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>Choosing, downloading, installing, activating windows / office
rentry.co/fwt

>LTSC 2019 ISO optimization & debloating
rentry.co/ltsc_optimized

>recommended windows software (infograph)
s1.desu-usergeneratedcontent.xyz/g/image/1562/46/1562467997749.png

>windows 7 updates to avoid
pastebin.com/a1htBUby

previous thread:

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Other urls found in this thread:

blogs.technet.microsoft.com/markrussinovich/2009/11/03/the-machine-sid-duplication-myth-and-why-sysprep-matters/
download.microsoft.com/download/0/6/3/06365375-C346-4D65-87C7-EE41F55F736B/7601.24214.180801-1700.win7sp1_ldr_escrow_CLIENT_PROFESSIONAL_x64FRE_en-us.iso
cloud.mail
github.com/kkkgo/LTSC-Add-MicrosoftStore
twitter.com/SFWRedditVideos

Are there any open source computer SID changing programs out there that, y'know, don't destroy your Windows install?

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why?

blogs.technet.microsoft.com/markrussinovich/2009/11/03/the-machine-sid-duplication-myth-and-why-sysprep-matters/

Because when I reinstall Windows, I want it to have the same SID, so I don't have to change the security on 19TB of files.

in theory during install it should be possible, however i don't know any tools for that
post-install it's basically near impossible

>in theory during install it should be possible,
Yep. I have an idea to stab setupcl.exe in the throat, and restart the stage 2 setup without Windows noticing.
>however i don't know any tools for that
Neither do I, this is my last stop before writing one.
>post-install it's basically near impossible
SIDCHG - but not open source, and takes hours to run.

does anybody have a problem where when you pin something to the start menu, it sometimes doesn't respond when you click on it?

which ltsc iso do i download, the one from the general guide or the one from the ltsc one? which is most recent?

No but when I pin the tail on the donkey it gets angry and kicks me

ltsc guide is first release of ltsc iso because the guide integrates all updates (using an already updated iso would double-integrate some updates)
the general guide contains the march updated microsoft iso.
so basically it completely depends on what you want to do

so can i just download the march updated version, follow the ltsc guide to debloat and get the same result with the difference being only not having to update after the installation?

the ltsc guide already contains a way to integrate updates. double-integrating updates like that will only increase the size of your iso.
But if you don't plan on running W10UI to integrate updates, then the march update would be better

that's what i meant, get the march update, skip the W10UI portion of the LTSC guide and just skip right to the debloating

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>If all else fails, use Resource Monitor (specifically Associated Handles) to find anything that has a hold on the folder you've mounted the WIM in.
How exactly do I do that? I've searched for the folder where the iso is located in Associated Handles and found that it's being used by Explorer.

what do when they stop supporting win7 at the end of the year

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Can I install the Windows7 GUI on a live version of LTSC?

its just a few programs packed together, should work

Hi, brainlet here trying to do LTSC.
I seem to get this error when running smv

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try x86 smv. make sure you have correct source iso

After a clean installation of W10 LTSC what W10 updates should I avoid?

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can I import my usual bookmarks into an ungoogled chromium?

none, its all security updates

Any guides on how to run Windows 7 on a WM?

do you mean a VM?

I need to sync a folder between my desktop and laptop. how can I do this?

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Yup. Mistake

>2019 AD
>people are still using wangblows

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once? rsync
continuous? syncthing

and between a desktop and smartphone folder too

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syncthing

just.. install it amd thats all? pick your favorite virtualization software, insert the iso as disk, and install the additions at the end

god bred

very useful thread and OP links, thank you

Syncthing works great, thanks anons!

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windows defender + common sense is more than enough for "security" nowadays, right?

win defender is actually one of the best right now, only their performance hit is quife bad

Being forced to reinstall Windows 10 Anons, can someone redpill me on why I should go with LTSC over say Windows 10 Pro? and it's pros and consof LTSC? heard that because of it being LTSC certain runtimes aren't included so games like Forza don't boot among other such things which might cause issues down the line.

fine by me, i only scan when im not doing anything or have work outside
thanks

read the paste. if you need the new windows crap go with Education/Enterprise (they are the same except edu has ads default-off) otherwise LTSC

had no issues with games so far, just played dirt rally a while ago, no idea about forza tho

No Forza because LTSC has no apps

get win 10 ltsc you weeb

But I don't want to format my hard drive and lose everything I loved, and all the games, porn and music I collected over the years.

too bad :^) i mean you can still use it but it won't get security updates anymore

Hang yourself then

right, forza is windows store exclusive, right?
cant you just re install store with a powershell script and leave the xbox apps untouched and it should be fine?

