AMD Ryzen would finally not have support for Windows 7, although it has been certified to be used under this operating system and will be so, due to possible compatibility problems of certain technologies.

A few days ago we echoed information that spoke about the compatibility of AMD Ryzen processors with the Windows 7 operating system. That information seems to have turned out to be wrong and only supports Windows 10, so Windows 7 cannot be used in computers with a new generation AMD processor. Theoretically they have validation for both operating systems, but there will only be Ryzen models compatible with Windows 10.

The reasons for exclusive support for Windows 10 by AMD, is a requirement of Microsoft. They do not want hardware companies to allow Windows 7 to be used, as it receives nothing but security updates, and they do not want hardware developers to release products compatible with a terminal operating system. It is also because Windows 7 is from 2009 and of course, this makes it too old, since there are standards that it would not support.

AMD would have verified, on the other hand, that a computer with a Ryzen processor would boot into Windows 7, although this option is not recommended, due to the age of the operating system. One of the biggest drawbacks and for which the use of Windows 7 with AMD Ryzen is not recommended, is that AMD processors make use of different sleep techniques, when it is not in use or is used with high load, so Therefore, stability problems could occur with operating systems older than Windows 10.

Microsoft is clear that Windows 7 is no longer a valid operating system and has limited itself to continuing to maintain security for a couple of years, but urges hardware and software companies to migrate to Windows 10, the operating system that offers important technical improvements compared to its predecessor.

Source: overclock3d