Confirmed: Windows 10 may cut off devices with older CPUs

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No Windows 10 Creators Update for you, Microsoft says-at least, not if you happen to be the unlucky owner of certain older Atom-based Windows devices, and other aging models in the future.

After stories arose of failed attempts to upgrade such hardware to the Creators Update, Microsoft confirmed late Wednesday that any hardware device that falls out of the manufacturer's support cycle may be ineligible for future Windows 10 updates.

In the case of the four "Clover Trail" processors that have fallen into Intel's End of Interactive Support phase, they will be ineligible for the Windows 10 Creators Update, Microsoft confirmed.

Instead, they'll simply be offered the Windows 10 Anniversary Update, plus security updates through January, 2023, the end of the original Windows 8.1 support period.

Devices that use Intel's Clover Trail chips "Require additional hardware support to provide the best possible experience when updating to the latest Windows 10 feature update, the Windows 10 Creators Update," Microsoft said in a statement.

"However, these systems are no longer supported by Intel... and without the necessary driver support, they may be incapable of moving to the Windows 10 Creators Update without a potential performance impact."

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