[DISCUSSION] Windows 10 ESU License: All options, Activation, and Troubleshooting

Discussion in 'Windows 10' started by Enthousiast, Sep 11, 2025.

  1. pm67310

    pm67310 MDL Guru

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  2. Enthousiast

    Enthousiast MDL Tester

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    You probably meant to say that 2016 LTSB ESU is already available by MAS in the dev branche of MAS but cannot be said it will work for sure..

     
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  3. vp2

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    #363 vp2, Feb 28, 2026
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    OK. Here are activation IDs for Windows 10 Enterprise 2016 LTSB
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    Name : Windows(R), Client-ESU-Year1 add-on for EnterpriseS,EnterpriseSN
    ID   : 1b7dbf52-c417-4134-8d68-259906682e61
    
    Name : Windows(R), Client-ESU-Year2 add-on for EnterpriseS,EnterpriseSN
    ID   : deb6f308-6dff-4148-9d6f-eb2bd2fee619
    
    Name : Windows(R), Client-ESU-Year3 add-on for EnterpriseS,EnterpriseSN
    ID   : f2571710-2c24-4677-8fb5-a07d41d3c1aa
    
    Name : Windows(R), Client-ESU-Year4 add-on for EnterpriseS,EnterpriseSN
    ID   : cfdc7836-f0fb-457a-9b31-728c8b7f2f77
    
    Name : Windows(R), Client-ESU-Year5 add-on for EnterpriseS,EnterpriseSN
    ID   : 033ad6d9-d83b-4fd0-bbdd-6888d1133bf4
    
    Name : Windows(R), Client-ESU-Year6 add-on for EnterpriseS,EnterpriseSN
    ID   : 22badfe6-7d55-4485-874b-7ec317442134
    
     
  4. Cali4niaWK

    Cali4niaWK MDL Member

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    Is there a way to modify the Windows 10 22H2 ISO's to enable all the ESU settings that MAS does so it's an install and done, or do we have to manually use MAS after each installation?
     
  5. SEBA33

    SEBA33 MDL Member

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    Will be bypass for windows 10 / servers which work like 13f for 7/server 2008R2 fully or like blue for windows server 2012 / 2012 R2 after add Azure Arc key ? Actually bypass X didn't wanted install nothing on Windows 10 fully updated before ESU. Only had option remove Suppressor, which I hadn't still installed. Helped MAS only with activate ESU. But to him I hadn't to must trust, bc much systems he activate ESU partially 3 years. 4-6 tell unofficially and not work and end is that, need bypass later. So then.
     
  6. Enthousiast

    Enthousiast MDL Tester

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    Yep, they extended the consumer ESU with one extra year, TSForge probably will achieve that too i guess..
     
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  7. Dalai Lamer

    Dalai Lamer MDL Novice

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    i have activated ESU using the TSForge method from MAS on a Win10 Enterprise installation
    Will this pc automatically benefit from this extra year (eg: the check is server-side) or will I need to re-install tsforge?
     
  8. Windows_Addict

    Windows_Addict MDL Novice

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    TSforge ESU activation is valid for 3 years. There's no need to reapply it or change anything.
     
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  9. vp2

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  11. vp2

    vp2 MDL Junior Member

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    We'll see...
     
  12. SEBA33

    SEBA33 MDL Member

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    Honestly, you did can unlock that 6 years for vista/server 2008 SP2 / 7 / server 2008 r2 / 8.x / server 2012 (R2) and Windows 10 + if is know will be 6 years. Stop tell how only scripts from one person from MDL to work. You all work here together. So I don't understand why people from MAS can't add futures finally.
     
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  14. Apoly

    Apoly MDL Senior Member

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    It could change but it was the same for Windows 7.

    Only Year 1-3 was available through WU but Year 4-6 could be installed manually.

    If you used the Bypass and patched WU category it would allow you to see up to Year 6 however.
     
  15. Enthousiast

    Enthousiast MDL Tester

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    The other upates were server 2008? updates, they could be applied to win 7 but weren't officially released for 7.
     
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