Microsoft patches Windows 10 issue that accidentally blocked extended security updates from installing — latest update should finally fix all the issues for ESU-eligible devices

Microsoft has finally addressed all of the issues blocking Extended Security Updates from installing properly on Windows 10 devices that are enrolled in the program. Windows Latest 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 we covered was Windows 10 telling users their OS had reached end-of-life despite enrolling in extended updates. This problem (hilariously) even occurred on Enterprise editions of Windows 10, specifically LTSC 2021 and LTSC IoT 2021, which are still officially supported by Microsoft (the latter is being supported all the way until 2032). This problem has since been fixed with a cloud config update.