Microsoft Releases Windows 10 KB5120249 Extended Security Update

Microsoft releases KB5120249 as the latest Windows 10 extended security update

Microsoft has released the eighth extended security update for Windows 10 since mainstream support for the operating system came to an end toward the end of last year. With the release of the KB5120249 update there are – as expected – no new features added, but there are fixes for a range of security issues and other problems that have been discovered. The update is available for various versions of Windows 10 – Windows 10 21H2, Windows 10 22H2,…

Microsoft releases Windows 10 KB5120249 extended security update

Microsoft has released Windows 10 KB5120249 Extended Security Updates for versions 22H2 and 21H2 to fix security vulnerabilities and bugs. [...]

Microsoft: Windows 10 KB5120249 August 2026 Patch Tuesday update now available

Microsoft has released the August 2026 Patch Tuesday cumulative updates for Windows 10 under KB5120249. Read more...

5 years later, Windows 10 refuses to die, and Microsoft just can't push holdouts to Windows 11

Windows 11 shipped in 2021, and five years later, Microsoft seems to have made peace with the fact that Windows 10 refuses to die. Hardcore Windows 10 holdouts may never abandon ship, largely because they don’t see Windows 10 as a sinking ship in the first place, even as extended support enters its final stretch in 2027. My theory aligns with the numbers we’re seeing from OEMs, IT management companies like Lansweeper, and even Microsoft’s recent…