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posted by Fnord666 on Sunday March 19 2017, @01:07AM   Printer-friendly
from the no-updates-for-you dept.

Microsoft Windows 7 or 8.1 users on Intel Kaby Lake or AMD Ryzen CPUs will not be able to download Windows updates.

Microsoft announced some time ago that new silicon as the company called it back then would not be officially supported on Windows 7 or 8.1.

This meant basically that only Windows 10 would support Intel's, AMD's and Qualcomm's new processors, while Windows 7 or 8.1 would not.

This does not mean that Windows 7 or 8.1 won't install on machines running these new processors, but that Microsoft (and the manufacturer) won't offer any form of support for those devices.

A new support page on the Microsoft website suggests that users who run an unsupported processor on an older version of Windows -- read Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 -- won't be able to scan for or download Windows updates anymore.

Users will get the following error message when they run the scan:

Unsupported Hardware
Your PC uses a processor that isn't supported on this version of Windows and you won't receive updates.

It looks like I'll be moving to BSD or Linux sooner than I planned.


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  • (Score: 2) by NotSanguine on Sunday March 19 2017, @03:29AM (4 children)

    Been meaning to ask this for a while now but never felt motivated. I've never run a VM. I know what a VM is, I've used Windows since the 3.1 days, used Unix since 82 or so, was a sysadmin for a couple years, have code in the Linux kernel (couple of drivers).

    That said, what are steps 1-5 of setting up and running a VM on either a Linux box or a Win10 box (I've got both).

    Buzzard's instructions for Windows are spot on. You can also use VirtualBox on Linux [virtualbox.org].

    If you're looking for something more full-featured:
    Xen [xenproject.org] works nicely.
    KVM [thegeekstuff.com] is also an option.

    Or, assuming you have a spare box for a bare metal hypervisor [wikipedia.org], you can even get a free license for VMWare ESXi [vmware.com]

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  • (Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday March 19 2017, @03:45PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday March 19 2017, @03:45PM (#481175)

    nobody was talking about installing virtualbox on fucking windows. the whole point of the question was how to use some slaveware on linux, ffs.

    • (Score: 2) by NotSanguine on Sunday March 19 2017, @04:40PM

      nobody was talking about installing virtualbox on fucking windows. the whole point of the question was how to use some slaveware on linux, ffs.

      Actually, OP requested steps to install on Linux or Windows:

      Been meaning to ask this for a while now but never felt motivated. I've never run a VM. I know what a VM is, I've used Windows since the 3.1 days, used Unix since 82 or so, was a sysadmin for a couple years, have code in the Linux kernel (couple of drivers).

      That said, what are steps 1-5 of setting up and running a VM on either a Linux box or a Win10 box (I've got both).

      For the record, since you appear to only be semi-literate, I didn't give any instructions for installing on Windows.

      If you're going to attempt trolling/flaming, you could at least direct your moronic drivel at the right person. I could point you at the post you were likely aiming at, but I''ll leave that as an exercise for you.

      I do feel pity for you, since you're either not so bright, new to this sort of thing, or both.

      I'm betting on both.

      Toodles, honey!

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday March 19 2017, @05:11PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday March 19 2017, @05:11PM (#481203)

    Buzzard's instructions for Windows are spot on.

    I think my fellow AC was trying to point out when spittle-flecked rage overcame him that The Mighty Buzzard only posted instructions for Linux host / Windows guest, whereas you seem to think those instructions are about Windows host. (Note that "for Windows" isn't terribly specific, so I'm inferring from context.)

    • (Score: 2) by NotSanguine on Sunday March 19 2017, @05:34PM

      I think my fellow AC was trying to point out when spittle-flecked rage overcame him that The Mighty Buzzard only posted instructions for Linux host / Windows guest, whereas you seem to think those instructions are about Windows host. (Note that "for Windows" isn't terribly specific, so I'm inferring from context.)

      I suppose that could be the case, however I only mentioned that in passing.

      I stand by my comments.

      I'd add that other AC might benefit not only from some remedial literacy classes, but also from anger management counseling as well.

      I still feel sorry for him. It's really too bad.

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