Home users who sign in to Windows 10 with a Microsoft account can register for Extended Security Updates (ESU) at no cost and continue receiving free updates until October 14th, 2026. The first updates have been available since November 11th, 2025 (i.e. one month after the official end of support). That all sounds promising, but in practice things don’t always work as expected.

For many users, the option to register with Windows 10 ESU doesn’t appear in the system. If the option does appear, users receive cryptic error messages. We’ll walk you through how to fix these issues.

Prerequisite: All available updates must be installed

Before activating the ESU, make sure all updates are installed on the PC and that the message “Your version of Windows is no longer supported” appears in the Wi

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