Quote Originally Posted by mr_es335 View Post
Dave,
... As I am NOT a sole WIN10 user, I cannot state precisely what will occur.

This being said, I have been in contact with two individuals that use their laptops permanently off-line, have both have stated that with the 1709 Version that both of these systems were inundated with update reminders to the point where one initiated the update process and the other obtained the LTSB version of Windows 10. One even stated that the Windows Update service had even been resumed.
Note: It would have been interesting to have seen precisely what would have occurred over a longer period of time. Also, It would have been interesting to have had screen captures of what exactly was going on during this entire process. Due to the issues that occurred with the Windows 10 October 2018 Update, for a pro user, I would not waste my time with non-LTSB/LTSC versions of Windows 10.

Hope this helps?

PS: Some interesting information here: Windows lifecycle fact sheet. The footnote shown here is "interesting", "Note: Not all features in an update will work on all devices. A device may not be able to receive updates if the device hardware is incompatible, lacks current drivers, or is otherwise outside the original equipment manufacturer's (OEM) support period."
I guess nag screens are enough to drive anybody nuts. How 'bout turning back the system clock as-needed to keep the MS update spirits at bay? Seems like a good approach for those of us who have no need for time-stamp information on their files. Which is, probably... no one.