August 12, 2025—KB5063709 (OS Builds 19044.6216 and 19045.6216)

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Change date	Change description
August 19, 2025	Added the "Reset and recovery issue" known issue and resolution.

Summary

This article lists the security fixes and quality improvements included in this security update.

Applies to: Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021 and Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021

Important: Use EKB KB5003791 to update to Windows 10, version 21H2 on supported editions.

This security update includes fixes and improvements that are a part of the following updates:

The following is a summary of the key issues that this update addresses when you install this update. If there are new features, it lists them as well. The bold text within the brackets indicates the item or area of the change we are documenting.

[Internal Windows OS] This update contains miscellaneous security improvements to internal Windows OS functionality. No specific issues are documented for this release.

Known issues in this update

When you try to reset and recover a device, the process might fail. This issue happens when users perform one or more of the following processes:

System >Recovery > Reset my PC
System > Recovery >Fix problems using Windows Update
RemoteWipe CSP

Resolution

This issue is resolved by Windows updates released on and after August 19, 2025 (KB5063709). We recommend you install the latest update for your device as it contains important improvements and issue resolutions, including this one.

If you installed earlier updates, only the new updates contained in this package will be downloaded and installed on your device.

For more information about security vulnerabilities, please refer to the new Security Update Guide website and the July 2025 Security Updates.

For more information about Windows 10, version 22H2, see its update history page.

For information about Windows update terminology, see the article about the types of Windows updates and the monthly quality update types.

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Windows 10 servicing stack update (KB5063261) - 19044.6151 and 19045.6151

Microsoft now combines the latest servicing stack update (SSU) for your operating system with the latest cumulative update (LCU). SSUs improve the reliability of the update process to mitigate potential issues while installing updates.

This update makes quality improvements to the servicing stack, which is the component that installs Windows updates. To learn more about SSUs, see Servicing stack updates and Servicing Stack Updates (SSU): Frequently Asked Questions.

How to get this update

Before you install this update

Based on your installation scenario, choose one of the following:

For offline OS image servicing:

If your image does not have the July 25, 2023 (KB5028244) or later LCU, you must install the special standalone October 13, 2023 SSU (KB5031539) before installing this update.
For Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) deployment or when installing the standalone package from Microsoft Update Catalog:

If your devices do not have the May 11, 2021 (KB5003173) or later LCU, you must install the special standalone August 10, 2021 SSU (KB5005260) before installing this update.

Install this update

To install this update, use one of the following Windows and Microsoft release channels.

Available	Next Step
	This update will be downloaded and installed automatically from Windows Update and Microsoft Update.

If you want to remove the LCU

To remove the LCU after installing the combined SSU and LCU package, use the DISM/Remove-Package command line option with the LCU package name as the argument. You can find the package name by using this command: DISM /online /get-packages.

Running Windows Update Standalone Installer (wusa.exe) with the /uninstall switch on the combined package will not work because the combined package contains the SSU. You cannot remove the SSU from the system after installation.

File information

A list of the files that are included in this update are provided in a CSV (Comma delimited) (*.csv) file. The file can be opened in a text editor such as Notepad or in Microsoft Excel.

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