[ARCHIVED] How to get Extended Security Updates for eligible Windows devices

Hello all, to be clear, the ESU Keys in general do not include any support plan, this is just for getting security updates for one year,

the key has to be renewed then.

When shifting workloads to Azure the access to the updates is free as documented here:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4497181/lifecycle-faq-extended-security-updates

For security updates only, customers can receive Extended Security Updates on the following products for free: 

• SQL and Windows Server 2008/R2: Customers who move workloads to Azure Virtual Machines (IaaS) “as-is” will have free access to Extended Security Updates for both SQL Server and Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 for three years after the End of Support.
• Windows 7: Microsoft Windows Virtual Desktop provides a Windows 7 device with free Extended Security Updates through January 2023.

ELH-IT 

Good point! This is pretty straightforward to test: if you can install the test package on a system with the December rollup KB4530334, you are set for the coming ESU updates as the needed changes are implemented on the system.