HOT 232: Enrolling in Windows 10 Extended Security Updates - Getting Windows 10's ESU
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Leo Laporte
4.4 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 7 September 2025
⏱️ 20 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of Hands-On Tech, Mikah receives a question from Kevin about trying to enroll in the Extended Security Update program for Windows 10 and whether he can enroll using his Microsoft Rewards points.
Also, Mikah receives some follow-ups from Heath and Jim!
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Host: Mikah Sargent
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| 0:00.0 | Coming up on Hands on Tech, let's take a look at the way to stick around on Windows 10 for longer. |
| 0:08.0 | Stay tuned. |
| 0:09.0 | This is Twitter. |
| 0:16.0 | Hello and welcome to Hands on Tech. I am Micah Sargent. |
| 0:21.0 | And today we are doing what we do here on the show. |
| 0:25.8 | We take your tech questions and we answer them. |
| 0:28.5 | Wow, it's so surprising. |
| 0:30.0 | No, it's actually what one would expect. |
| 0:32.3 | This week we got in a great question that I think is going to apply to quite a few of you. |
| 0:38.3 | It comes in from Kevin, and Kevin has shared a video that kind of explains what's going on. |
| 0:45.1 | Oh, Micah. |
| 0:46.5 | I'd like to get the Windows 10 extension. |
| 0:49.9 | I know you can get it three ways. |
| 0:51.3 | One, by paying the $30 fee. |
| 0:58.3 | Two, redeeming the Microsoft 1,000-point rewards. |
| 1:07.6 | Or three, using the free option by syncing your settings to the cloud with Windows backup in OneDrive. |
| 1:14.6 | Since I have over 1,000 points of Rewards, I'd like to use that. Problem is, I don't know how to use it. I think I know how to use it, but I don't have that option. |
| 1:20.6 | So what I've seen on YouTube, the option to extend the Windows 10 should be right in this area. |
| 1:30.3 | I don't have it. |
| 1:33.3 | The updates were supposed to come in the end of August, I believe, the update that tells you that you have the option. |
| 1:41.3 | My computer will run Windows 11, but I don't want to switch to it yet because |
| 1:46.5 | I've got some programs that won't be compatible with Windows 11. So how do I get the Windows 10 |
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