data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomshardware.com/tag/microsoft” data-auto-tag-linker=”true” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomshardware.com/tag/microsoft”>Microsoft has finally addressed all of the issues blocking data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/how-to-enroll-for-windows-10-esu-get-a-year-of-free-windows-10-extended-security-updates” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/how-to-enroll-for-windows-10-esu-get-a-year-of-free-windows-10-extended-security-updates”>Extended Security Updates from installing properly on Windows 10 devices that are enrolled in the program. Windows Latest data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.windowslatest.com/2025/11/12/windows-10-kb5071959-released-to-fix-microsofts-bug-that-accidentally-blocked-esu-extended-security-updates/” target=”_blank” data-url=”https://www.windowslatest.com/2025/11/12/windows-10-kb5071959-released-to-fix-microsofts-bug-that-accidentally-blocked-esu-extended-security-updates/” referrerpolicy=”no-referrer-when-downgrade” data-hl-processed=”none” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link”>reports that Microsoft has fixed all ESU problems with the out-of-band Windows update KB5071959.
Problems surrounding ESU started shortly after Windows 10’s official release lifecycle ended and the ESU program started. One major issue that data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/windows-10-update-incorrectly-tells-some-users-theyve-reached-end-of-life-despite-having-extended-support-microsoft-confirms-message-sent-to-enterprise-pro-and-education-users-in-error” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/windows-10-update-incorrectly-tells-some-users-theyve-reached-end-of-life-despite-having-extended-support-microsoft-confirms-message-sent-to-enterprise-pro-and-education-users-in-error”>we covered was Windows 10 telling users their OS had reached end-of-life despite…
