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Woke up to my computer being updated to W11 from W10, not too happy about that. I want to use massgrave to change my window to W10 LTSC.

I am not interested in Linux.

So, I went to massgrave.dev and did the script, hit 1, etc. It just say something about permanent changed to key or whatever.

So I went download W10 LTSC iso, hit setup.exe and it asked me for product key. I entered my key, say it's not right one.

So could somebody run me step by step how to go about it? I'm not really tech savvy. I want literal step by step, telling me exactly what to do.

Thank you.

Edit: folks didn't really provide step by step here. But I managed to do it. I activiated script via powershell and hit change edition, changed it to LTSC. And then I downloaded window 10 consumer version from massgrave and run setup.exe and done. You might have to do first step shown in first part of massgrave.dev.

So my pc went from w10 to w11 (woyhouy my approval) to w11 LTSC, to w10 IoT enterprise. I'm good now.

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[–] Xanza@lemm.ee 7 points 5 days ago (2 children)

You can't really downgrade Windows.

If you've downloaded Windows 10 LTSC from massgrave, then you need to burn it to a CD (lol) or put it on a USB drive and completely re-install Windows.

Then when you've setup windows, execute the massgrave script to activate windows permanently. Then, while you're at it, you can grab Privatezilla which allows you to completely disable forced windows updates so this won't happen to you again.

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[–] Moonrise2473@feddit.it 5 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (4 children)

You need to wipe your drive and reinstall windows in order to switch to the ltsc branch.

This said, are you aware that windows 10 dies in October and any security issues (~50 discovered every month, although not all very serious) won't get patched anymore?

Better get used now to w11 or Linux rather than next year after automatically getting a ransomware and losing all your data after visiting a dodgy site

[–] GiraffeNeckInKnot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 5 days ago (5 children)

I thought LTSC have 10 years support?

[–] Xanza@lemm.ee 0 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (5 children)

On the Enterprise channel, it does. Until 2032, IIRC. So you'll need either Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC, or Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC.

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[–] DebatableRaccoon@lemmy.ca 22 points 5 days ago

You have to install Windows LTSC fresh then run massgrave. Product keys for the versions of Windows are different

[–] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 5 days ago

https://rentry.co/MR-EverythingWindowsExplained#installing-windows has further info, but tl;dr- install without a key, then use MASgrave after it's installed.

[–] DesolateMood@lemm.ee 26 points 6 days ago

I'm pretty sure your supposed to set up W10 first (press "I don't have a product key") and then run the script after it puts you in

[–] ashaman2007@lemm.ee 9 points 6 days ago
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