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
    2017-04-12T09:45:58+00:00

    You mean just right out of the blue you see a message like this:

    Or do you only see it when performing a Windows Update operation?

    That feature came along with the optional update KB4012218 which you can read about here:

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4012218/march-2017-preview-of-monthly-quality-rollup-for-windows-7-sp1-and-windows-server-2008-r2-sp1

    Since KB4012218 contains no security updates/features and it is optional it is probably something your system can live without.

    Look in Control Panel, Windows Update, Installed Updates and if you see KB4012218 listed, uninstall it, reboot and then see how things look.

    If KB4012218 is offered to you again you can right click and hide it so (hopefully) you will never see it again.

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