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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.
(Score: 2) by DECbot on Sunday March 19 2017, @04:20AM
Every year hot tubs look less attractive to me, but I'm just not ready to switch to cold showers even though I hear they are better for your skin. I've tried cold showers a few times, buy they still felt crude and unfinished. I'll switch to cold showers fully when they have the ease of use, bubble baths, and comforts that I'm accustom to in the hot tub. Until then, back in the pot I go.
cats~$ sudo chown -R us /home/base