Windows 7 annoying "Unsupported Hardware" pop ups

Anonymous
2017-04-12T08:22:47+00:00

I, just like most users hate Windows 10 for so many issues and bugs. It has usability issues and so many problems that Windows support team chooses ignore despite multiple complaints. Microsoft knows this very well but they keep hush about all this. Now to add to it, Windows 7 (the best OS so far) keeps giving a warning that my Intel Core i7 (7700k) processor is not supported.

I'm sorry but Windows 10 is officially the **** and buggiest product I've ever used. And I'm never going to switch to it until every problem has been fixed. Please do something about these annoying "unsupported processor" pop ups. If this is not resolved soon I'm going to write an entire blog about this and I'm sure there are many users who feel the same. Now this is not a small issue and I suggest to take this at the highest priority.

Every user should be allowed to use whatever version of Windows that suits their needs and is comfortable to use.

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  1. Anonymous
    2017-12-22T02:23:38+00:00

    First, I'm not a techie.  Second, MS is still not allowing or writing any critical updates for W7.  And now, I'm having problems getting needed hardware updates from Logitech, Intel, and HP.  When trying to download an update, it tried but a MS popup comes up and says it's not allowed and guess what, no update. 

    I don't care about the annoying popup on my screen, I'm worried about what I'm not getting from MS, as I'm sure I need critical updates for security reasons.  When other companies can not update their users software and hardware, then I have a real problem.

    M$ sucks, and so does W10, IMHO.

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  2. Anonymous
    2017-12-15T00:23:53+00:00

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  3. Anonymous
    2017-12-14T21:48:14+00:00

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  4. Anonymous
    2017-12-14T08:48:54+00:00

    Last thing:

    I have another PC with Windows 7

    If I download each update onto my HDD to execute it manually on the one PC with "Hardware not supported", it doesn't work anyway.

    Is there a workaround doing manually? Something from the prompt?

    Excuse me but I tryed before to use Win 10 but I found it stable like Win 98 and I don't like it at all!!!

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  5. Anonymous
    2017-12-13T03:33:41+00:00

    Every future Patch Day's main Security Update, i.e. the Security Quality Monthly Rollup, will bring the issue back. Avoiding the Security Quality Monthly Rollup (e.g. KB4048957) basically means avoiding Windows Update. It does not make a huge difference whether you're going to stop using Windows Update by force or deliberately.

    If you want to make sense out of the situation, install the latest version of the Security Monthly Quality Rollup (KB4054518 as of today) and do not remove it immediately, but only when the next release is available for installation (Patch Day January 2018). In between Patch Days, what you need more than the potential to install updates, is updates actually installed.

    Regards, VZ

    Tks a lot mate

    That's was a doubt rising just after the actual KB4054518 installation: the problem is back.

    You're right, good suggestion, but to bother myself less than possible, I'll do that every two months

    Thanks again!!

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