Microsoft says that installing the October 2025 updates may trigger incorrect end-of-support warnings on Windows 10 systems with active security coverage or still under active support.
According to widespread user reports since last month's Patch Tuesday, affected devices are displaying "Your version of Windows has reached the end of support" messages in the Windows Update Settings page.
This bug impacts systems running Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021 and Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021 (which are still under support until January 2032 and January 2029) and PCs running Windows 10 22H2 (Pro, Education, or Enterprise editions) enrolled in the Extended Security Updates program (with activated ESU product keys).
However, Microsoft noted that this is only a cosmetic issue, since all affected devices, including those with an activated ESU license, will continue to receive security updates.
While Microsoft has already deployed a cloud configuration update to correct this erroneous message automatically, some devices might not receive it if they are:
not connected to the internet,
have disabled OneSettings downloads through Group Policy,
have restrictive firewall settings,
or otherwise blocks dynamic updates.
IT administrators who want to work around this issue and remove the incorrect "end of support" messages on enterprise-managed devices running Windows 10, version 21H2 and 22H2, can install this group policy using Known Issue Rollback (KIR), a Windows feature that helps reverse buggy updates delivered via Windows Update.
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