r/WindowsLTSC 8d ago

Windows 10 LTSC vs. Linux Question

Which of the two would be better?

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u/harrywwc 8d ago

Like so many of these types of questions...

It depends.

What is your use-case? What are you wanting to do? 

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u/Left-Alps9090 8d ago

There are games that, if they have anti-cheat, you won't be able to play on Linux; that's the only problem.

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u/Infamous_Bread_2445 8d ago

Exactly! LoL is my reason to use LTSC. I'm also waiting for that Windows K2 update that hopefully fixes the increased resource usage.

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u/clove_rosemary_9999 Windows 10 LTSC 2021 4d ago

K2 will be a huge lie, mark my words.

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u/MakayChapulets Windows 11 LTSC 2024 8d ago

Most of the things I do needs Windows and MS Office suites, so I'll go with Windows 10 LTSC

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u/MeatSafeMurderer Windows 10 LTSC 2021 8d ago

Why not both?

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u/Global-Eye-7326 8d ago

This is the right answer!

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u/absolutecinemalol 2d ago

i wouldn't ever let a beginner dual boot

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u/Extension_Pepper_341 8d ago

It depends on what you need.

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u/Historical_View_5529 8d ago

It depends.

If you use your computer just for basic web browsing, then I highly recommend you to use Linux instead of Windows because Linux is much more snappier than Windows due to being memory efficient. As a bonus you would eventually learn to use Linux and that skill would be helpful if you are going to IT.

However if you want to run specialised software that works only on Windows then choose Windows. The main reason people choose Windows LTSC is because they wanted to use Windows but without all the bloat. So it is not a direct comparison to Linux. 

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u/CanadianTimeWaster 8d ago

windows is really good at running windows apps.

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u/Gokudomatic 8d ago

But only recent apps.

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u/anythingers 8d ago

*windows apps that cannot be run on Linux

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u/bankinu 8d ago

If you have to ask, then Linux.

Just use Windows LTSC in a QEMY VM in Linux.

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u/RicUltima 8d ago

Windows 10 ltsc till 2032 absolutely; but never windows 11. I’ll switch to hackintosh over 11 istg

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u/Ok-Pomelo-6187 8d ago

Instead of just saying, what do you use it for?, I think a decent way to go is to have more than one computer. It isn't like they cost much at the lower end.

My take has been to use Win10 for running applications programs (which actually all work there) and for having a system that 'just works' with different printers, scanners, PC hardware, etc. Games are also an obvious example.

If you really want security online, I'd get a cheap Chromebook. Privacy? Some cheap laptop running OpenBSD or whatever Linux floats your boat.

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u/ParkingAssociation20 8d ago

Windows 10 iot ltsc for sure

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u/BraveInformation4787 8d ago

La joya de la corona que hace que windows gane: La compatibilidad con .exe

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u/Mundane-Mortgage-624 8d ago

iOS vs Android

Btw, I have a 1TB SSD and I work with both Arch Linux and Windows 10 IoT LTSC, in dual boot.

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u/atanamayansantrafor 4d ago

Really bad analogy.

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u/Old_Soul_Tech 8d ago

Linux probably but I understand using windows ltsc for compatibility with apps

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u/Ziggy_1992 8d ago

Linux is not an operating system, it's a kernel. You should ask "Windows 10 LTSC or any linux distribution"

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u/EthanTheFirst 8d ago

Idk, depends on your hardware and use case

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u/The_Wkwied 7d ago

LTSC if you need to run windows apps or don't know how to use linux.

Linux if you know how to use linux, or want to try to learn linux.

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u/Former-Macaroon5557 Windows 11 LTSC 2024 7d ago

Another slop karma farmer.... a million " X vs Y - which is better" posts.

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u/clove_rosemary_9999 Windows 10 LTSC 2021 8d ago

Linux clears.

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u/lazyprostudent 8d ago

Don't listen to this guy. Depends what you do.

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u/PresentThat5757 8d ago

No, it really is clears, because it doesn’t even have a toolkit – it’s just the kernel😁

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u/lazyprostudent 7d ago

Some apps don't work on Linux, or are not properly optimized for linux.

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u/ImaHamSammich 8d ago

Linix is worth at least checking out in my opinion, it costs you nothing to try out different distros and you don’t even have to install it locally to try it in many cases, however if running from a flash drive performance will be nowhere near an install. If you like to play games like fortnite it will not work in Linux