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Microsoft’s April Security Update Blocks Windows update in 7 and 8.1 for new CPUs
Microsoft os now actively blocking new CPUs with Windows 7 and below. If you have Kaby Lake or AMD’s Ryzen are reporting that updates are being blocked following the installation of either update.
When the user tries checking for updates, the following message appears:
Kaby Lake, Ryzen processors and all new processors going forward will only be supported in Windows 10. Only some of Intel’s 6th Generation Core processors (Skylake) from 16 specific OEMs will be supported, according to myce.com:
Other Skylake users will need to upgrade to Windows 10 to receive upcoming updates. The 16 OEMs that will receive on-going support have committed to additional testing, including publishing drivers and firmware for Windows 10 on Windows update. Windows 7 has ended its mainstream support such as functionality improvements since January 2015. As a result, Microsoft will only be releasing security related updates for those with earlier processor models. Although Windows 8.1 is still in mainstream support, Microsoft has for some reason chosen to discontinue support for new processors even though it remains in mainstream support until January 2018.
Users that tried spoofing a Kaby Lake processor inside a VirtualBox running Windows 7 were able to trigger the same issue. Once they install the April 2017 security only or roll-up update, Windows will no longer check for updates. Each time the computer is booted, it displays the “Unsupported Hardware” after a few minutes.
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#5420419 Posted on: 04/14/2017 07:44 AM
GWX 2.0
And we thought it was over. AHhaahahha!
GWX 2.0
And we thought it was over. AHhaahahha!
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#5420423 Posted on: 04/14/2017 08:16 AM
What about non-Windows-native updater tools, like WSUS offline? Are their functionality also crippled?
What about non-Windows-native updater tools, like WSUS offline? Are their functionality also crippled?
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#5420429 Posted on: 04/14/2017 08:48 AM
Pffft. I'll just keep using the update packs, as im doing since 2010..
Pffft. I'll just keep using the update packs, as im doing since 2010..
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#5420449 Posted on: 04/14/2017 10:02 AM
Not really.. it just means that there is no money to be made from users insistent on remaining on 7/8. Win 10 is intended to be MS new cash cow. When 7 was released years ago, MS was similarly trying to get people off XP. Did that mean 7 was a fail when so many were still on XP back then?
This just tell us how failed windows 10 version is..
Not really.. it just means that there is no money to be made from users insistent on remaining on 7/8. Win 10 is intended to be MS new cash cow. When 7 was released years ago, MS was similarly trying to get people off XP. Did that mean 7 was a fail when so many were still on XP back then?
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#5420450 Posted on: 04/14/2017 10:08 AM
Also I saw a Jayztwocents video where I saw him try to install Windows 8.1 on a Kaby Lake system and he got a few BSODs during the instillation process but he got it working though. He said that it wasn't officially supported by MS. So i'm not too surprised by this move by MS.
Also I saw a Jayztwocents video where I saw him try to install Windows 8.1 on a Kaby Lake system and he got a few BSODs during the instillation process but he got it working though. He said that it wasn't officially supported by MS. So i'm not too surprised by this move by MS.
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#5420451 Posted on: 04/14/2017 10:10 AM
i dont recall them releasing an update that blocked updates lmfao
this isnt a compatibility issue, this is a win10 spyware strongarm issue. this is also an indefensible move by any metric...
MS was similarly trying to get people off XP
i dont recall them releasing an update that blocked updates lmfao
this isnt a compatibility issue, this is a win10 spyware strongarm issue. this is also an indefensible move by any metric...
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#5420454 Posted on: 04/14/2017 10:15 AM
i dont recall them releasing an update that blocked updates lmfao
this isnt a compatibility issue, this is a win10 spyware strongarm issue. this is also an indefensible move by any metric...
True on MS not blocking updates for XP users back when 7 was brand new but the new current cpus are not officially supported by MS under Windows 7/8.1. So you are using Windows 7 or 8.1 under your own risk.
i dont recall them releasing an update that blocked updates lmfao
this isnt a compatibility issue, this is a win10 spyware strongarm issue. this is also an indefensible move by any metric...
True on MS not blocking updates for XP users back when 7 was brand new but the new current cpus are not officially supported by MS under Windows 7/8.1. So you are using Windows 7 or 8.1 under your own risk.
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#5420455 Posted on: 04/14/2017 10:16 AM
Still waiting on customize install M$. Don't give me all your bloatware.
Still waiting on customize install M$. Don't give me all your bloatware.
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#5420460 Posted on: 04/14/2017 10:50 AM
quite a large leap from your statement, which is 100% valid ofc...to wats actually being done. this isnt a disclaimer in the wupdate gui warning that perhaps something wont install correctly in the future. this is an applet that blocks compatible updates from installing in the first place.
let me just remind any readers who might take issue with the harshness of my statement that, well, win7 installs & runs more or less successfully on a 20 year old pentium 2 chip &, besides the horsepower issue & obvious lack of extensions/instructions, there is no compatibility problem.
you are using Windows 7 or 8.1 under your own risk.
quite a large leap from your statement, which is 100% valid ofc...to wats actually being done. this isnt a disclaimer in the wupdate gui warning that perhaps something wont install correctly in the future. this is an applet that blocks compatible updates from installing in the first place.
let me just remind any readers who might take issue with the harshness of my statement that, well, win7 installs & runs more or less successfully on a 20 year old pentium 2 chip &, besides the horsepower issue & obvious lack of extensions/instructions, there is no compatibility problem.
