Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021

Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021: fixed feature set for special-purpose devices

Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021 is a release of Microsoft's Long-Term Servicing Channel. Its range of features remains unchanged throughout its entire lifecycle: it receives monthly quality and security updates but no feature updates via Windows Update. Microsoft intends LTSC for special-purpose devices that perform a single important task, such as point-of-sale systems, computers that control medical equipment or ATMs, and explicitly not for the majority of workstations in an organisation.

Feature set and special characteristics

LTSC 2021 corresponds to Windows 10 version 21H2 and contains the new features of versions 1903 to 21H2. Because the system does not change for years, an environment that has been fine-tuned once remains stable, for example a terminal with permanently installed software. Microsoft only delivers new features with a new LTSC release, which can be installed as an in-place upgrade.

The Microsoft Edge browser is included, including a kiosk mode that provides a single website in full screen or restricted public browsing in an InPrivate session. The Windows Subsystem for Linux is also on board. The Enterprise LTSC editions, however, do not include the Microsoft Store or apps such as Mail, Calendar, Photos, Camera or Weather; Microsoft does not support them there even if they are installed later. Programs and tools developed for the general Windows 10 version may only support LTSC to a limited extent. Please therefore check in advance whether your applications are approved.

Security and management

With Windows Defender Application Control, you specify which programs may run on the device. LTSC 2021 allows several simultaneous policies and path-based rules, so that, for example, only the intended application can be started on a kiosk PC. Credential Guard protects credentials in a virtualisation-based, isolated environment, and BitLocker encrypts the drives. Windows Sandbox starts an isolated desktop environment for untrusted software, whose content is deleted when it is closed; it requires the 64-bit version. Windows Hello for Business is available for sign-in, also in hybrid environments with Microsoft Entra ID and FIDO2 security keys.

LTSC 2021 can be managed via Group Policy or Microsoft Intune. Update rings in Intune only control quality updates, as feature updates are not intended for LTSC.

Buy Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021: licence and scope of delivery

You receive a product key for activating Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021 on one PC. Depending on the installation medium, a 32-bit or 64-bit installation is possible. The scope of delivery includes:

• the product key for Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021
• the download link for the installation file (all downloads are also available under Software Download)
• instructions for installation and activation (see also Guides and FAQ)
• the invoice with VAT shown separately

Once your payment has been received, your product key is displayed directly on the order confirmation page and also sent to you by email. After that, you can retrieve it again at any time: with a customer account under My Product Codes, without a customer account via the Guest Portal.

If you have any questions about installation or activation, our Support team is available around the clock by email. For several workstations, offers for businesses, schools and public authorities are available in the B2B Area. You will find further editions in the category Windows 10 and under Operating Systems.

System requirements

Minimum requirements according to Microsoft for Windows 10. According to Microsoft, LTSC releases support the processors and chipsets that were available at the time of their release; the respective subsequent LTSC release is intended for newer processor generations.