Moderators hazelnut Posted March 22, 2017 Moderators Share Posted March 22, 2017 "Your PC uses a processor that isn’t supported on this version of Windows" error when you scan or download Windows updates. This error occurs because new processor generations require the latest Windows version for support. For example, Windows 10 is the only Windows version that is supported on the following processor generations: Intel seventh (7th)-generation processors AMD “Bristol Ridge” Qualcomm “8996" In other words, you can install Win 7 or 8 on machines with these processors but you won't be able to get security updates for them after April unless you update to Win 10 More info here http://www.ghacks.net/2017/03/17/microsoft-blocks-updates-for-new-cpus-on-windows-7-and-8-1/ Support contact https://support.ccleaner.com/s/contact-form?language=en_US&form=general or support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noesis Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 Yeah, I knew about this and personally I think it's just plain wrong that they're doing this. Support is just an excuse, it's not like these new chips are too weak to handle the old software - it's all about they just want you on win 10 and they don't care about users having a choice. I'm actually interested to see how long it takes for a workaround to become available for this though, I'm pretty sure someone out there is seeing this as something to solve simply because It's not meant to be done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted April 2, 2017 Moderators Share Posted April 2, 2017 Saw a YouTube video on this last week, and the guy said they could allow updates if they wanted too but won't in order to force people onto Win10. And once on Win10 they will spy on them and harvest their info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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