According to IT之家, Microsoft ships KB5136493 out-of-band update for Windows 10 activation and licensing errors

According to IT之家, Microsoft on Nov. 13 released KB5136493, a non-security out-of-band update for Windows 10 22H2 and 21H2. The update also applies to Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021, Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021, and Windows 10 22H2 under ESU, with build numbers rising to 19044.7850 or 19045.7850 after installation. Microsoft said it fixes licensing and activation operations that can fail in SLMGR with error 0x80041008. The issue mainly affects organizations using slmgr.vbs or automation for KMS activation, product-key installation, and Windows license management.