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Does Skylake-X have official support for Windows 8.1?

BCorr4
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‎01-25-2020 12:27 AM
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n_scott_pearson
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‎01-25-2020 12:36 AM
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No. 7th Gen and newer processors are only supported on Windows 10.

 

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n_scott_pearson
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‎01-25-2020 12:36 AM
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BTW, extra thought. you *can* use your Windows 8.1 License key to install Windows 10.

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