Automatically activates if the hardware was originally sold with Windows .
This build is optimized for SSDs—the ESD deployment time is roughly 8–10 minutes on an NVMe drive. windows 10 x64 22h2 pro 3in1 oem esd ptbr aug better
To prove the "Better" claim, we tested this build against a standard Microsoft ISO from August 2023 on identical hardware (Intel i5-10400, 16GB RAM, SATA SSD). Results: Automatically activates if the hardware was originally sold
| Criteria | Windows 10 22H2 Pro Aug Better | Windows 11 Pro | |----------|-------------------------------|----------------| | Hardware requirements | Very low (works on Core 2 Duo) | High (TPM 2.0, 8th gen Intel+) | | Start Menu | Classic, functional | Centered, changed, ads | | Right-click context menu | Full, legacy options | Compact, "Show more options" needed | | Taskbar | Can be moved, ungrouped labels | Locked to bottom, always grouped | | Stability | Mature (no new features) | Evolving (bugs with each update) | | Performance on older PCs | Excellent | Poor to unusable | | Support end date | Oct 2025 | Oct 2025 (for 22H2) / Oct 2024 (for 21H2) | Results: | Criteria | Windows 10 22H2 Pro