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The ESU LTSC tag covers Windows 10 Extended Security Updates and Long-Term Servicing Channel deployments, focusing on post-support security patches and recovery fixes. Discussions include KB5075039, a reissued WinRE servicing update that corrects a regression from October 2025 updates, restoring recovery functionality for affected systems. Another thread addresses a cosmetic UI error in Windows Update that incorrectly displayed an end-of-support banner for ESU and LTSC users, with Microsoft providing a server-side fix and rollback options. Additionally, KB5073724 is highlighted as a security-only cumulative update that removes legacy modem drivers, prepares devices for new Secure Boot certificates, and updates SQLite. These sources emphasize the importance of timely patching for ESU and LTSC environments to maintain security and system reliability.
Microsoft has quietly reissued a Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) servicing update for Windows 10—KB5075039—that finally addresses a serious regression introduced by October 14, 2025 updates that in some cases left WinRE unable to start or accept USB input. The re-release and associated Safe...
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Microsoft has confirmed that a recent Windows Update rollout produced an alarming but ultimately incorrect “end of support” banner in Settings that led some Windows 10 users — including those enrolled in Extended Security Updates (ESU) and customers running LTSC/IoT SKUs — to believe their PCs...
Microsoft’s first security update for Windows 10 in 2026, KB5073724, is a compact but consequential patch: it’s a security-only cumulative for Extended Security Update (ESU) and LTSC devices that removes legacy modem drivers, prepares devices for Microsoft’s replacement Secure Boot certificates...