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New Processors Are Now Blocked From Receiving Updates On Old Windows (arstechnica.com)

Posted by BeauHD on from the unsupported-department-name dept.

halfEvilTech writes: Last year, Microsoft announced they were planning on blocking OS updates on newer Intel CPU's, namely the 7th Generation Kaby Lake processors. Ars Technica reports: "Now, the answer appears to be 'this month.' Users of new processors running old versions of Windows are reporting that their updates are being blocked. The block means that systems using these processors are no longer receiving security updates." While Windows 7 has already ended mainstream support, the same can't be said for Windows 8.1 which is still on mainstream support until January of next year.

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  1. disruptive and belligerent by frovingslosh · · Score: 5, Funny

    Microsoft users are just being disruptive and belligerent. Microsoft has the right to kick them off their computers any time they want, and to send in the jack booted thugs if the user will not go quietly.

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  2. Re:Who cares? People still use windoes? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    I take it back. I tried Linux and it sucked. Never mind.

  3. Re:MS pushing more into older OS or Linux/Mac by MillionthMonkey · · Score: 3, Funny

    I had a laptop running Windows 7; Microsoft came in the dark of night and replaced it with Windows 10. Within a week it got trapped in a bootloop, but at least I had my excuse to finally ditch Windows for good. Once Steve Ballmer left, Satya Nadella turned Windows into something that doesn't resemble an OS so much as a paywalled porn site with AdBlock disabled.