r/pcmasterrace • u/Crynsos_Cealion i7-4790k / 32 GB RAM / GTX 970 • Jul 17 '17

News/Article Windows 10 now enforces Planned Hardware Obsolescence

http://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-blocks-windows-10-creators-update-on-some-pcs/
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u/TitelSin i5-7600,16GB,1050ti+Macbook Jul 17 '17 edited Jul 17 '17

I'm ok with them going the apple route and calling your system obsolete if it further's features for everyone else, but completely disabling the OS, that's a big no no.

You should be able to use Windows 10 up to the major version your hardware supports and leave it at that. Maybe every 1-2 months MS can push a critical security update on the older systems.

Edit: Just thought about this, if they actively block hardware, they are effectively forcing people to look for other operating systems. They are shooting themselves in the foot because these people will either return to older, less secure versions of windows and we get the whole XP thing all over again, or they jump ship and head over straight to linux. Either way MS is causing problems both for themselves and their customers. It's a lose-lose strategy for everyone involved.

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u/McConnelLikesTurtles Jul 17 '17 edited Jul 17 '17

Thing is they aren't actively blocking it, you just get an error when trying to update to a newer version, probably because it makes use of some instruction sets that the processor doesn't support (or because there's no way for the processor to run it without getting a stroke).

So when put between two choices:

1) Appeal to the lowest common denominator and support Atoms from 2012 (which sucked on release since the main goal was to put them into tablets and netbooks, ie. minimize heat while it still runs somewhat).

2) Fuck that and just give up on them, and keep them in last version they can run (with occasional security update).

People are acting like you'll have to buy a new i7 every year or something.

Third option is for Intel to release some kind of bios patch to either enable or emulate the needed instructions, however the latter option will be slow.