Windows 10 Consumer ESU Link

[carmen617]

I've had a few clients call me to help them sign up for Windows 10 Consumer ESU, but I have yet to see anybody with a link to install it yet, including on my own old Windows 10 machine. Has anybody actually seen the process in the wild yet? And, related, does anybody know if there's a way to force the prompt onto a computer which hasn't yet been rolled out?

Windows 10 Consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) program - Microsoft Support

support.microsoft.com

 

[timeshifter]

It seems that you have to be signed in with a Microsoft Account at a minimum AND sync your PC settings or pay $30. I guess if you're not using a Microsoft Account you can't enroll at all.

 

[britechguy]

I have been watching and waiting and it's not appeared on my sole Win10 machine yet.

I've heard zero reports of its showing up anywhere in the wild.

 

[carmen617]

Doing more research, looks like you can't force it at this point. However, interestingly, it appears that one license, paid for however (I have a bunch of Microsoft points I never even knew I had, for example) can apply for up to 10 systems. So it seems that only a single purchase needs to be made per household, as long as they don't mind being logged into the same Microsoft account. I wonder if the updates stop coming if you switch to a local account after registering the PC.

 

[Metanis]

It's almost like Microsoft wants to push the FUD as long as they can.

 

[Blues]

It's almost like Microsoft wants to push the FUD as long as they can.

What are you suggesting MS would try and scare people into their newest and most "innovative" OS yet