Microsoft pushes CBB for most environments pretty hard. The fact that we are still having this conversation means that something still isn't ideal for us. When 1511 CBB does go EoL, yes, Microsoft will stop publishing updates for it. The big issue, as you state, is the interruption this update has on the end-users. That, and the fact that it breaks stuff like drivers and previous settings makes it very hard for shops to manage this going forward.
I'm not sure really what route to take. A lot of people are moving to CBB and disabling all the stuff that makes it CBB so it is a tough call. Since updates are cumulative, though, does that mean that having an LTSB that is 2 years old is going to have a 1GB or more Cumulative Update? I know they are working on that Express Servicing that is supposed to help with that but I'm not sure what the consensus is on it. On Tue, Feb 14, 2017 at 8:04 AM, Kamerman, Sol <skamer...@babson.edu> wrote: > All: > > > > I have been doing a lot of reading over the last several weeks and I still > haven’t come to a conclusion on which direction I want to go in regards to > which Windows 10 version I should install in the coming months. I > currently have 1800 laptops on 1511 CBB, and will be upgrading these > laptops to 1607 CBB over the next few weeks. This is challenging in it of > itself because the update takes about an hour or more and is extremely > disruptive to our end-users. I am fighting with the option to move to > Windows 10 Enterprise LTSB because all of the articles I have read about > this particular version and how it’s designed for mission critical systems > i.e. ATM’s, or factory type systems. The advantage I see is that I don’t > have to worry about upgrading these systems every 12 to 18 months and the > disruption to the user is minimal. We have a total of 3,500 systems > consisting or laptops and desktops. Our laptop hardware gets changed out > every two years to a new model, and our desktops models are every 3 and may > possibly change to 2 years. > > > > Here are some questions I have: > > > > Since we have a more aggressive hardware cycle is it worth going to LTSB > or just stay with CBB? > > > > How are other admins handling the cycle change when they are dealing with > many systems that will need be updated? Over 3,500 and up to 100K depending > on the size of your company i.e. disrupting users, on-prem / off-prem? > > > > If we don’t care for using the app store or having the Edge browser > installed, are there any other drawbacks from using LTSB? > > > > Is Microsoft really going to stop creating security updates for 1511 when > it goes end of life? Are you concerned about this if your company isn’t > ready to go to 1607 and you need stay on 1511 past its life cycle? > > > > Have you made the decision to go to LTSB and not look back? > > > > Any other info you can provide is appreciated. > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > Sol > > > >
