- Windows 10 has a new update for August
- It deploys the offer of prolonged support until October 2026 to everyone
- Microsoft has also corrected a bug that caused the registration process to crash
The latest Windows 10 update is important in terms of an imminent end of life for the operating system, because it deploys the extended support offer (beyond October 2025) to all users – and corrects a bug which meant that some people have not been able to successfully register for this offer.
Windows has noticed that the August update for Windows 10 (known as KB5063709) provides the extensive security update option (ESU) for everyone.
Some people (a minority) have already had the ESU offer – which appears in the Windows update panel – with a previous update, but the KB5063709 patch brings it to all Windows 10 PCs before the deadline for October for the end of the support.
For some of those who have already seen the ESU option, however – which triggers an inscription assistant who facilitates registration – there was a frustrating bug which meant that the process did not work.
As the last point out the latter point out that Wizard crashed (immediately, halfway through) for some users of Windows 10, leaving them rather perplexed on the way in which they were going to sort out their prolonged support.
However, we are told that Microsoft solved this problem with the August update, just in time for the wider deployment of ESU.
Analysis: the repaired assistant
So, if you have already tried to register for a prolonged support using the ESU assistant in Windows Update, but it was blocked – either becoming insensitive, or bombarding entirely – trying to install this new patch for Windows 10, and you should agree, your fingers.
And if you have never seen the ESU offer and you wonder where it was on Earth, come back to Windows Update after applying the August update. You should see the offer of a prolonged support on the right side of the Windows update panel.
To remind you, there are a few choices on how you can register for the ESU program, one of which is to pay $ 30 for the additional year of support he undergoes (until October 2026). If you prefer to obtain prolonged support for free, you can do it using another choice, namely the synchronization of your PC parameters on OneDrive (not your files, note – just settings). A third option is to spend 1,000 Microsoft Rewards points, if you have a lot.
It should also be remembered that you will need a Microsoft account to register for the ESU program.
