The new Intel Kaby Lake processors will only support Windows 10

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We do not know if it is a strategy to force consumers to migrate to the new operating system of the Redmond company or not, but according to the latest details that have just been confirmed, Intel's upcoming family of microprocessors, called Kaby Lake, will not be compatible with any other operating system other than Windows 10. We must therefore forget about Windows 8 / Windows 8.1 and earlier.

We have seen similar movements in the past, but this time it seems stronger than we used to. It seems that usage statistics on Windows 7 don't seem to please Microsoft and they want to end this problem soon.

Actually, being able to use can continue to be used (since the Mac themselves will use this type of processor), but the new functions they incorporate, such as advanced power management, new optimized instruction sets, or support for keyboard functions and touchpad gestures will not apply. This move will not be to the taste of many users since, if the Mac OS X system incorporates these features, UNIX / Linux based systems will also be able to make use of from them.

It seems that an agreement has been reached between the Microsoft and Intel companies to prevent users with new computers from reverting to old operating systems when they buy a computer. To finish with Windows 7 as it happened before with Windows XP seems that it is costing those of Redmond. We will see if they can give the coup de grace to said operating system.

At the same time, they wanted to emphasize that Windows 10 incorporates a greater number of optimized components than its previous versions and its performance is therefore superior in all respects. The new generation of Intel processors may be the element that enhances the implementation of this operating system.

Microsoft wanted to make it clear to everyone that, as the evolution of technology continues, we will have to have the latest version of your operating system if we want to opt for the official support of our hardware. Intel, for its part, has no intention of continuing to develop drivers for operating systems prior to Windows 10, so its own absence and the lack of backward compatibility will gradually force Windows 10 to be the standard to be adopted within the industry.


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