Technology – Microsoft implements a block on Windows 7 and/or Windows 8.1 accessing Windows Update while running on the the latest Intel and/or AMD processor architectures before the end of April 2017.

Created by jbeshir on 2017-03-18; known on 2017-05-01; judged right by jbeshir on 2017-04-14.

• jbeshir estimated 70% on 2017-03-18
• jbeshir said “https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4012982/discusses-an-issue-in-which-you-receive-a-your-pc-uses-a-processor-tha” on 2017-03-18
• PseudonymousUser said “Is it not fully blocked right now?” on 2017-03-18
• jbeshir said “https://arstechnica.co.uk/information-technology/2017/04/windows-7-8-old-cpu-updates-blocked/; it had not been deployed previously, just had a help page up about it, but it has been now.” on 2017-04-14
• jbeshir   judged this prediction right on 2017-04-14.