From: nospam@needed.invalid   
      
   On Tue, 12/30/2025 2:04 PM, Marian wrote:   
   > This is a question about Windows 10 support when you install or repair   
   Windows 10, today, using an old circa 2019 single-layer DVD ISO?   
   > 1909 (November 2019 Update) => 22H2 (October 2022 Update)   
   > Given that Windows 10 support had ended on October 14, 2025 and assuming you   
   haven't signed up for the 1-year of extended support.   
   >   
   > In a recent thread I outlined why this question is being asked:   
   > From: Marian    
   > Newsgroups:   
   > alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.microsoft.windows,alt.comp.har   
   ware.pc-homebuilt   
   > Subject: Tutorial: How to DIRECTLY download the full 5.7GB Windows 10   
   > Offline ISO (bypassing Media Creation Tool)   
   > Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2025 01:16:25 -0700   
   > Organization: BWH Usenet Archive (https://usenet.blueworldhosting.com)   
   > Message-ID: <10itdcp$1vuo$1@nnrp.usenet.blueworldhosting.com>   
   >   
   > Fundamentally, I dodged that bullet by putting the latest Windows 10 ISO   
   > onto a >8GB bootable flash drive (using Rufus to do all the heavy lifting).   
   >   
   > But the whole time I was wondering if by installing a circa 2019 Windows 10   
   > ISO, whether or not Microsoft would update it to 22H2 (i.e., the final   
   > Windows 10 release) given we have not signed up for the support extension).   
   >   
   > Q: Does Microsoft update an older 1909 install to 22H2?   
   > A: Probably. But has anyone ever tested that out recently?   
   >   
   > Note that I assume Microsoft WILL update any old Windows 10 to 22H2, but I   
   don't know if they will update any old Windows 10 to 22H2.   
   >   
   > Also note this brings up another potential "trick" which is to "repair" any   
   > Windows 10 installation AFTER October 14 2025 with the "latest Win10 ISO".   
   >   
   > That is, maybe we can get all the latest updates (without being in the   
   > extended-support program) up to early October 2026 by simply using the   
   > latest ISO of that time in the future, to "repair" our Windows 10 setup.   
   >   
   > Dunno.   
      
   You should install old media, with the network cable disconnected.   
      
   This prevents the installer from attempting to download 22H2 to replace   
   your entire session :-/ The installer had in-flight upgrade capability   
   for some number of years.   
      
   As a test, some Insider versions had DVD files with short duration signing,   
   and the DVD would no longer boot for fresh installs, past a certain date.   
   I've not heard of any other media situations where that was employed.   
      
      Paul   
      
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