The Microsoft product team is pleased to announce the availability of Windows 10 LTSC version 1809 (Build 17763.592) Enterprise . This update includes quality improvements.

June 18, 2019 - KB4501371 (OS Build 17763.592):

This update includes quality improvements. Key changes include:

- Addresses an issue that prevents Microsoft Edge from opening properly in certain scenarios when you select a link within an application.
- Addresses an issue that prevents an application from opening when using the command-line tool (cmd.exe) with the minimum (min) or maximum (max) options.
- Addresses an issue that prevents the Calculator application from following the Gannen setting when it is enabled. For more information, see KB4469068.
- Addresses an issue that prevents the Your Phone application from connecting to the internet via a web proxy server in certain scenarios.
- Addresses an issue that causes Windows graphics device interface (GDI+) to return an empty font family name for Bahnschrift.ttf.
- Addresses an issue that causes a device to stop responding periodically when using an East Asian locale.
- Addresses an issue that cause the mouse pointer to disappear when using a Citrix Remote PC to connect to a Citrix XenDesktop Virtual Delivery Agent (VDA) session. For more information, see XenDesktop 7 Remote PC explained.
- Addresses an issue that may cause a mouse press and release event to sometimes produce an extra mouse move event.
- Addresses an issue that may cause the UI to stop responding for several seconds when scrolling in windows that have many child windows.
- Addresses an issue that may cause Windows Media Player to close unexpectedly when playing media files in a loop.
- Address an issue that prevents SharedPC policies from migrating properly during an upgrade.
- Addresses an issue that creates duplicate profile folders during an upgrade if the profile folders have previously been redirected.
- Addresses an issue that allows users to disable the sign-in background image when the "Computer\Administrative Templates\Control Panel\Personalization\Prevent changing lock screen and logon image" policy is enabled.
- Addresses a desktop and taskbar flickering issue on Windows Server 2019 Terminal Server that occurs when using User Profile Disks.
- Addresses an issue that causes a loss of audio when Windows hasn't been restarted for more than 50 days.
- Addresses an issue with evaluating the compatibility status of the Windows ecosystem to help ensure application and device compatibility for all updates to Windows.
- Addresses an issue that prevents Internet of Things (IoT) devices from activating after the installation of an earlier cumulative update package.
- Addresses an issue that fails to update a user hive when you publish an optional package in a Connection Group after the Connection Group was previously published.
- Addresses an issue that may prevent a provisioning package from being applied correctly in some situations when it's used to invoke the CleanPC configuration service provider (CSP).
- Adds support for a customer configurable safe list for ActiveX controls when using Windows Defender Application Control. For more information, see Allow COM object registration in a Windows Defender Application Control policy.
- Addresses an issue that prevents a user from signing in to a Microsoft Surface Hub device with an Azure Active Directory account. This issue occurs because a previous session did not end successfully.
- Addresses an issue that may prevent Windows Information Protection (WIP) from enforcing encryption on a removable USB drive.
- Addresses an issue that may cause Microsoft Edge and other Universal Windows Platform (UWP) applications to display an error when attempting to print. The error is "Your printer has experienced an unexpected configuration problem. 0x80070007e."
-  Addresses an issue that prevents an antivirus filter from attaching to DirectAccess (DAX) volumes.
- Addresses an issue that causes Disk Management and DiskPart to stop responding when presenting some removable disks to Windows.
- Addresses an issue with resetting a PC.
- Addresses an issue that may occur when repairing Storage Spaces.
- Addresses an issue that triggers a Group Policy update even when there are no policy changes. This issue occurs when using the client-side extension (CSE) for folder redirection.
- Enhances isolated browsing when using Windows Defender Application Guard in Microsoft Edge.
- Addresses an issue that causes Office 365 applications to stop working after opening when they are deployed as App-V packages.
- Addresses an issue with programmatic scrolling in Internet Explorer 11.
- Addresses an issue that may display the error, "MMC has detected an error in a snap-in and will unload it." when you try to expand, view, or create Custom Views in Event Viewer. Additionally, the application may stop responding or close. You may also receive the same error when using Filter Current Log in the Action menu with built-in views or logs.
- Addresses an issue that may cause Realtek Bluetooth radio drivers to not pair or connect in some circumstances after installing the May 14, 2019 update.

