Microsoft will not support Skylake in Windows 7 and 8

Stefan Mileschin · 21st January 2016, 10:40

Software Giant Microsoft has come up with a cunning plan to get those people who want to run Intel’s Skylake to upgrade to Windows 10. It says that it is only supporting the new CPU for another 18 months.

Vole has announced that it will cease official support for devices running Intel’s 6th generation Skylake on Windows versions from 7, all the way to 8.1. It all seems to us to be part of a cunning plan to get users to upgrade to Windows 10.

Chipzilla probably does not mind because if they upgrade they are more likely to buy Intel chips, although if they have just splashed out on Skylake chips they are not going to want a new one for a while

Microsoft’s Terry Myerson said said that Windows 7 was designed nearly 10 years ago before any x86/x64 SOCs existed.

http://www.techeye.net/chips/microso...indows-7-and-8

21st January 2016, 10:40	#1
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 148,462	Microsoft will not support Skylake in Windows 7 and 8 Software Giant Microsoft has come up with a cunning plan to get those people who want to run Intel’s Skylake to upgrade to Windows 10. It says that it is only supporting the new CPU for another 18 months. Vole has announced that it will cease official support for devices running Intel’s 6th generation Skylake on Windows versions from 7, all the way to 8.1. It all seems to us to be part of a cunning plan to get users to upgrade to Windows 10. Chipzilla probably does not mind because if they upgrade they are more likely to buy Intel chips, although if they have just splashed out on Skylake chips they are not going to want a new one for a while Microsoft’s Terry Myerson said said that Windows 7 was designed nearly 10 years ago before any x86/x64 SOCs existed. http://www.techeye.net/chips/microso...indows-7-and-8

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