the New generation of processors Intel and AMD will not support older versions of the Windows operating system. CPU manufacturers will release some models for those who want to abandon Windows 7 or Windows 8.1, but the rest of the chips in cooperation with Microsoft will be able to work only with Windows 10.

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a New generation of processors Intel and AMD will not support older versions of the Windows operating system. CPU manufacturers will release some models for those who want to abandon Windows 7 or Windows 8.1, but the rest of the chips in cooperation with Microsoft will be able to work only with Windows 10.

So, Intel Kaby Lake, AMD Bristol Ridge and Qualcomm 8996 optimized to work with Windows 10. Selected models will be emulating the instructions that are required to run older versions of popular operating systems, reported in the official blog Microsoft. Support will be implemented until 2020 for Windows 7 and 2023 for Windows 8.1.

At Microsoft explain this step by the need to ensure high performance computers. The old platform is, in turn, will not be able to provide for the new processors.

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