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#5420462 Posted on: 04/14/2017 11:03 AM
Yes i can confirm this ****!
I was running my new rig without any problem when this **** started to pop up! Really disappointed with MS crap. I can understand not providing optimization patches to PCs with newer CPUs but blocking updates to people who paid for their products just because they want to force them to move to W10 is just too much!!!
But who knows, maybe i will really move from W7... to Linux!
**** you MS!!!
P.S. Hilbert do you think you can add a compatibility rate/score for how products work under Linux??? I know this is too much to ask but the way things are going i really have to consider other alternatives...
Yes i can confirm this ****!
I was running my new rig without any problem when this **** started to pop up! Really disappointed with MS crap. I can understand not providing optimization patches to PCs with newer CPUs but blocking updates to people who paid for their products just because they want to force them to move to W10 is just too much!!!
But who knows, maybe i will really move from W7... to Linux!
**** you MS!!!
P.S. Hilbert do you think you can add a compatibility rate/score for how products work under Linux??? I know this is too much to ask but the way things are going i really have to consider other alternatives...
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#5420464 Posted on: 04/14/2017 11:12 AM
Ah, W7 users are so salty.
Update the damn thing already.
Ah, W7 users are so salty.
Update the damn thing already.
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#5420472 Posted on: 04/14/2017 11:29 AM
theres literally no reason to, & a multitude of reasons not to
dx12 a ****
theres literally no reason to, & a multitude of reasons not to
dx12 a ****
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#5420474 Posted on: 04/14/2017 11:33 AM
i don't know about virtualbox, but in vmware windows update still works fine, even if it's blocked on the host.
-andy-
i don't know about virtualbox, but in vmware windows update still works fine, even if it's blocked on the host.
-andy-
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#5420476 Posted on: 04/14/2017 11:41 AM
Not really.. it just means that there is no money to be made from users insistent on remaining on 7/8. Win 10 is intended to be MS new cash cow. When 7 was released years ago, MS was similarly trying to get people off XP. Did that mean 7 was a fail when so many were still on XP back then?
Yes, it is failed: people buying new CPU's are smart enough to prefer W7 and Micro$oft has to force the transition blocking updates.
My very old Pentium 4 is running W7 no problem and my i5 will be using it for some time longer.
Still waiting on customize install M$. Don't give me all your bloatware.
Maybe someone makes an English ISO of the Chinese version?
Yes i can confirm this ****!
I was running my new rig without any problem when this **** started to pop up! Really disappointed with MS crap. I can understand not providing optimization patches to PCs with newer CPUs but blocking updates to people who paid for their products just because they want to force them to move to W10 is just too much!!!
But who knows, maybe i will really move from W7... to Linux!
**** you MS!!!
P.S. Hilbert do you think you can add a compatibility rate/score for how products work under Linux??? I know this is too much to ask but the way things are going i really have to consider other alternatives...
Just do what everyone else does:
>Go to your preferred torrent site
>Download latest W7
>Use your key to activate
>Block updates
>Download the packs from Micro$oft website
Ah, W7 users are so salty.
Update the damn thing already.
I did, for 6 months I used that BS on my laptop and desktop. I felt relieved when I reinstalled W7.
theres literally no reason to, & a multitude of reasons not to dx12 a ****
DX12 isn't the messiah they preached about (at least not for now) and Vulcan works on W7. F** Micro$oft.
Not really.. it just means that there is no money to be made from users insistent on remaining on 7/8. Win 10 is intended to be MS new cash cow. When 7 was released years ago, MS was similarly trying to get people off XP. Did that mean 7 was a fail when so many were still on XP back then?
Yes, it is failed: people buying new CPU's are smart enough to prefer W7 and Micro$oft has to force the transition blocking updates.
My very old Pentium 4 is running W7 no problem and my i5 will be using it for some time longer.
Still waiting on customize install M$. Don't give me all your bloatware.
Maybe someone makes an English ISO of the Chinese version?
Yes i can confirm this ****!
I was running my new rig without any problem when this **** started to pop up! Really disappointed with MS crap. I can understand not providing optimization patches to PCs with newer CPUs but blocking updates to people who paid for their products just because they want to force them to move to W10 is just too much!!!
But who knows, maybe i will really move from W7... to Linux!
**** you MS!!!
P.S. Hilbert do you think you can add a compatibility rate/score for how products work under Linux??? I know this is too much to ask but the way things are going i really have to consider other alternatives...
Just do what everyone else does:
>Go to your preferred torrent site
>Download latest W7
>Use your key to activate
>Block updates
>Download the packs from Micro$oft website
Ah, W7 users are so salty.
Update the damn thing already.
I did, for 6 months I used that BS on my laptop and desktop. I felt relieved when I reinstalled W7.
theres literally no reason to, & a multitude of reasons not to
dx12 a ****
DX12 isn't the messiah they preached about (at least not for now) and Vulcan works on W7. F** Micro$oft.
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