OS Microsoft is playing Windows hardball

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New chips only support Windows 10

Earlier this month, it has emerged that Microsoft would block Windows updates on Windows 7 and 8.1 systems with latest-generation processors, and now it turns out that the software giant is getting ready to enforce this restriction in the two operating systems.

This month’s preview updates, which are supposed to allow IT managers to test updates before they are shipped via Windows Update, include two patches that enable what Microsoft calls “processor generation detection” in Windows 7 and 8.1.

When Microsoft finally got around to releasing its latest patches, instead
of getting them I got a message saying: “Unsupported Hardware — Your PC uses
a processor that isn’t supported on this version of Windows and you won’t
receive updates.”

Well, when I look at Microsoft’s Windows Lifecycle support FAQ, I read, “All
desktop operating system products, whether used for personal or business,
receive a minimum of 10 years of support (minimum of five years Mainstream
Support and minimum of five years Extended Support) at the supported service
pack level.”

But the relevant Microsoft Knowledge Base article states, “Because of how
this support policy is implemented, Windows 8.1 and Windows 7 devices that
have a seventh generation or a later generation processor may no longer be
able to scan or download updates through Windows Update or Microsoft
Update.”








I see grounds for a lawsuit :proud:
 
planned obsolescence at its best. microsoft are doing what apple has been up to for years.
 
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