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procopius1980
Oct 21, 2025Copper Contributor
Windows 10 Commercial ESU - Unsure if it's working
 Hi!  Our organization has purchased Windows 10 Commericla ESU licenses for a handful of computers that we do not wish to update to Windows 11.  I have applied the licenses following the steps outline...
TheoDalton
Oct 27, 2025Iron Contributor
It sounds like you've correctly applied the Windows 10 Commercial ESU key and verified the activation status via slmgr.vbs /dlv, confirming that the system recognizes Year 1 ESU. However, the persistent "Your version of Windows has reached the end of support" message in Windows Update suggests that the system may not fully recognize the ESU licensing status in the context of Windows Update notifications.