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The difference between Windows 10 Enterprise and LTSC
In short, Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC is a special edition of Windows 10 Enterprise with less frequent features updates (the version is not updated every six months), some missing features, and no Windows Store preinstalled.
Long-Term Servicing Channel (LTSC), also known as Long-Term Service Branch (LTSB), refers to a special edition of Windows 10 designed specifically for scenarios and devices that require feature consistency, such as: Point-of-sale terminals, medical devices (CAT/MRI scanners), industrial processes, etc.
What is the difference between LTSB and LTSC?
Enterprise LTSC (Long-Term Servicing Channel) (formerly LTSB (Long-Term Servicing Branch)) is a long-term support variant of Windows 10 Enterprise that is released every 2-3 years.
Each version is supported with security updates for 10 years after release and intentionally does not receive feature updates.
To check the Windows 10 edition, you can open Windows Settings | System | About.
Mapping with the above table, you can see in the image below, this computer is running Windows 10 Enterprise 2021 LTSC.
The below one is running Windows 10 Enterprise 2019 LTSC.
And this one is running Windows 10 Enterprise 2016 LTSB.
