{"id":58533,"date":"2025-05-15T15:06:57","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T13:06:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/?p=58533"},"modified":"2025-05-15T15:09:44","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T13:09:44","slug":"microsoft-windows-10-cloud-enabled-extended-security-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/lu\/microsoft-windows-10-cloud-enabled-extended-security-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Windows 10 Cloud Managed Extended Security Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Effective April 2025, Microsoft has <strong>added <a href=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/lu\/microsoft-windows-10-extended-security-updates\/\">Windows 10 Extended Security Update<\/a> (ESU) Cloud Managed licenses<\/strong> to the Product Terms. These licenses are aimed at organizations <strong>managing updates using Microsoft Intune or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/lu\/microsoft-windows-autopatch-available\/\">Windows Autopatch<\/a><\/strong> and will be <strong>offered at a 25% discount<\/strong> from the regular ESUs.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>What are Windows 10 ESU Cloud Managed licenses?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Windows 10 will retire on October 14, 2025<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/lifecycle\/end-of-support\/end-of-support-2025\">https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/lifecycle\/end-of-support\/end-of-support-2025<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Windows 10 Extended Security Update (ESU) Cloud Managed licenses<\/strong> provide <strong>critical and important security updates for Windows 10 PCs beyond this end of support date<\/strong>. These updates are essential for organizations that need <strong>extra time to transition to newer versions<\/strong> of Windows or to manage legacy applications that are not yet compatible with Windows 11.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-58534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/media\/2025\/05\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2025-05-15-Update-Website-Microsoft-Windows-10-ESU-800x450.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/media\/2025\/05\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2025-05-15-Update-Website-Microsoft-Windows-10-ESU-800x450.png 800w, https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/media\/2025\/05\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2025-05-15-Update-Website-Microsoft-Windows-10-ESU-500x281.png 500w, https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/media\/2025\/05\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2025-05-15-Update-Website-Microsoft-Windows-10-ESU-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/media\/2025\/05\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2025-05-15-Update-Website-Microsoft-Windows-10-ESU-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/media\/2025\/05\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2025-05-15-Update-Website-Microsoft-Windows-10-ESU.png 916w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Cloud Managed licenses<\/strong> allow you to conveniently <strong>manage Extended Security Updates (ESU) online via Windows Autopatch or Intune<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-58539\" src=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/media\/2025\/05\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2025-05-15-Update-Website-Microsoft-Windows-10-ESU-Intune-800x452.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/media\/2025\/05\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2025-05-15-Update-Website-Microsoft-Windows-10-ESU-Intune-800x452.png 800w, https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/media\/2025\/05\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2025-05-15-Update-Website-Microsoft-Windows-10-ESU-Intune-500x283.png 500w, https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/media\/2025\/05\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2025-05-15-Update-Website-Microsoft-Windows-10-ESU-Intune-150x85.png 150w, https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/media\/2025\/05\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2025-05-15-Update-Website-Microsoft-Windows-10-ESU-Intune-768x434.png 768w, https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/media\/2025\/05\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2025-05-15-Update-Website-Microsoft-Windows-10-ESU-Intune-1536x869.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/media\/2025\/05\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2025-05-15-Update-Website-Microsoft-Windows-10-ESU-Intune.png 1954w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Where can I find more information about Windows lifecycle management?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Find a <strong>refresher on Windows lifecycle management<\/strong> by Microsoft here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/NBzGmcGth9E\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/NBzGmcGth9E<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>How can I purchase these Windows 10 ESU Cloud Managed licenses?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/contact\/\">Contact our Microsoft licensing experts<\/a> for licensing consultancy and procure these licenses at the best conditions for your specific business case.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Effective April 2025, Microsoft has added Windows 10 Extended Security Update (ESU) Cloud Managed licenses to the Product Terms. 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