By Sergiu Gatlan
Publication Date: 2025-11-11 18:28:00
Microsoft has released an emergency out-of-band update to address a known issue preventing Windows 10 users from enrolling in the Extended Security Updates (ESU) program.
“This update addresses an issue in the Windows 10 Consumer Extended Security Update (ESU) enrollment process, where the enrollment wizard may fail during enrollment,” Microsoft explained.
“This update is marked as a security update for devices that are not enrolled in the Windows 10 consumer ESU as it resolves an issue that was preventing affected customers from receiving essential security updates.”
Once the KB5071959 cumulative update is installed, affected users should be able to successfully enroll their Windows 10 systems in the ESU program using the ESU wizard.
After the enrollment process is complete, the devices will begin receiving Extended Security Updates via the Windows Update service.
If your personal device runs Windows 10 and you have not yet enrolled it in the Consumer ESU…
