Windows 10: Registration for support extension possible on first computers

Last week, the first Windows 10 computers displayed in the update search that a registration for extended security updates would soon be available. Now the time has apparently come. We have received information from a reader that a link to the registration has now appeared there.

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This is Windows 10 in the Home Edition, and the login was done with an admin account. Microsoft is thus realising its promise to provide private customer PCs with extended security updates for the first time. Contrary to initial announcements, the “Extended Security Updates” (ESU) are now even free of charge in the European Economic Area (EEA) – although registration with a Microsoft account is required, which corresponds to payment with data.

Preconditions for extended Windows 10 support

However, Microsoft specifies further requirements that must be met for the offer of (free) extended support: Windows 10 must be on version 22H2 and use a license for private users. Microsoft specifies Home, Professional, Pro Education, or Workstations Edition. The latest Windows updates must be installed, and a user with administrator rights must be logged in. “To register, you will be asked to sign in with a Microsoft account if you normally sign in to Windows with a local account,” the company adds.

To check whether registration for extended support is already possible, interested parties should go to the Windows Update search. This can be found in the “Settings” under “Update & Security” and then under “Windows Update.” “If your device fulfills the requirements, a link to register for ESU will be displayed,” Microsoft promises. Registration enables activation on a total of ten computers. On the other PCs, those affected must also go to the update search and simply enter the Microsoft account used when registering. They can then select the “Add device” option.

(dmk)