Only windows 10 will support intel kaby lake and amd zen

Microsoft is still bent on forcing users to upgrade to the new Windows 10, something that is not very funny to many who prefer to continue with previous versions such as Windows 7 or Windows 8.1. The latest occurrence of Redmond's is to limit the support of Intel Kaby Lake and AMD Zen to the aforementioned Windows 10.

Microsoft will only offer support for Intel Kaby Lake and AMD Zen on Windows 10

So users who purchase a new computer with Intel Kaby Lake and AMD Zen will have no choice but to switch to Windows 10 if they want to enjoy support for their new processors, the new Excavator-based AMD Bristol Ridge APUs are not spared either. Recall that a few months ago a very similar measure was announced with the Intel Skylake processors, although they finally had to back down before the avalanche of criticism from users.

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The big question is what would happen if you wanted to use these CPUs with another version of Windows, the possibilities include decreased performance in addition to security problems and also it is said that some applications could stop working when detecting some of the features incorporated in the chips under an officially unsupported operating system.

Of course this only affects Windows and other operating systems such as Linux or Mac will not be affected enjoying full support for ntel Kaby Lake and AMD Zen.

Source: pcgamer