Microsoft Blocks Windows 7/8 Updates on AMD Ryzen and Intel Kaby Lake Systems
This seems like they have enormous pressure from on high to make sure Windows 7 doesn&#x27;t become another XP that they have to support for 15 years By Any Means Necessary.<p>If circumstances were different, I might even be applauding them for taking strong corrective actions against another XP doomsday scenario, or for moving to rolling release, both of which seem like great plans.<p>The reason I&#x27;m not is that Windows 10 feels unfinished and buggy to me. I gave it more than a chance, I used it as my primary OS for a year and change - but even after all that time, I still felt like I was fighting the OS far too frequently, and when my laptop had to go out for service, I threw Windows 7 on the older backup laptop.<p>So while I advise people who ask me to use Windows 10 if they can tolerate it, I can&#x27;t say that I&#x27;m supportive of their efforts to forcibly move everyone onto their latest platform.<p>(I&#x27;m extremely familiar with running Linux, before anyone jumps in to recommend it - the Windows installs are for running Windows-native software that doesn&#x27;t run well under Linux and for doing things like lots of RDPing that are extremely cumbersome inside Linux. All machines in this story dual-boot.)