And I thought we could get by with Windows 7 until 2020.
By Matthew Hughes at MakeUseOf.com…
If you intend to use Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 in the foreseeable future, you should know that Microsoft plans to make it harder for you.If you’ve got a current generation Intel Skylake processor, they’re going to stop issuing security updates for these older supported versions of Windows in about eighteen months. Furthermore, Microsoft is refusing to support anything less than Windows 10 on Intel’s upcoming Kaby Lake processors, period.
Source: Why Windows 7 Won’t Work On Intel’s Current & Next Gen CPUs