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Windows 7 was extended to support Skylake. I'm not sure if Microsoft was backtracking after their original announcement or if limited Skylake support was part o

Windows 7 was extended to support Skylake. I'm not sure if Microsoft was backtracking after their original announcement or if limited Skylake support was part of their ultimate overlordian plan to have everyone switch to Windows 10. Original: http://www.computerworld.com/article/3023533/microsoft-windows/microsoft-support-windows-10-new-hardware-itbwcw.html http://www.computerworld.com/article/3023533/microsoft-windo... Later: http://www.extremetech.com/computing/225075-microsoft-gives-skylake-a-one-year-reprieve-will-support-windows-7-through-2017 http://www.extremetech.com/computing/225075-microsoft-gives-... Whether Intel's new processor, Kaby Lake, is supported by Windows 7 I don't know. If someone does I would be interested. Seems Microsoft's aggressive upgrade strategy has not ended even though the recent successful lawsuits.

Silhouette 10y ago
Unfortunately, under Microsoft's current terms, it looks like OEMs won't be allowed to supply new machines with Windows 7 or 8.1 preinstalled after 31 October this year.[1] So as things stand, if you buy a new PC with Windows after that date, you're getting Windows 10 preinstalled whether you like it or not. In some cases, it looks like downgrade rights might still apply, but that involves a lot of hassle and may depend on the willingness of your OEM to support it. Whether the OEMs will actually stand for this, I don't know. Vendors we buy from still tend to supply Windows 7 Pro by default on new business laptops, for example, which suits us (small business environment) fine since we have no interest in moving to Windows 10. If Microsoft turns around in a couple of months and tells OEMs they can no longer sell what their customers want to buy, there's going to be a mighty fight. [1] https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/13853/windows-lifecycle-fact-sheet https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/13853/windows-lifec...
- basch 10y ago
  Windows Pro comes with downgrade rights. Buy 10 Pro, downgrade to 7 yourself.
  - Silhouette 10y ago
    As I said, downgrading that way involves a lot of hassle and potentially relies on the willingness of your OEM to support it. It's hardly an improvement on just buying a machine with the OS you actually want already installed and working, which is what we have today.

Silhouette 10y ago

Unfortunately, under Microsoft's current terms, it looks like OEMs won't be allowed to supply new machines with Windows 7 or 8.1 preinstalled after 31 October this year.[1] So as things stand, if you buy a new PC with Windows after that date, you're getting Windows 10 preinstalled whether you like it or not. In some cases, it looks like downgrade rights might still apply, but that involves a lot of hassle and may depend on the willingness of your OEM to support it. Whether the OEMs will actually stand for this, I don't know. Vendors we buy from still tend to supply Windows 7 Pro by default on new business laptops, for example, which suits us (small business environment) fine since we have no interest in moving to Windows 10. If Microsoft turns around in a couple of months and tells OEMs they can no longer sell what their customers want to buy, there's going to be a mighty fight. [1] https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/13853/windows-lifecycle-fact-sheet https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/13853/windows-lifec...

basch 10y ago
Windows Pro comes with downgrade rights. Buy 10 Pro, downgrade to 7 yourself.
- Silhouette 10y ago
  As I said, downgrading that way involves a lot of hassle and potentially relies on the willingness of your OEM to support it. It's hardly an improvement on just buying a machine with the OS you actually want already installed and working, which is what we have today.