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I just bought a couple of the predecessor (Delta 3) boards last week. One interesting thing about LattePanda boards is that they are among the cheapest, most direct ways to run Windows 10 LTSC Enterprise IoT with a legitimate license.

Booting up a LattePanda board is a real breath of fresh air, compared to the thermonuclear tire fire that retail Windows has become. As far as I can tell you lose absolutely no functionality with LTSC IoT.

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Why is it so hard to run LTSC IoT with a legit license on other hardware?

You have to sign up as an official Microsoft-sanctioned hardware OEM. Usually you have to pay a dominatrix to put you through a process like that, so it could be considered a relative bargain.

Technically it's not kosher to use the license for general work around the home/office, natch. The IoT licenses are supposed to be used only for developing, testing and selling hardware (and selling it directly to end users only, at that.) But at least the license exists.

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