Older Windows ISOs

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DestGod

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I recently used an old machine with a Pentium 2c/2t chip, 4GB RAM and a 500GB hard drive. Horrendous specs indeed, but to my surprise, it was quite snappy. Reason for this was probably because it was on Windows 10 version 1607, and had not been updated since.

Does anyone know of any reliable sites to get these older ISOs of Windows? I'd like to test it a bit more using VMs, or maybe slap it on some old PCs to make it faster. Yes, I could go with some custom ISOs like TIny10 or Atlas, but I liked the more barebones UI of 1607, and I'd prefer a more official build.
I still have access to this system as well, so perhaps there's some way to get it directly from the files?
 
DestGod said:
I recently used an old machine with a Pentium 2c/2t chip, 4GB RAM and a 500GB hard drive. Horrendous specs indeed, but to my surprise, it was quite snappy. Reason for this was probably because it was on Windows 10 version 1607, and had not been updated since.

Does anyone know of any reliable sites to get these older ISOs of Windows? I'd like to test it a bit more using VMs, or maybe slap it on some old PCs to make it faster. Yes, I could go with some custom ISOs like TIny10 or Atlas, but I liked the more barebones UI of 1607, and I'd prefer a more official build.
I still have access to this system as well, so perhaps there's some way to get it directly from the files?
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DestGod said:
I recently used an old machine with a Pentium 2c/2t chip, 4GB RAM and a 500GB hard drive. Horrendous specs indeed, but to my surprise, it was quite snappy. Reason for this was probably because it was on Windows 10 version 1607, and had not been updated since.

Does anyone know of any reliable sites to get these older ISOs of Windows? I'd like to test it a bit more using VMs, or maybe slap it on some old PCs to make it faster. Yes, I could go with some custom ISOs like TIny10 or Atlas, but I liked the more barebones UI of 1607, and I'd prefer a more official build.
I still have access to this system as well, so perhaps there's some way to get it directly from the files?
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Microsoft Windows and Office ISO Download Tool

This new tool allows an easy and comfortable way to download genuine Microsoft Windows 7, 8.1 and 10, as well as Office 2007, 2010, 2013 and 2016 disk images (ISO) directly from Microsoft's servers.
www.heidoc.net www.heidoc.net

It works and ISOs seems to be clean.
 
DestGod said:
I recently used an old machine with a Pentium 2c/2t chip, 4GB RAM and a 500GB hard drive. Horrendous specs indeed, but to my surprise, it was quite snappy. Reason for this was probably because it was on Windows 10 version 1607, and had not been updated since.

Does anyone know of any reliable sites to get these older ISOs of Windows? I'd like to test it a bit more using VMs, or maybe slap it on some old PCs to make it faster. Yes, I could go with some custom ISOs like TIny10 or Atlas, but I liked the more barebones UI of 1607, and I'd prefer a more official build.
I still have access to this system as well, so perhaps there's some way to get it directly from the files?
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Try Linux on it. Peppermint or Zorin Lite are some good distros.
 
Pyception said:
Wanna try something classic - https://downloadlynet.ir/2020/17/6023/03/windows-xp/14/?#/6023-windows-162343063629.html
I've tried for few days on VM and it's stable and didn't face software crash.
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XP huh? Sure, I'll try it out. It's been a while since I used XP, might load it into my extremely old PC as well (which is still a WIP).
ibose said:

File list :: List of files by Microsoft®

The file list from Microsoft Corporation. You will find a hash sum of files (MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256 and SHA-512) and also the actual size of files in this list.
files.rg-adguard.net
Click on Operating System
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I already tried this, for some reason, the torrent simply would not start for me.

tech.monk said:

Microsoft Windows and Office ISO Download Tool

This new tool allows an easy and comfortable way to download genuine Microsoft Windows 7, 8.1 and 10, as well as Office 2007, 2010, 2013 and 2016 disk images (ISO) directly from Microsoft's servers.
www.heidoc.net www.heidoc.net

It works and ISOs seems to be clean.
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I'll give this a shot, thanks.
Mr.J said:
Try Linux on it. Peppermint or Zorin Lite are some good distros.
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I'm unfortunately not the owner of this PC. W10 1607 still works fine though, and is surprisingly resource friendly.
enthusiast29 said:
If really need windows then, Win 10 Enterprise LTSC 2019 (this is based on 1809) or LTSC 2021 (that's 22H1). Those version will be supported until 2029 and beyond.
Also not to mention they don't have crap like app store and shit.
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Yeah, this is for my 2nd PC, which is 90% for gaming. It isn't exactly a high end system either, so those low process counts and memory usage are essential for me. 1607 had that from what I saw, so I thought of installing it. I'll test both 1607 and LTSC, though I might have to customize the latter a little using NTLite. A no frills OS is what I'm looking for.

Any more suggestions?
 
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