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We're not talking about personally upgrading devices, these schools can easily switch to a linux distro if they want. It's about software support, so in that sa

by gochi 3y ago

We're not talking about personally upgrading devices, these schools can easily switch to a linux distro if they want. It's about software support, so in that same sense, Microsoft wouldn't support you for updating on hardware that isn't in their support list.

franga2000 3y ago
Depends on what you mean by "support you". You can install and regularly update Windows on any device that complies with certain standards and the general minimum requirements and Microsoft will provide you the same level of support as somone buying a laptop with Windows today (which is basically none, but neither does Google). There is no "supported device list" that Windows Update checks and refuses to run if you device isn't on it. At worst it checks a few system components (like the recent TPM).
- gochi 3y ago
  Most companies outline what constitutes as support for organizations, especially ones like schools that have signed contracts with them for their offerings. I know that consumers don't usually care about support for windows, as they just use random advice online to fix things, but technically if you were to talk to Microsoft for help and you are out of support, they will refuse to help you. Just like if you were to try to ask Apple for support on getting iOS 16 on your iPhone 5. Unrelated, but windows update does use a supported device list, and they use it regularly for a variety of reasons one of them being to note when to release an update for users on X hardware. As they have multiple times for AMD processors. They also use it to prevent you from updating to a newer version of windows, and therefore ending your support window. Microsoft published lifecycle dates regularly so you can go check that out and see when you officially aren't supported anymore.

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We're not talking about personally upgrading devices, these schools can easily switch to a linux distro if they want. It's about software support, so in that sa

by gochi 3y ago

franga2000 3y ago
Depends on what you mean by "support you". You can install and regularly update Windows on any device that complies with certain standards and the general minimum requirements and Microsoft will provide you the same level of support as somone buying a laptop with Windows today (which is basically none, but neither does Google). There is no "supported device list" that Windows Update checks and refuses to run if you device isn't on it. At worst it checks a few system components (like the recent TPM).
- gochi 3y ago
  Most companies outline what constitutes as support for organizations, especially ones like schools that have signed contracts with them for their offerings. I know that consumers don't usually care about support for windows, as they just use random advice online to fix things, but technically if you were to talk to Microsoft for help and you are out of support, they will refuse to help you. Just like if you were to try to ask Apple for support on getting iOS 16 on your iPhone 5. Unrelated, but windows update does use a supported device list, and they use it regularly for a variety of reasons one of them being to note when to release an update for users on X hardware. As they have multiple times for AMD processors. They also use it to prevent you from updating to a newer version of windows, and therefore ending your support window. Microsoft published lifecycle dates regularly so you can go check that out and see when you officially aren't supported anymore.