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Guidance on Security-only Updates and Extended Security Updates, potentially save costs on ESU
Motivation Today I would like to post about questions I get frequently asked by customers. This guide explains the benefits using "Cumulative Updates" which have a different name in down-level O...
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- there are no ESU keys for Server 2012 / R2 yet
- VAMT will mostly need manual extension to support them (similar to Win7 ESU)
as matter of fact, neither ADK for Windows 11 (22000) or Server 2022 (20348) support Windows 10 LTSC 2021 or Office 2021 out of the box, and requiare manual extension
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/638230/issue-adding-windows-10-ltsc-2021-licenses-to-vamt.html
- it's possible to install and activate Y3/Y2 of ESU keys without Y1
i.e. back in January 2020, one could have activated Win7 ESU key Y3 and it would work all the way until January 2023
- little off-topic:
Win7 ESU technically can be activated using KMS, but it's not supported or possible officially (nor unofficially), because required CSVLK and GVLK keys are not published
- there are no ESU keys for Server 2012 / R2 yet
- VAMT will mostly need manual extension to support them (similar to Win7 ESU)
as matter of fact, neither ADK for Windows 11 (22000) or Server 2022 (20348) support Windows 10 LTSC 2021 or Office 2021 out of the box, and requiare manual extension
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/638230/issue-adding-windows-10-ltsc-2021-licenses-to-vamt.html
- it's possible to install and activate Y3/Y2 of ESU keys without Y1
i.e. back in January 2020, one could have activated Win7 ESU key Y3 and it would work all the way until January 2023
- little off-topic:
Win7 ESU technically can be activated using KMS, but it's not supported or possible officially (nor unofficially), because required CSVLK and GVLK keys are not published