On Wed, 19 Apr 2023, Brian Inglis wrote: > As 32 bit Windows systems are no longer getting security updates, > recommendations for similar legacy systems include running them in VMs with > access to update executables and libraries blocked.
There is a 32-bit variant of Windows 10; Windows 10 is scheduled to be supported until October 2025. Personally, I have a tablet, which shipped with Windows 8 and has a 64-bit-capable Atom processor, that nonetheless has a 32-bit UEFI firmware without legacy boot support, and is thus incapable of booting a 64-bit edition of Windows. I have gotten the free upgrades to 8.1 (as soon as I bought it) and then 10 when it came out. I just wanted to correct the record that 32-bit Windows is already out of support, or the general implication that they don't really matter anymore. Maybe they don't, but maybe people don't realize that systems of 64-bit processor vintage doesn't mean that a system can actually boot a 64-bit Windows, even though it could otherwise run it (and can in a virtual machine, though it's painful due to lack of RAM, and now lack of VM software that still supports 32-bit Windows ;) ). -- Problem reports: https://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: https://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: https://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: https://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
