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Computers that have blocked from receiving future Windows 10 updates will become outdated early next year if Microsoft doesn't address the incompatibility issue. This will force the users of these PCs to buy new devices.
The issue affects computers built around Intel's Atom Clover Trail processors, reports ZDNet.
The chips are featured in entry-level PCs that came out in 2012 or later. The PCs shipped with Windows 8 or Windows 8.1, and Microsoft made Windows 10 available to them as a free update.
Windows 10 is both newer and much easier to use than Windows 8 and 8.1, so upgrading would have been a no-brainer, the report points out.
Now, these PCs are unable to install the Windows 10 Creators Update. If you attempt doing so, a message pops up saying: "Windows 10 is no longer supported on this PC."
That means they're stuck on version 1607 of the operating system. Since each Windows 10 update only receives security updates for 18 months, the 1607 build - which was released publicly in August 2016 - will lose Microsoft's support next year, the ZDNet points out.
The computers will still be functional, but minus the regular security buffer, which will make them susceptible to bugs and other viruses.
Acer says the Atom Z2760, Atom Z2520, Atom Z2560 and Atom Z2580 are not compatible with the Windows 10 Creators Update.
However, it underlines, "Microsoft is working with us to help provide compatible drivers to address this incompatibility."
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