Servicing stack update for Windows 10, Version 1809: June 11, 2019:

This update makes quality improvements to the servicing stack, which is the component that installs Windows updates. Key changes include:

- Addresses an issue which may occur when a Language Pack is installed while an update is pending. The update may fail to install, and you may receive the error, "0x800f0982."

About Microsoft Windows 10 LTSC. Microsoft offers exclusively for industrial customers a version of Windows 10 IoT that does not require forced updates. The new name of this version is Windows 10 IoT Enterprise 2019 LTSC. For whom is this version of Windows most suitable and how does it differ from its predecessor?

For Windows 10 IoT Enterprise 2016, Microsoft offered an LTSB (Long Term Servicing Branch) version. Now Microsoft launched Windows 10 IoT Enterprise 2019 LTSC. The new add-on is no longer called LTSB, but rather LTSC (Long Term Servicing Channel). Is this just a new name for the same product or is there more to it? Does Windows 10 IoT Enterprise 2019 LTSC offer any improvements and benefits compared to Windows 10 IoT Enterprise 2016 LTSB? These are the questions we are addressing below.

Update issues for industrial customers

But let's start from the beginning. Why is Microsoft even offering an LTSB or LTSC version for Windows 10 IoT Enterprise to begin with? While home edition users are used to frequent updates to the operating system, these forced updates cause a lot of turmoil in the industrial sector. The problem is that functional updates can cause compatibility issues that lead to production downtime and thus to breakdown, frustration and annoyance.

To appease industrial customers, Microsoft previously offered the Long Term Servicing Branch (LTSB) version of Windows 10 IoT Enterprise. In the LTSB version, new versions were only provided as upgrades every two to three years. They contained only features that had already been extensively tested and whose development had been completed. In addition, the user could choose whether to install them or not. To ensure that the long update cycles did not result in any security gaps, the LTSB version still received security updates and hotfixes continuously. However, since this only included security-related updates instead of functional ones, the actual operating system remained virtually untouched for a long time. Any issues caused by functional updates (releases) were thus prevented.

Furthermore, Microsoft added some industry-specific features to the Windows 10 IoT Enterprise version, such as Write Filter, USB Filter, Input Filter, Branded Boot, and Shell Launcher, and omitted typical home-use apps like the Edge browser and Cortana.

The advantages of 2019 LTSC over 2016 LTSB

Microsoft just renamed the Long Term Servicing Branch (LTSB) to Long Term Servicing Channel (LTSC). Windows 10 IoT Enterprise 2019 LTSC basically follows the same approach as Windows 10 IoT Enterprise 2016 LTSB. The key aspect is still that Microsoft only provides its industrial customers with feature updates every two to three years. Just like before, it comes with a ten-year warranty for providing security updates. Nonetheless, Windows 10 IoT Enterprise 2019 LTSC features several changes and improvements over its predecessor. The most important new features are listed below:

- Revised and enhanced state-of-the-art security features
- Faster login to a Windows 10 shared PC
- New Windows Subsystem for Linux that provides a Linux user space under Windows
- Net Framework 4.7 Advanced Service Support (2016 LTSB still uses 4.6)
- Integration of a timeline that displays the activities of a user chronologically
- A computer with 2019 LTSC can now be quickly connected to a nearby device via Bluetooth using "quick pairing"

Who benefits mostly from 2019 LTSC?

Generally speaking, Windows 10 IoT Enterprise 2019 LTSC makes sense for all new developments. It includes all the features that were added to Windows 10 IoT in recent years and is completely up to date in terms of security. Moreover, Windows 10 Enterprise 2019 LTSC offers the longest possible availability. What about existing applications - is upgrading worth it? In our opinion, an upgrade is only worthwhile if one of the new features is absolutely necessary. That is because upgrading from Windows 10 IoT Enterprise 2016 LTSB to Windows 10 IoT Enterprise 2019 LTSC will require new license fees again.

What is Windows 10 LTSC?

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Product: Microsoft Windows
Version: 10 LTSC version 1809 (Build 17763.592) Enterprise **
Supported Architectures: x64
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Language: english
System Requirements: PC *
Size: 3.7 Gb

Minimum:
- Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster processor or SoC
- RAM: 2 gigabyte (GB) for 64-bit
- Hard disk space: 20 GB for 64-bit OS
- Graphics card: DirectX 9 or later with WDDM 1.0 driver
- Display: 800 x 600