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Microsoft blocked the delivery of Windows Updates recently to Windows 7 and 8.1 devices powered by a next-generation processor.
The company announced the support change in January 2017. Broken down to the essentials, it means that Intel Kaby Lake and AMD Bristol Ridge processors are only support by Windows 10, and not older versions of Windows.
To hammer that home, Microsoft made the decision to block Windows Update on Windows 7 or 8.1 PCs with those next generation processors.
The company introduced patches, KB4012218 and KB4012219 for instance, which introduced process generation and hardware support detection on Windows 7 and 8.1 systems.
Windows users who run Windows Update get the unsupported hardware error prompt when they try to scan for and download the latest patches for their -- still supported -- operating system.
GitHub user zeffy made the decision to take a closer look at how the actual blocking is done on the operating system level.
Details on exactly what was done are available in the article.
Source: https://www.ghacks.net/2017/04/18/bypass-for-windows-update-lock-for-modern-processors-found/
This will be especially handy for those whose machines were entitled to updates but were mistakenly blocked from receiving them.
(Score: 2) by DannyB on Monday April 24 2017, @01:30PM (1 child)
Of course, if you got caught, IBM would increase your rental cost to the more expensive model, probably retroactively, if not file a lawsuit.
Did I say rent? Yes, I did. You couldn't "buy" IBM equipment. Only rent it. That monopolist trick prevented the emergence of a market for used IBM equipment. When a monopolist's prices are so high, people would jump at the discounts of buying used equipment in working order.
To transfer files: right-click on file, pick Copy. Unplug mouse, plug mouse into other computer. Right-click, paste.
(Score: 2) by hendrikboom on Wednesday May 03 2017, @03:08AM
The rules may have been different for a university, since they tend to get the students and staff used to a particular manufacturer's hardware, and they may go and buy likewise when they go elsewhere.