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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
Thank you for your additions! Yes there are no ESU for 2012 / 2012 R2 yet but they are already documented in docs, so we can expect they will come.
I hope that VAMT will be made "fit" for the products you noted very soon, they have to touch 7 maintain the product anyway for a different issue (database), and Windows Server 2022 reports as Windows Server 2021. Some glitches here and there.
Of course they stopped to update the product list when you use ADBA it only states Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012, so without reading docs or trying who should have known that ADBA works also for later OS and Office 2013 and newer if it is not noted there. But that's cosmetic.
I hope that VAMT will be made "fit" for the products you noted very soon, they have to touch 7 maintain the product anyway for a different issue (database), and Windows Server 2022 reports as Windows Server 2021. Some glitches here and there.
Of course they stopped to update the product list when you use ADBA it only states Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012, so without reading docs or trying who should have known that ADBA works also for later OS and Office 2013 and newer if it is not noted there. But that's cosmetic.
- Can ESU be used on shared hardware with an MSP or cloud host if the servers are licensed through SPLA?
