KB5071959: Cumulative update for Windows 10, version 22H2, November 2025. Consumer ESU enrollment failures addressed
The update addresses failures in the Windows 10 Consumer ESU enrollment wizard and includes the October 14, 2025 security fixes and improvements. Secure Boot certificates have started expiring in June 2026, so affected devices should be prepared in advance.
Does it affect you? Applies to: Windows 10, version 22H2 consumer devices that are not enrolled in the Windows 10 Consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) program. The update is offered to these devices.
Review notes Additional details from the official release notes (1) Read note
- In detail Secure Boot certificate expiration might affect certain personal and business devices’ ability to boot securely if the certificates are not updated in time. Microsoft recommends reviewing its guidance and updating certificates in advance.
The official sources are linked at the end of the page.
What changes
Fix 1 change
ESU enrollment
For: consumer devices not enrolled in ESU
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Consumer devices should be able to complete enrollment in the Windows 10 Consumer ESU program when the enrollment wizard previously failed.1
Addresses an issue in the Windows 10 Consumer Extended Security Update (ESU) enrollment process.
Improvement 1 change
Servicing stack
For: Windows 10 devices
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The component that installs Windows updates gets quality improvements.2
The update bundles servicing stack update KB5071982, build 19045.6465.
Technical details
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Data sheet
- Released
- 2025-11-11
- Type
- Cumulative update
| Version | Build | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| 22H2 | 19045.6466 | General availability |
Security
No vulnerabilities are listed for this update.
Updated components
18 files changed since the previous update for the same versions.
Sources
Cited passages from Microsoft's official notes (2)
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This update addresses an issue in the Windows 10 Consumer Extended Security Update (ESU) enrollment process, where the enrollment wizard may fail during enrollment.
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This update makes quality improvements to the servicing stack, which is the component that installs Windows updates.
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Checked automatically: 8 of 8 checks passed, 2 quoted passages · compared with Microsoft's page on Nov 8, 2026
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- Numbers found in the sources: passed
- Vulnerabilities from the dossier only: passed
- Links to allowed domains only: passed
- Every official change covered: passed
- Readable plain text: passed
- Changes confirmed by the file list: passed
- Sources agree: passed
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