Good luck on your build. I started out with Windows 10 Pro on my first few Nvidia rigs. They ran well and I restarted them 1-2 times a month after applying updates. I used the built-in Remote Desktop for remote management. As my farm grew I switched to SimpleMining OS. I'm currently trying Hive OS on 3 of my rigs.
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