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Re: When to use Windows 10 Extended Security Updates

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matthlock25
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Apr 15, 2025

Where can I find the activation Ids for Windows 10 ESU?  We're looking to create a compliancy policy to detect devices in the ESU program and mark all others as non-compliant, but the only details I can find are from several years ago relating to Windows 7.

Published Apr 15, 2025
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  • Jason_Leznek's avatar
    Jason_Leznek
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    We will publish a Windows 10 ESU License Activation Guide shortly.  It will include the Activation IDs.

    • huuho's avatar
      huuho
      Copper Contributor

      Hello if you use windows10 using no lan Cable and limited Setup and got local account.  How will it work to pay for this? I make ms account and get the support for that account and Login and updates just get downloaded?

    • timtak's avatar
      timtak
      Brass Contributor

      Thank you! I look forward to i. 

      It seems I have found activation IDs, or at least IDs of some sort such as the following for year one.
      ID   : f520e45e-7413-4a34-a497-d2765967d094

      Tim

  • abbodi1406's avatar
    abbodi1406
    Iron Contributor

    On a Windows 10 22H2 os that has installed 2024-10 or later updates, run the following in Windows Powershell:

    Get-WmiObject -Query "Select Name,ID FROM SoftwareLicensingProduct WHERE (Name LIKE '%Client-ESU%' AND Description LIKE '%VOLUME_MAK%')" | Format-List Name,ID

     

    • timtak's avatar
      timtak
      Brass Contributor

      Dear Abbodi

      Thank you!


      I did that. Results below. 


      I seem to be being told that there are ESU for the following 5 years but I don't know where to get them. But perhaps this information will persuade my IT department that ESU are available. I am 60 years old so if I could purchase 5 years of ESU that would seem me through to retirement!

      Name : Windows(R), Client-ESU-Year1 add-on for Education,EducationN,Enterprise,EnterpriseN,Professional,ProfessionalEducation,ProfessionalEducationN,ProfessionalN,ProfessionalWorkstation,ProfessionalWorkstationN,ServerRdsh
      ID   : f520e45e-7413-4a34-a497-d2765967d094

      Name : Windows(R), Client-ESU-Year2 add-on for Education,EducationN,Enterprise,EnterpriseN,Professional,ProfessionalEducation,ProfessionalEducationN,ProfessionalN,ProfessionalWorkstation,ProfessionalWorkstationN,ServerRdsh
      ID   : 1043add5-23b1-4afb-9a0f-64343c8f3f8d

      Name : Windows(R), Client-ESU-Year3 add-on for Education,EducationN,Enterprise,EnterpriseN,Professional,ProfessionalEducation,ProfessionalEducationN,ProfessionalN,ProfessionalWorkstation,ProfessionalWorkstationN,ServerRdsh
      ID   : 83d49986-add3-41d7-ba33-87c7bfb5c0fb

      Name : Windows(R), Client-ESU-Year4 add-on for Education,EducationN,Enterprise,EnterpriseN,Professional,ProfessionalEducation,ProfessionalEducationN,ProfessionalN,ProfessionalWorkstation,ProfessionalWorkstationN,ServerRdsh
      ID   : 14240489-7c2d-42ee-a167-4913ca4672da

      Name : Windows(R), Client-ESU-Year5 add-on for Education,EducationN,Enterprise,EnterpriseN,Professional,ProfessionalEducation,ProfessionalEducationN,ProfessionalN,ProfessionalWorkstation,ProfessionalWorkstationN,ServerRdsh
      ID   : b705d67e-527a-4f11-b904-7be441066a22