Installing Oct 2026 update for W10 21H2 LTSC fails

TanyaC

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Start NtLite, load base ISO 19044-1288, Go to updates, select downloaded 2026-10 KB5126657 update file, click apply, then process. When integration gets to 100% I get the error shown on image.

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I get the same problem here on non-IOT LTSC 2021 en-GB. Tried it several times and same problem. Last month's update integrates just fine.
Integrating: KB5126657 - 2026-10 Windows 10 Security Update (ESU) 19041.7807.1.49 -> Windows 10 EnterpriseS 21H2 x64 - 10.0.19044.1288 (en-GB) - Error 0x80073713 - [14099] An advanced installer failed during setup or servicing.
The image has been damaged by an offline servicing failure and no further servicing is allowed.
 
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They readded "Microsoft-Windows-Security-SPP-ExtendedSecurityUpdatesAI-Package" as part of "Microsoft-Windows-EditionSpecific-EnterpriseS-Package"
either intentionally, or by mistake

meaning, you cannot offline integrate KB5126657 to EnterpriseS, IoTEnterpriseS, EnterpriseSN

only EnterpriseG, EnterpriseEval, EnterpriseSEval remain exempted now
 
What a mess! Every month, you have to make adjustments, search, figure things out, and do things over and over again.
So much wasted time.
 
This was also an extremely annoying, painful issue to me. I tried to integrate the latest CU to the base IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021, and it failed no matter what. Just found out it was due to that ESU licensing blocking offline servicing.
I'm trying out the November update. I'm so glad offline integration is available again that it bring tears XD

Edit: successfully integrated! no more shitty reboots post-install, yay!
 
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Offline integration might not continue to be available when Enterprise LTSC 2021 ESU starts in 2027-02 :)

i don't think it's easy to separate EnterpriseS (real edition) from IoTEnterpriseS (virtual edition) on CBS packages level
 
Offline integration might not continue to be available when Enterprise LTSC 2021 ESU starts in 2027-02 :)

i don't think it's easy to separate EnterpriseS (real edition) from IoTEnterpriseS (virtual edition) on CBS packages level
If that's the case, would there be any workaround? Also, wasn't offline integration available already when ESU was ongoing? Will it be different this time??
 
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