The first point is correct, the second one Windows literally has an ltsc. Source: about 1 year ago

Most users here use it as a general purpose operating system due to it being debloated but still completely functional. Microsoft has said that LTSC was not designed for that, and instead should be put on devices that have a specific purpose and don't require new features after installation, for example ATMs, medical devices and IoT devices. Of course, even if they say that people shouldn't use LTSC as a general... Source: over 1 year ago

Windows also has different distros, e.g. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/whats-new/ltsc/ for basically the same reasons. Source: over 1 year ago

[1] https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/whats-new/ltsc/. Source: almost 2 years ago

Q: What about the Internet Explorer versions that shipped in the Windows 10 LTSC[0], most (all?) of which are very much still "in support"[1]? [0] https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/whats-new/ltsc/. - Source: Hacker News / almost 2 years ago

Tiny10 and Tiny11 were debloated stand-alone ISO's by a developer who chose some of the most despised default features & apps, and removed them in advance from the install media. Based on media from recent years these are still available, but appear to have been surpassed by the more versatile "Builder" approach where you can do more of a personal selection of extraneous features to retain or eliminate. So now... - Source: Hacker News / 29 days ago

In that case, use AME wizard and uninstall the cruft. https://ameliorated.io/. - Source: Hacker News / 6 months ago

Very nice. A next step might be to strip telemetry and remote control with the Ameliorated project, https://ameliorated.io/. - Source: Hacker News / 8 months ago

Https://ameliorated.io/ A wizard for modification. - Source: Hacker News / 9 months ago

I'd also like to throw in Windows Ameliorated as an option to a less bloated, more privacy friendly version of Windows. Been using it myself for the last couple of years and haven't run into many issues. Only real issue I had is that I had to manually install .NET Framework from the windows iso for gaming, but a quick search solved that. Source: 11 months ago