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Here’s everything you need to know about and how to proceed with the installation of Windows 11 LSTC.
Clean install Windows 11 LTSC
Using a USB flash drive is the easiest and most reliable way to perform a clean installation of Windows 11 LTSC. Although when using the consumer version of the operating system, you can create a bootable USB using the Media Creation Tool, Command Prompt, Rufus, or other third-party tools, when using the LTSC version, you can only use the Command Prompt method or third-party tool like Rufus.
Of course, you will have to provide the Windows 11 LSTC ISO file to create the installer.
You’ll also have to ensure that your computer can boot from USB. This requires changing the UEFI (also known as BIOS) settings. Since every computer is different, check your manufacturer’s support website for specific steps on accessing and adjusting these settings.
Windows 11 LTSC install from USB
To do a clean install of Windows 11 LTSC from USB, use these steps:
- Start the PC with the Windows 11 USB flash drive.
- Press any key to continue.
- Choose the installation language and format.
- Click the Next button.
- Choose the keyboard and input method.
- Click the Next button.
- Select the “Install Windows 11” option.
- Check the “I agree everything” option to confirm this process will delete everything on the computer.
- Click the “I don’t have a product key” option.
- Select the “Windows 11 Enterprise LTSC” option.
- Click the Next button.
- Click the Accept button
- Select each partition on the hard drive where you want to install Windows 11 and click the Delete button. (Usually, “Drive 0” is the drive that contains all the installation files.)
- Select the hard drive (Drive 0 Unallocated Space) to install the operating system.
- Click the Next button.
- Click the Install button.
- Choose your region setting on the first page of the out-of-the-box experience (OOBE) after the installation.
- Click the Yes button.
- Select your keyboard layout setting.
- Click the Yes button.
- Click the Skip button if you do not need to configure a second layout.
- Click on “Sign-in options.”Quick note: You can continue by creating a Microsoft account, but I’ll assume you want to set up the LTSC version because you don’t like the bloatware that comes with the consumer version of the operating system, and as a result, you also don’t want to use Microsoft account to set up this installation.
- Click the “Domain join instead” option.
- Confirm your local account username.
- Click the Next button.
- Confirm the password for the account.
- Click the Next button.
- Confirm the password.
- Click the Next button.
- Complete the three security questions to recover your account if you forget your password.
- Click the Next button.
- Choose your privacy settings.
- Click the Next button.
- Click the Next button again.
- Click the Accept button.
Once you complete the steps, the system will complete the setup of Windows 11 LTSC with a local account.
After the installation, you will need to restore your files from a preview backup. You will also need to reinstall your applications, apply your configurations, and activate the setup by providing the required product key.
You may also need to check the Task Manager app to confirm if any device driver has to be updated. Finally, it’s recommended that you check and download any system updates manually.
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