By Davey Winder
Publication Date: 2025-11-16 14:08:00
Bad news for Windows 10 users as security update failure confirmed.
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It hasn’t been the best few days for users of the Windows 10 operating system, what with the newly-reported emergence of an old bot attack threat, and Patch Tuesday confirmation of a Windows kernel zero-day vulnerability that requires all Windows 10, 11 and Server users to update as soon as possible. Now, you might not think that’s too problematic, despite Windows 10 now being out of support, thanks to the availability of Microsoft’s Extended Security Updates programme. Think again. Microsoft has now admitted that some Windows 10 ESU users are unable to install the latest security update rolled out as part of Patch Tuesday. Here’s what you need to know.
Microsoft Confirms Windows 10 KB5068781 Extended Security Update Failure
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