New Intel and AMD Chips Will Only Support Windows 10

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https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/16/09/01/2031247/new-intel-and-amd-chips-will-only-support-windows-10
Buried in the announcement of the new Kaby Lake (seventh-generation)
processors and a rash of incoming notebooks set to use them is the
confirmation that they will have a Windows 10 future. Microsoft has
been warning people for ages that Kaby Lake will not run on anything
older than Windows 10, and it looks like AMD's upcoming Zen chip will
be going the same way. Microsoft said, "As new silicon generations are
introduced, they will require the latest Windows platform at that time
for support. This enables us to focus on deep integration between
Windows and the silicon, while maintaining maximum reliability and
compatibility with previous generations of platform and silicon." "We
are committed to working with Microsoft and our ecosystem partners to
help ensure a smooth transition given these changes to Microsoft's
Windows support policy," an Intel spokesperson said. "No, Intel will
not be updating Win 7/8 drivers for 7th Gen Intel Core [Kaby Lake] per
Microsoft's support policy change." An AMD representative was equally
neutral. "AMD's processor roadmap is fully aligned with Microsoft's
software strategy," AMD chief technical officer Mark Papermaster said,
via a company spokeswoman.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/3112663/software/microsoft-made-em-do-it-the-latest-kaby-lake-zen-chips-will-support-only-windows-10.html

Microsoft made 'em do it: The latest Kaby Lake, Zen chips will support
only Windows 10. No one knows what would happen if you tried to run an
older OS on one of the new chips.


http://www.fudzilla.com/news/41482-intel-kaby-lake-will-have-over-100-designs-available-in-q4
https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/16/08/30/1410207/intel-unveils-full-details-of-kaby-lake-7th-gen-core-series-processors