So I have read the links given and everything, but does anyone know where I can buy a legit copy of windows 7? Preferably 7 64bit professional. Some of the places on Amazon or Ebay seem sketchy or waaay over priced.

nowhere, it is no longer sold

how do I add extensions to the ungoogled chromium?

So I have to break out the rum on this one, even if I want to be legal?

Nice trips btw

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>running Win7 in 2009+10
>not running glorious flat theme Win10 Pro Insider Preview

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>posting chinese cartoons in the year 2008+11

I will never leave Windows 7. I REFUSE to install Windows 10 or Windows 8.1 with some taskbar BLOAT.

Fuck Microsoft for killing off my favorite OS.

this is the image i was trying to post

>anime website


what's the best way to sync two folders on the SAME computer?

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>this was the image i was trying to post
kek, even worse

should i use optimize offline or optimize ltsc

probably

Man... I just want to run my cracked Adobe ware. Pirateing feels so tedious anymore.

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How the FUCK do I add extensions to the ungoogled crhomium when after the .75 version chromium blocks every download of extensions manually with the "CRX_REQUIRED_PROOF_MISSING" making it impossible to add extensions without the chrome store, going to an older version with security breaches is fucking retarded, so what is the solution.

Yoy fucking double niggers.

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Music can be re-downloaded, as can games, save pictures user, pictures can't be as easily brought back
Same with mod lists.
download.microsoft.com/download/0/6/3/06365375-C346-4D65-87C7-EE41F55F736B/7601.24214.180801-1700.win7sp1_ldr_escrow_CLIENT_PROFESSIONAL_x64FRE_en-us.iso

look at the paste, it has guide and link on how to pirate windows, it's really easy

>bitches about anime in an anime website
lurk 35 billion years before posting

i don't fucking care that this site was made by a weeb, animuposters will always be trash :^)

>hurr hurr im retarded
ok, buddy

Real Brainlet question here but which file do I download on the Russian link given for the Enterprise ISO? the 2GB one or the 4.2gb.rar?
cloud.mail
.ru/public/4YMi/D7Ur9gUpE

wow nice retort :^)

4gb for x64, former for x86

try reading filenames. you need the iso first
then en->xx svf if you want other than en-US language
then the consumer to business svf belonging to your language
apply svfs in this order too

user, reason why I say I'm a brainlet is because that means absolutely nothing to me especially when there's no iso to be found in the folders I posted just the raw .rar?

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yea the big ass rar has the iso, sorry left that out since thought its obvious from the size

and it also has the name .iso.rar

where can i find the source code for optimize ltsc

Thank you.

its a script, you can just open it in notepad lol

what do i do now?
i put the optimize ltsc folder directly in my c drive and i get this error

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nvm im an absolute autist

Keep using it.

MS end of support doesn't mean Win 7 will stop working.

The sledgehammer approach would be to terminate Explorer.exe.

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but it will mean that no more security updates will be provided and will be dangerous to use connected to network, which is basically the main purpose of using an os currently

getting this error when removing components with optimize ltsc

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And a long, long list of PUPs. Every crack or keygen you ever download will be flagged.
This may or may not be a problem depending on whether you're a pirate-happy knowbie, or an obsessive, by-the-book boomer.

It's the same problem as , with the same (non-)solutions.

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Well, you know what to do then. Download as much pr0n and standalone games as you can until EOS, and then disconnect from the internet.

rebooted, turned off AV first thing, works

Just installed an optimized Win 10 LTSC w/o store integration (I followed the guide in the sticky) is there anyway I can get minecraft Windows 10 edition onto my machine? All my friends are a part of the botnet.

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Is there a scrip that does the same as WPD? That "app" is crazy slow and bloated.

anyone got a pic of what win10 with win7 gui elements looks like?

LTSC doesn't have Windows Store at all - any Metro apps are expected to be sideloaded by an admin IIRC.
But a lot of people are happy to sideload the Store app instead.
github.com/kkkgo/LTSC-Add-MicrosoftStore

Innumerable thanks user

>kkkgo

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Imagine installing a version of Windows 10 that has no features and then having to manually add those features back. It's like you should have just got regular Windows 10 in the first place.

>mfw you're gonna want WSL2 next

theres W10Privacy, although its a program

what is the point of ungoogled chromium if everything is reset back to normal everytime you open it, even the Jow Forums style doesn't stick

I'm kind of surprised that there is only proprietary tools for this and not a single powershell script.

there are some, they're just usually worse or broken

Is there a way to get tree-view on windows 10? Even if its an extra app I have to get, as long as its not shady adware BS

>tree-view
TREE.COM?
Facetiousness aside, I'm not certain what you mean - as in a Windows XP-style tree view in File Explorer?

How or why did this happen?

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