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- Release Channels

  • GAC (General Availability Channel)
  • GAC (General Availability Channel)
  • The “normal” ISO.
  • No longer in support. Retirement Date is Oct 14, 2025
  • Bloated and usually not optimized the most
  • Data collection is Moderate
  • More system usage
  • Approx. Size on Disk ~20–25 GB
  • Less Stable
  • Does not provide the best performance
  • Short support window
  • Games and Software follow this channel’s life cycle
Used to Receive Updates Annually (Drivers, Cumulative updates are excluded)
Cumulative Updates usually include:
  • Security patches
  • Bug fixes
  • Performance improvements
  • Sometimes minor feature updates
  • Previous updates you might’ve missed
Cumulative Updates are usually pushed out monthly.
  • LTSC (Long-Term Servicing Channel)
  • Stripped down ISO
  • Still in support. Retirement Date is Jan 12, 2027
  • Debloated and most optimized
  • Data collection is Minimal
  • Less system usage
  • Approx. Size on Disk ~10–16 GB
  • More Stable
  • Better Performance (Not substantial)
  • Broad support window
  • Games and Software do not adhere to this channel’s life cycle
Receives major updates every 3 years (Drivers and Cumulative Updates are excluded)
Cumulative Updates usually include:
  • Security patches
  • Bug fixes
  • Performance improvements
  • Sometimes minor feature updates
  • Previous updates you might’ve missed
Cumulative Updates are usually pushed out monthly.
  • Stripped down ISO
  • Still in support. Retirement Date is Jan 13, 2032
  • Debloated and most optimized
  • Data collection is Minimal
  • Less system usage
  • Approx. Size on Disk ~10–16 GB
  • More Stable
  • Better Performance (Not substantial)
  • Broad support window
  • Games and Software do not adhere to this channel’s life cycle
Receives major updates every 3 years (Drivers and Cumulative Updates are excluded)
Cumulative Updates usually include:
  • Security patches
  • Bug fixes
  • Performance improvements
  • Sometimes minor feature updates
  • Previous updates you might’ve missed
Cumulative Updates are usually pushed out monthly.
IoT Enterprise LTSC is suggested because of its extended retirement date.
The only difference between Enterprise LTSC and IoT Enterprise LTSC is its retirement date.
Windows Store has to be installed manually by running the following inside Windows Powershell/CMD
wsreset -i

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- Installation (The fun part!!!)

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Downloading the ISO

Microsoft makes you fill up a form to download LTSC ISOs. (fuck them and use massgrave)
Massgrave is safe and suggested since a lot of the time official links contain older builds.
  • From Microsoft
  • From Massgrave
Contains an older build from 2024, i.e, you wont be getting the latest ISO.
Visit the windows 10 download page from a phone to directly download the ISO. You need to change your user-agent on PC to directly download it.