Windows 10 21h2 Ltsc ❲2024❳

Released in November 2021, this is the final Long Term Servicing Channel release for Windows 10. And for many, it represents the last stable harbor before the rocky seas of Windows 11's AI-infused, UI-shuffling future.

If you have an old laptop that Windows 11 rejected, or a home server that you want to forget exists for the next five years, grab Windows 10 21H2 LTSC. It will run until 2032, long after Microsoft has tried to shove a "Copilot Key" onto your physical keyboard.

Have you migrated to LTSC? Or are you suffering through Windows 11's mandatory Recall feature? Let me know in the comments below.

Microsoft wants everyone on Windows 11. The pop-ups are relentless, the update nags are ubiquitous, and the feature updates keep introducing bugs that feel suspiciously like beta tests.