Windows 10 Update Incorrectly Tells Some Users They've Reached End-of-Life, Despite Having Extended Support (tomshardware.com) 21
An anonymous reader shares a report: Microsoft officially ended mainstream support for Windows 10 last month, nudging users to upgrade to Windows 11. While that led to almost an overnight technological revolution in Japan, elsewhere, it has caused a lot of confusion. Certain versions of Windows 10, like Enterprise LTSC -- and those enrolled in the ESU program -- are still scheduled to receive security updates through at least 2027, but they're starting to see out-of-support messages in Settings.
Various users over the past few days reported that they're being subjected to end-of-life warnings in Windows, despite already qualifying for extended security updates through the ESU program. Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021 and âIoT Enterprise are business-oriented editions of the OS, so they're already supported up to 2032, but even they saw these incorrect messages. This widespread bug started to occur after the KB5066791 updates were pushed on October 14, 2025.
Microsoft has already acknowledged this mishap and said, "The message, 'Your version of Windows has reached the end of support, might incorrectly display in the Windows Update Settings page," confirming it as a mistake. The company has already released a cloud config fix that should remove the message, but you need to be connected to the internet for that, and a restart is also required.
Various users over the past few days reported that they're being subjected to end-of-life warnings in Windows, despite already qualifying for extended security updates through the ESU program. Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021 and âIoT Enterprise are business-oriented editions of the OS, so they're already supported up to 2032, but even they saw these incorrect messages. This widespread bug started to occur after the KB5066791 updates were pushed on October 14, 2025.
Microsoft has already acknowledged this mishap and said, "The message, 'Your version of Windows has reached the end of support, might incorrectly display in the Windows Update Settings page," confirming it as a mistake. The company has already released a cloud config fix that should remove the message, but you need to be connected to the internet for that, and a restart is also required.
The Gall. The Audacity. (Score:2)
The gall. The audacity. The incompetence.
Anyway...
Understandable confusion (Score:5, Funny)
Windows 10 Update Incorrectly Tells Some Users They've Reached End-of-Life
I'd be confused too if Windows told me that I had reached EOL. :-O
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Particularly if it was in error. I've got half the users on this site waiting to write my eulogy.
Boy will they be disappointed.
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"The report of my death was an exaggeration."
(it's next year)
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Lifetime warranty: If it quits, we kill you.
Two part warranty: If it breaks you own both pieces.
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crystal in your hand all turning black...
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If it happens, be suspicious if somebody from Seattle is knocking at your door....
On a related note... Way, *way* back when I was still in college I opened the door to a knock and found a guy holding a U.S. Marshal badge asking for me. My mind raced thinking, "What the hell have I done?" He was there to do a background check for a friend's security clearance. Whew!
"Windows" and "Incorrectly" (Score:1)
like
peanut butter and jelly,
pancakes and syrup,
head and desk...
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Mork and Mindy
Maybe it was Korea (Score:1)
This is SO Microsoft. (Score:2)
The company has already released a cloud config fix that should remove the message, but you need to be connected to the internet for that, and a restart is also required.
If you wanna get rid of an erroneous message, please connect to the internet, and then reboot your computer.
Sometimes I think they took that joke about moving your mouse and needing to reboot to see the refresh on screen as a challenge. The number of reboots required during updates these days is ridiculous. I have a dual boot that automatically comes up in Linux if I don't press some buttons, and I have to walk it through about three to five reboots every update on my gaming partition. I don't let it touch
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The number of reboots required during updates these days is ridiculous.
That's because Windows Updates have devolved into a series of kludges. It has to reboot in recovery mode so that the Software Protection Service is off and it can apply new and updated files to the Windows directory and SPA catalogs. On top of that it often has to do it several times because of the way they package updates individually.
Just switch already (Score:4, Informative)
Nowadays Linux works really well on Desktop including Gaming, just make the switch already! If you want more shiny and flashy, Mac is also a good option. Nobody needs win10 anymore.
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If only it were possible. There are tons of bespoke software out there running major systems, that are win-only. I work in a gov't lab, we are windows-only and it's irritating but the software we use will not run under a VM, or WINE, it's straight win-only.
Sure, home use, Linux is there (almost) but business, at least ours, never.
Will they ever learn? (Score:4, Insightful)
Microsoft is evil through incompetence.
Apple is evil through being evil.
I don't know which is worse.
Nah, I do, it's definitely the incompetence.
MS ends support for Windows 10..... (Score:2)