Intel's next-generation Kaby Lake processor can only use Windows 10

  

Computer store news: Intel and Microsoft are the two major powers of the PC era. Although they have their own plans, they will work closely together, for example, in system support. Microsoft has announced a policy that Intel Skylake's six-generation Core platform will only support Windows 10 from July 17, 2017, and it will be extended by one year. But that's not over, Intel's eight-generation Core Kaby Lake, which will be released later this year, and Apollo Lake, the entry-level platform that is scheduled to debut at the end of June, will only support Windows 10 directly.


These policies have little impact on the average user, but they will seriously impact various professional fields. For example, industrial PC (IPC) vendors are very worried because the current IPC solutions are generally With an entry-level processor with Windows 7, and if Intel and Microsoft unite to force everyone to use Windows 10, it will definitely have a serious negative impact on the market.

Given the strong resolute attitude of Intel and Microsoft, most IPC vendors plan to extend the life cycle of their old products and observe changes in the situation before making further adjustments.

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