

https://www.stardock.com/products/start11/

From the people who brought you ... Sins of a Solar Empire??

>Sins of a Solar Empire??

A game released 12 years ago and still gets regular patches? Completely fine with that.

I know, it's just weird they make games and Windows software.

Like Microsoft? ;)

looks more like the opposite to me

0patch* is supposed to help with these old systems, but I don't have experience with it beyond hearing about it.

* https://0patch.com/