{"id":183457,"date":"2025-12-09T12:49:42","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T17:49:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/?p=183457"},"modified":"2026-01-13T13:40:04","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T18:40:04","slug":"kb5071546-windows-10-esu-december-2025-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/kb5071546-windows-10-esu-december-2025-update\/","title":{"rendered":"KB5071546 (build 19045.6691) for Windows 10 ESU drops as the December 2025 update"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"sum\">\n<li>Windows 10 22H2 is getting build 19045.6691 (KB5071546) as the second update through the Extended Security Updates (ESU) program.<\/li>\n<li>This update rolls out changes for a specific PowerShell 5.1 command.<\/li>\n<li>There are no new major features in this release, as the operating system support has ended on November 14, 2025.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1.2rem;\">Windows 10 builds 19045.6691 and 19044.6691\u00a0<\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 1.2rem;\">(KB5071546)<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 1.2rem;\"> are now rolling out as part of the December 2025 Security Update through the Extended Security Updates (ESU) program for versions 22H2 and 21H2.<\/span> This is a small update that introduces changes for PowerShell 5.1.<\/p>\n<p>According to the change logs, the update KB5071546 updates the Invoke-WebRequest command in PowerShell 5.1 to include a confirmation prompt with a security warning of a script execution risk.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, this release comes with fixes rolled out with the <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/kb5068781-windows-10-esu-november-2025-update\/\">November 2025 Security Update<\/a> and the Out-of-band update, also released in November.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1.2rem;\"><section class=\"custom-related-posts-wrapper\"><span class=\"custom-related-posts-heading\">Related<\/span><div class=\"custom-related-posts-container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/windows-10-end-support-october-14-2025\/\" class=\"custom-related-post-item\" data-umami-event=\"related_inpost_clicked\" data-umami-event-name=\"Windows 10 support has ended as of October 14, 2025 \u2013 What happens next? All the answers.\"><div class=\"custom-related-post-thumbnail\"><img src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/wihndows-10-support-ended-hero.webp?fit=300%2C193&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Windows 10 support has ended as of October 14, 2025 \u2013 What happens next? All the answers.\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div><span class=\"custom-related-post-title\">Windows 10 support has ended as of October 14, 2025 \u2013 What happens next? All the answers.<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/kb5068781-windows-10-esu-november-2025-update\/\" class=\"custom-related-post-item\" data-umami-event=\"related_inpost_clicked\" data-umami-event-name=\"KB5068781 (build 19045.6575) for Windows 10 ESU drops as the November 2025 update\"><div class=\"custom-related-post-thumbnail\"><img src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/kb5068781-windows-10-esu-nov-2025-hero.webp?fit=300%2C188&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"KB5068781 (build 19045.6575) for Windows 10 ESU drops as the November 2025 update\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div><span class=\"custom-related-post-title\">KB5068781 (build 19045.6575) for Windows 10 ESU drops as the November 2025 update<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/kb5072033-windows-11-december-2025-update\/\" class=\"custom-related-post-item\" data-umami-event=\"related_inpost_clicked\" data-umami-event-name=\"KB5072033 (build 26200.7462) for Windows 11 drops as the December 2025 update\"><div class=\"custom-related-post-thumbnail\"><img src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/kb5072033-windows-11-december-2025-update-hero.webp?fit=300%2C188&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"KB5072033 (build 26200.7462) for Windows 11 drops as the December 2025 update\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div><span class=\"custom-related-post-title\">KB5072033 (build 26200.7462) for Windows 11 drops as the December 2025 update<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/section><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Microsoft does not reveal the final names of updates intended for the Stable Channel during early development. While in preview, these are labeled as non-security updates. The official name, such as the <strong>December 2025 Security Update<\/strong>, is assigned only after the update is released on Patch Tuesday.<\/p>\n<h2>Older versions of Windows 10<\/h2>\n<p>Furthermore, Microsoft is releasing updates available for older operating system versions, including 1809 and 1607. For example, the company is rolling out\u00a0<span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/topic\/december-9-2025-kb5071544-os-build-17763-8146-630aa62e-f399-4e42-9f7a-2a4d38dd1210\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">update KB5071544 for version 1809<\/a>, bumping the build number to 17763.8146 and including<\/span>\u00a0fixes.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">Finally, Windows 10 1607 receives the <a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/topic\/december-9-2025-kb5071543-os-build-14393-8688-ec93aa63-f343-4a7e-ab3c-faa096e17395\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">update KB5071543<\/a>, which bumps the version to build 14393.8688, and addresses some problems with the operating system.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"patch_tuesday_install\">Windows 10 November 2025 Patch Tuesday \u2013 Manual installation process<\/h2>\n<p>To download and install this Windows 10 build, open the &#8220;Windows Update&#8221; settings page and click the <strong>&#8220;Check for Updates&#8221;<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"update_history\">Windows 10 November 2025 Patch Tuesday \u2013 Update history<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Final Release \u2013 Patch Tuesday (Stable Channel):<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Windows 10 22H2 build 19045.<strong>6691<\/strong> release date: November 11, 2025. <a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/topic\/december-9-2025-kb5071546-os-builds-19045-6691-and-19044-6691-8a3638de-3024-40bb-a41f-bcc09893758b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Official notes<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Windows 10 21H2 build 19044.<strong>6691<\/strong> release date: November 11, 2025. <b>(Same)<\/b>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Windows 10 end of support<\/h2>\n<p><a style=\"font-size: 1.2rem;\" href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/windows-10-end-support-october-14-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Support for Windows 10 ended on November 14, 2025<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 1.2rem;\">, meaning the company is no longer providing security updates, bug fixes, features, or technical support<\/span>. To <strong>continue receiving critical security updates (only)<\/strong>, you must <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/enroll-extended-security-updates-esu-windows-10\/\">enroll your computer in the Extended Security Updates (ESU) program<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Also, remember that this lack of updates will leave your system vulnerable to security threats and may decrease its performance.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, since the software giant no longer provides updates, you should <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/windows-10-11-upgrade-avoid-security-updates-cost\/\">upgrade to Windows 11<\/a> or another operating system, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/switch-from-windows-10-to-linux-mint\">Linux Mint<\/a>, or plan to purchase a new device.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/topic\/end-of-service-statement-e440a698-de79-4ace-b53b-5a6a3e36685e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">According to the company<\/a>, all versions of Windows 10 have already reached the end of support, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Version 1507 (RTM)<\/li>\n<li>Windows 10 2015 LTSB<\/li>\n<li>Version 1511<\/li>\n<li>Version 1607<\/li>\n<li>Version 1703<\/li>\n<li>Version 1709<\/li>\n<li>Version 1803<\/li>\n<li>Version 1809<\/li>\n<li>Version 1903<\/li>\n<li>Version 1909<\/li>\n<li>Version 2004<\/li>\n<li>Version 20H2<\/li>\n<li>Version 21H1<\/li>\n<li>Version 22H2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you want to continue\u00a0<span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">using\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/tag\/windows-10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Windows<\/a><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/tag\/windows-10\">\u00a010<\/a>, Microsoft now offers Extended Security Updates (ESU). This service was originally reserved for organizations needing to run older operating systems beyond the official support period, but it is now also offered to regular consumers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft rolls out the second Patch Tuesday Extended Security Update for Windows 10 with some fixes, and here&#8217;s all you need to know.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":183460,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,23],"tags":[2540,2747],"class_list":["post-183457","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-windows","tag-windows-10","tag-windows-update"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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