It cannot later upgrade that version to a newer ltsb when one is.
Windows 10 ltsb end of life.
You should always install the latest feature update version before your current version reaches end of service to remain supported by microsoft thru monthly quality updates.
Windows 10 ltsb 1607 end of support.
Windows 10 was made available for download via msdn and technet and as a.
When a company drops sa at the end of a contract period it is entitled to roll out only the current windows 10 enterprise ltsb.
Microsoft never publishes feature updates through windows update on devices that run windows 10 enterprise ltsb.
The mainstream support end date for windows 10 enterprise 2016 ltsb is 12 october 2021.
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During the extended support period microsoft will continue to release security updates and non security updates but will not respond to requests to change product design.
This means that version 1607 for these editions will no longer receive security updates.
It is the successor to windows 8 1 released nearly two years earlier and was released to manufacturing on july 15 2015 and broadly released for the general public on july 29 2015.
While the ltsb server are supported until 2026 microsoft is also going to support home pro enterprisecbb 1607 until 2023 to match the windows 8 1 support cycle.
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Feature updates will be released twice a year for windows 10 via the semi annual channel targeting march and september annually.
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The extended support end date for windows 10 enterprise 2016 ltsb is 13 october 2026.
Instead it typically offers new ltsb releases every 2 3 years and organizations can choose to install them as in place upgrades or even skip releases over a 10 year life cycle.
Windows 10 was released in july 2015 and extended support is slated to end in 2025.
Major feature updates are released twice a year typically in march and in september and microsoft recommends.
Updates are cumulative with each update built upon those that preceded it.
Note security updates will continue to be made available for both windows 10 enterprise 2015 ltsb and windows 10 iot enterprise 2015 ltsb.