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Written By Edwin Stark
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Updated on September 19th, 2023
Microsoft announced that all upcoming processors will work only on Windows 10
To be compatible with other system configurations and meet the requirement to work efficiently, Microsoft has discovered another way to capture a significant share of the Operating Systems market. They announced that all processors after the 6th generation Skylake processors and upcoming CPUs from Intel, Qualcomm, and AMD will efficiently run on its latest OS, Windows 10.
Microsoft’s Windows OS Compatibility Enhancements
A Microsoft spokesperson mentioned in a new blog post, “As the market introduces many silicon generations, they will require the latest Windows OS for smooth operation.” Microsoft made this statement on Friday, adding that Intel’s ‘Kaby Lake’ silicon, Qualcomm’s ‘8996’ silicon, and AMD’s upcoming ‘Bristol Ridge’ silicon will only run on Windows 10.
And, for its Microsoft enterprise customers, the company has introduced a list of approved Skylake systems that will be fully compatible with Windows 7 and 8.1. The list includes Dell Latitude 12, Dell Latitude 13 7000 Ultrabook, Dell XPS 13, Lenovo ThinkPad T460s, Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon, Lenovo ThinkPad P70, HP EliteBook Folio, and HP EliteBook 1040 G3.
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From July 17, 2017, onwards whosoever runs Windows 7 or 8.1 on a Skylake-based PC will receive only “the most critical” security fixes from their end only if they don’t Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 other Skylake-based PCs.
Microsoft said in a statement that it will support Windows 7 until January 14, 2020, & Windows 8.1 until Jan 10, 2023. And, if you are using these operating systems on older systems then you will receive only updates for a few more years.
For many years, Windows 7 was widely used because of its smooth functioning and compatibility. But, again Microsoft is changing the market, by saying Windows 7 will run only on older systems and Windows 10 will work smoothly on every latest configured system.
About The Author:
Edwin Stark is a Technical Content Writer who specializes in writing about databases, e-mail recovery, and e-mail migration solutions. He loves researching and developing content that helps database administrators, organizations and novices to fix multiple problems.
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