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Wednesday, October 10, 2018 1:53 PM
Can anyone tell me how to get to a download link to Windows 10 IoT Enterprise evaluation copy? I went round in circles yesterday and today trying to find it and can only get to Windows 10 Iot Core download. I even called Microsoft technical support and they can't even find it.
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Wednesday, October 10, 2018 5:19 PM
Have you checked the next link?
Wednesday, October 10, 2018 5:34 PM
Try following the link in that post and tell me if you can actually get to the download link! I cannot!
Thursday, October 11, 2018 6:23 AM
Hi,
I am sorry, we did not find the download link Windows 10 IoT Enterprise Evaluation on the official website. It is recommended to Contact Microsoft Support for consultation.
Here is the link of Microsoft Support:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/contactus/windows/tech-services/?productId=100110237&issueId=100110238&subIssueId=100110239
Best Regards,
Daisy Zhou
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Tuesday, July 7, 2020 3:53 PM
Hello. I just went through this process and it was not fruitful. After contacting Microsoft support, they told me that for Windows 10 Enterprise related issues, you have to contact commercial support. For commercial support, you need to have a support plan so this will cost you at least $499.
I am just wondering how to get Windows 10 IOT Enterprise evaluation copy so I can see it will work in our application. If it does, we will simply purchase this and pay royalties as well for each unit deployed in the field. We want the IOT version in case of sudden power loss. My understanding is that the IOT version does not require orderly shutdown. A version without the word IOT is susceptible to bricking if sudden power loss occurs. We absolutely want the IOT version to protect against bricking the industrial unit in case of sudden power loss.
I don't understand why the link to download the Windows 10 IOT Enterprise evaluation takes me to a page where the word IOT is suddenly missing and I am wondering if this is "bait and switch" and now I will be downloading an OS that is not meant for an industrial application and requires orderly shutdown (Start Menu -> Shutdown) which is not possible in our use case.
Tuesday, July 7, 2020 5:57 PM
Hello all. I suddenly remembered why this is such a hassle and why Microsoft probably doesn't just provide links to IOT installations. Here is why (based on my past experiences):
The Windows IOT installations are meant for embedded systems with constrained resources. This is also true for the old Windows Mobile installations, and before that, Windows CE installations. These type of installations are quite a bit different than the "non-IOT" installations (ie. for desktops, tablets, or laptops) that are kind of like "one size fits all" type installers. No, the IOT (mobile/CE/embedded) type installers have to be selected with the exact right hardware platform in mind because of the necessity to include the exact correct BSP (Board Support Package) with the correct drivers for that particular hardware platform.
That is why, if someone is trying to install a Windows IOT OS (or Mobile/CE/Embedded), they better make sure the installation exactly matches the exact hardware or SBC (single board computer) that they are using (such as Raspberry PI, etc.) If someone is not following an exact procedure documented on-line corresponding to the exact hardware they are using when installing to an IOT platform, the result may be a "bricked" (non-functional) system because of a mismatch in device drivers. This is different from a desktop/laptop/tablet install of the Windows OS where typically there is a one-size-fits-all installer (although there are a couple flavors of that as well such as 32-bit versus 64-bit) from my experience.
So my recommendation is that if you have a particular platform that you are trying to install a Windows IOT OS on to, to contact the manufacturer of the platform to see if they have the installer for you. That is because the manufacturer of the platform (OEM = Original Equipment Manufacturer) has probably spent the time and energy to build the exact correct BSP for the platform and the Windows IOT OS you wanted, and you shouldn't really have to re-invent the wheel. The process for developing a BSP can sometimes be quite a labyrinth and time crunch.