Support for Windows 10 has ended, but the operating system is still receiving its final recovery system updates. These are the last Dynamic Update patches for the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) that have been released by Microsoft, accompanying the final Patch Tuesday update KB5066791.
Now that Windows 10 has reached the end of its life, it is advisable to back up your ISO file. However, the operating system is still offering new updates before its final breath. Dynamic Updates are patches that apply to Windows images prior to their installation on PCs.
Windows 10 launches updates after the end of its support
These updates include fixes for binary files and setup.exe, SafeOS updates for the recovery environment, and various improvements. All these updates enhance the WinPE or Windows Preinstallation Environment. Depending on the version of Windows 10, five distinct updates are available:
- Windows 10 21H2 and 22H2: KB5068164 (Dynamic Update Safe OS KB5067017)
- Windows 10 version 1809 and Server 2019: KB5067016
- Windows 10 version 1607 and Server 2016: KB5067015
- Unsupported versions of Windows 10: KB5067018
“If WinPE fails to start an application, a message box will now be displayed instead of the debug command prompt that appeared previously,” explains Microsoft in the release notes. In simple terms, troubleshooting has become easier with a clearer message.
Fortunately, no bugs are mentioned in the documentation accompanying these updates, which is often an issue with Windows 11, such as its 25H2 version facing problems right at launch. Recently, users have reported other issues, like USB keyboards and mice not being recognized following an update.
This situation is particularly troubling since many are now migrating to Windows 11 after the end of support for Windows 10, which affects 400 million PCs. Consequently, this scenario provides ample material for supporters of Windows 10. While support has concluded, some features remain active, like Microsoft Defender, but the operating system is much more stable than Windows 11. The current OS from Microsoft encounters highly inconvenient situations with every update, resulting in cumulative bugs.
Source: Neowin
