Good evening

It looks like there is a bug...

1: Microsoft tells that Win10, 20H2 does no longer get updates:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/release-health/release-information

2: But WindowsOSBuild explains, that Win10, 20H2 still gets updates:

Get-LatestOSBuild -OSName Win10 -OSVersion 20H2

Version           : Version 20H2 (OS build 19042)
Build             : 19042.2965
Availability date : 2023-05-09
Preview           : False
Out-of-band       : False
Servicing option  : Semi-Annual Channel
KB article        : KB5026361
KB URL            : https://support.microsoft.com/help/5026361
Catalog URL       : https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=KB5026361

WindowsOSBuild should report for Servicing option something like End of servicing and not Semi-Annual Channel

Thanks a lot, kind regards,
Thomas

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Good morning @AshleyHow ,

thank you very much for your answer!,
yes, the 'servicing option' column seems new to me (us) and we liked the old rules much more because it was clear at a glance what stage the OS is in:

1. It has normal maintenance with features and security updates.
2. It has extended maintenance with only security updates.
3. It has no more maintenance

It makes no sense to the end user and is dangerous if the maintenance status does not explicitly state that the currently installed Windows version has no more maintenance.

This means: If installed Windows has no more maintenance, the 'servicing option' must display "None" so that the end user knows: I no longer have a 'servicing option' for my installed Windows and must upgrade it.

If I understand it correctly, the new 'servicing option' says: "Your Windows is no longer serviced, but if you install the Windows upgrade, everything will be fine again".
The end-user only sees that there is a 'servicing option' and therefore he thinks that everything is fine.

I suspect that's why many friends and co-workers are still running a Windows 10 version that doesn't even get security updates anymore.

Therefore, it would actually be ingenious if WindowsOSBuild could somehow represent that a Windows version no longer has maintenance and one must necessarily install an upgrade. 😄

Thanks a lot, kind regards,
Thomas

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Good evening @AshleyHow,

thanks a lot for your support!, I just saw your screenshot....

If users can use WindowsOSBuild to answer this not-so-simple question after calling the command with a clear True / False, I think that's really great and could help to protect users if the Windows Update once more fails.

Thanks a lot, kind regards,
Thomas

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In the end I decided to split this out to a different module.

Please see https://github.com/AshleyHow/WindowsOSServicing

Closing.

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