But will it take advantage of all of Ryzen’s capabilities? That seems less likely. “This enables us to focus on deep integration between Windows and the silicon, while maintaining maximum reliability and compatibility with previous generations of platform and silicon.”Īt this point, AMD has “verified”, or tested, that a Windows 7 PC powered by Ryzen will boot. “As new silicon generations are introduced, they will require the latest Windows platform at that time for support,” a Microsoft spokeswoman said last August. (As it is, Microsoft only grudgingly added support for Intel’s prior Skylake chip on Windows 10 after customer complaints.) Microsoft stopped mainstream support for Windows 7 in 2015, and extended support will end in 2020. Windows 7, for example, simply couldn’t anticipate features that chip vendors would include later. The reason Microsoft gave for tying Windows 10 to Kaby Lake and Ryzen was simple: Silicon and software needs to be designed and shipped in close conjunction, so that the software can support the features of the processor and vice versa. Microsoft’s busy building features like Game Mode into Windows 10 to lure PC gamers onto its most modern OS. AMD’s messaging, however, is a return to the status quo: If you want to run AMD’s latest chip, you should have Windows 10, too. If AMD supplied Ryzen drivers for Windows 7, all would be well: Windows 7 users could continue to game on their older, stabler OS. Why PC enthusiasts should care: Though Windows 10 is Microsoft’s most modern OS, with support for the latest APIs and drivers, a dedicated base of gamers has stuck with Windows 7.
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