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It's just cosmetic bug, ignore until fixed next month
Windows 10 Pro ESU not applying on domain-joined PCs
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Anthony M
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Reputation points
Pardon the incorrect "child tag", as there is no option that fits this Windows 10 Pro issue
We have purchased several Windows 10 ESU Year 1 (2025 - 2026) licenses for our domain-joined Windows 10 Pro PCs. I have followed the "Install and activate the ESU key" procedure here to manually run the three commands to apply the licenses, and all messages indicated it was successful - https://free.blessedness.top/en-us/windows/whats-new/enable-extended-security-updates
The "slmgr.vbs /dlv" reports what appears to be a successful activation of the license. However, all PCs continue to report that the Windows PC has reached EOL and will no longer receive updates. I have rebooted each several times. What might I be missing?
Windows for business | Windows 365 Business
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Mike Gambone 1 Reputation point2025-10-22T20:39:58.24+00:00 I am in the same boat here.
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Anthony M 10 Reputation points
2025-10-22T22:43:20.72+00:00 Based on the responses I got from Vivian here, there appears to be a compatibility issue between the OEM Windows 10 Pro licenses we have and the ESU licenses we purchased. I passed the messages along to our reseller to see if that sounds accurate and if they can get us the proper licenses. I'll reply again when I find anything out.
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Mike Gambone 1 Reputation point
2025-10-24T17:20:18.16+00:00 Ok, thanks. Curious to see what you may find out. Thanks again.
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Mike Gambone 1 Reputation point
2025-10-24T18:03:45.4933333+00:00 I created a support request with the VL team and included screenshots of the 3 command outputs. We'll see if I hear anything back. I also reached out to the supplier that I purchased the license from.
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Anthony M 10 Reputation points
2025-10-24T18:08:11.7766667+00:00 Yep, nothing on my side yet, but let's keep each other posted!
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Anthony M 10 Reputation points
2025-10-24T20:29:10.6033333+00:00 Our reseller got back to me;
"We have received confirmation from our vendor that due to the desktops containing the Enterprise version of Windows 10, those versions of the ESU license can only be purchased through Microsoft directly. Due to this, we cannot purchase them through our distribution channels, and you may need to purchase the licenses through Microsoft directly. "
They refunded the licenses which is great, but next question is how to go about purchasing the proper license directly from Microsoft?
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