KB4012218 & KB4012219: In previous publication we mentioned that from March 2017 updates for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 will also bring the new Windows Update which will be able to detect the processor model, effectively removing the ability to update old systems to computers using new processors.
As it seems, Microsoft did not stop talking, and released the updates KB4012218 for Windows 7 and the Windows Server 2008 R2, but also the KB4012219 for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 - 2012 R2 last night.
These updates are currently available only through the Microsoft Update Catalog and do not concern security issues.
They are designed to provide system administrators, as well as simple users, the ability to test cumulative updates on their operating systems before they are officially released via Windows Update.
What is particularly interesting about these two versions previews is that they introduce detection of device processors for the first time.
As you know, Microsoft has announced some time ago that it will no longer support the latest generation of processors in older versions of Windows. The time has come with the KB4012218 and KB4012219 updates.
So for now, those who do not want the specific limitation from Microsoft, it would be good to avoid the specific bulletins (KB4012218 & KB4012219), at least until the company to do them obligatorily…
