Microsoft Windows 7 And 8 Will Not Run On Next Gen Processors

Microsoft’s product lifecycle support policies for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 could vary somewhat, based on a machine’s underlying hardware and chip technologies. As per the new rules from the company, future PC owners with next-generation Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm processors will need to use Windows 10.

He went on to add, “At the same time, we know many of these customers continue to rely on Windows 7 for its well understood reliability and compatibility”.

Even though the PC market is in decline, the PC is still alive and kicking, and remains relevant due to evolving categories and innovative new features, as we’ve seen at this year’s CES and Microsoft’s ” Windows 10 Devices” event last October.

Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 users need KB3065987. Data stored by the new “isolated LSA” environment is protected using virtualization-based security and is not accessible to the rest of the operating system.

The company believes that this extended support will improve transparency with enterprises and will allow users to get the best Windows experience. Microsoft has clearly mentioned to its customers that they have two years of timeframe for updating their Windows 8 operating system to Windows 8.1.

The release of the Windows 10 operating system in July 2015 had its share of problems, but it was largely well received. The description said “will tell if your Windows 8.1 phone is eligible to update to Windows 10 Mobile”.

Pretty soon, your choice of Windows OS could be hard-wired into the very PC hardware you buy. “According to Microsoft, they will be updating Windows 7 and 8 up to January 14,2020 and January 10,2023”.

After July 2017, computers on the supported list that are still running Windows 7 will still get security updates, but any updates specific to that platform will not be released if it risks the reliability of other Windows 7 or 8.1 platforms.

“During this new 18-month support period, these systems should be upgraded to Windows 10 to continue receiving support after the period ends”, Microsoft says. To this extent, Microsoft is positive that over 200 million devices use Windows 10 globally.

Going forward, Microsoft will no longer offer this kind of long-term support for previous operating systems, and Intel Skylake customers will be the first to be impacted by the change.

In an official post announcing the move, Microsoft informed, “We are particularly excited about the work we’ve done with Intel on their new 6th generation Intel Core processors (code named “Skylake”)”. Windows 7 is still popular with consumers but is beginning to age rapidly.