Updates for Windows 7 and 8.1 on Kaby and Ryzen are now blocked
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Well, the day has arrived. We previously reported that Microsoft had plans to block users of Kaby Lake and Ryzen systems from installing or updating Windows 7 and Windows 8.1. The company has gone ahead with the plan. Owners of systems with those CPUs inside should now see the error screen below when using Windows Update. The company notes that users may also receive an "unknown error" with code 80240037.
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