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July 18th, 2017, 08:35 AM
Microsoft cuts off Windows 10 support early for some PCs
An entire generation of PCs, most only three or four years old, are now unable to receive new feature updates to Windows 10. If Microsoft doesn't deliver a
patch within the next six to nine months, those PCs could be cut off from security fixes.
http://zdnet3.cbsistatic.com/hub/i/r/2014/07/22/d159b209-1174-11e4-9732-00505685119a/thumbnail/40x40/fa1045ee5ac3825d5122a1105b1568df/ed-bott.jpg (http://www.zdnet.com/meet-the-team/us/ed-bott/) By Ed Bott (http://www.zdnet.com/meet-the-team/us/ed-bott/) for The Ed Bott Report (http://www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/) | July 17, 2017 -- 01:08 GMT (18:08 PDT) | Topic: Windows 10 (http://www.zdnet.com/topic/windows-10/)
Some PCs that received a free upgrade to Windows 10 less than two years ago are now officially blocked from receiving future updates.
If you are one of the unlucky owners of one of the first 2-in-1 PCs, announced in 2012 and sold throughout 2013 and 2014, your PC was eligible for the free
Windows 10 upgrade in mid-2015, and it also received the Summer 2016 Anniversary Update (version 1607) without any compatibility issues.
But when Windows Update tries to install the March 2017 Creators Update, version 1703, the installation fails with a dire (and confusing) message that reads:
Read The Rest Of The Article Here:
http://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-blocks-windows-10-creators-update-on-some-pcs/
An entire generation of PCs, most only three or four years old, are now unable to receive new feature updates to Windows 10. If Microsoft doesn't deliver a
patch within the next six to nine months, those PCs could be cut off from security fixes.
http://zdnet3.cbsistatic.com/hub/i/r/2014/07/22/d159b209-1174-11e4-9732-00505685119a/thumbnail/40x40/fa1045ee5ac3825d5122a1105b1568df/ed-bott.jpg (http://www.zdnet.com/meet-the-team/us/ed-bott/) By Ed Bott (http://www.zdnet.com/meet-the-team/us/ed-bott/) for The Ed Bott Report (http://www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/) | July 17, 2017 -- 01:08 GMT (18:08 PDT) | Topic: Windows 10 (http://www.zdnet.com/topic/windows-10/)
Some PCs that received a free upgrade to Windows 10 less than two years ago are now officially blocked from receiving future updates.
If you are one of the unlucky owners of one of the first 2-in-1 PCs, announced in 2012 and sold throughout 2013 and 2014, your PC was eligible for the free
Windows 10 upgrade in mid-2015, and it also received the Summer 2016 Anniversary Update (version 1607) without any compatibility issues.
But when Windows Update tries to install the March 2017 Creators Update, version 1703, the installation fails with a dire (and confusing) message that reads:
Read The Rest Of The Article Here:
http://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-blocks-windows-10-creators-update-on-some-pcs/