Microsoft had warned that state-of-the-art processors would only work with Windows 10. Όπως αποδεικνύεται οι προειδοποιήσεις τις companys became a reality, forcing users of older operating systems to upgrade their computers.
This essentially means that only Windows 10 will support new Intel processors, AMD and Qualcomm, while Windows 7 or 8.1 will not.
This does not mean that the Windows Window 7 or 8.1 can not be installed on computers that have these new processors but that Microsoft (and the manufacturer) will not offer any form of support for these devices.
A new support page at by clicking here Microsoft's update indicates that users running an unsupported processor on an older version of Windows will no longer be able to detect or download Windows updates.
According to the company, those who try to upgrade their system, during the search of new updates will receive the following message:
Unsupported Hardware
Your computer uses a processor that is not supported in this version of Windows and will not receive updates.
Microsoft notes that users may see other messages when they use Windows Update:
Windows could not look for new updates
There was an error checking for new updates for your computer.
Errors found:
X Window Update 80240037 encountered an unknown error.
The reason, according to Microsoft, is that "new generations of processors require the latest version of Windows". Microsoft says Intel's seventh-generation processors, AMD's "Bristol Ridge" and Qualcomm's "8996" series will not be supported.
Of course, the company also reports the solution for users affected by the issue: Upgrading to Window 10:
We recommend that you upgrade Windows 8.1 and Windows 7 to Windows 10 ..
Is there a choice other than upgrading to Window 10? Updates that are available for Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 are also available on its website Microsoft Update Catalog.
I do not use Windows, but it's very likely that from there, updates to Window 7 or 8.1 will still work. This of course means more work for the user, as he should look for and download updates from the Microsoft Update Catalog when they are released so he can continue to use an older version of Window.
Microsoft does not explicitly mention it on the support page, nor does it even deny it:
"Windows 8.1 and Windows 7 devices running seventh-generation or higher processors will no longer be able to detect or download updates via Windows Update or Microsoft Update."
For those who did not understand, the above movement by the company, aims to extort an upgrade to Windows 10. Certainly the above aggressive product promotion by excluding consumers from Windows Update cannot be considered a friendly move by the company, which continues to decide for its customers.