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Dell support for Windows 7 and 8.1 on the Skylake chipset

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This article provides the information on "Dell Windows 7 and 8.1 support for Intel Skylake chipset systems".



The Silicon Support policy for Skylake has been extended to 2020

On January 15, 2016 Microsoft announced new support policies limiting support for Skylake systems with Windows 7 taking effect in July 2018. Since then, Microsoft received feedback from customers at various stages of planning and deployment of Windows 10 expressing that they would benefit from some additional time to manage these migrations. Based on this feedback, Microsoft has now updated the operating system support policies for Skylake chipsets providing all critical updates for Windows 7 until January 14, 2020 and for Windows 8.1 until January 10, 2023.

This policy update is designed to help organizations such as yours purchase modern hardware with confidence, while continuing to manage their migrations to Windows 10. As you upgrade to Windows 10 on Skylake devices, you can benefit from the latest capabilities that come from modern hardware and software.
 


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NOTE: Microsoft originally indicated Skylake support would end in 2017. On March 17, 2016, Microsoft announced they extended this support through July 2018.
 

Latitude 12 7000 Series (E7270, 7280)

Latitude 14 7000 Series (E7370)

Latitude 14 7000 Series (E7470, 7480)

Latitude 12 5000 Series (E5270)

Latitude 14 5000 Series (E5470, 5480)

Latitude 15 5000 Series (E5570, 5580)

Latitude 13 3000 Series (3380)

Latitude 14 3000 Series (3470, 3480)

Latitude 15 3000 Series (3570, 3580)

Latitude 12 7000 Series 2-in-1 (7275)

Latitude 11 5000 Series 2-in-1 (5175)

Latitude 11 5000 Series 2-in-1 (5179)

Latitude 14 Rugged Extreme 7414

Latitude 12 Rugged Extreme 7214

Latitude 12 Rugged Tablet 7202

Latitude 14 Rugged Extreme 5414

Latitude 13 Notebook 7370

OptiPlex 7000 Series (7040, 7050)

OptiPlex 5000 Series (5040, 5050)

OptiPlex 3000 Series (3040, 3050)

OptiPlex 7000 Series All-in-One (7440, 7450)

OptiPlex 5000 Series All-in-One (5250)

OptiPlex 3000 Series All-in-One (3240, 3050)

Precision 15 7000 Series (7510, 7520)

Precision 15 5000 Series (5510, 5520)

Precision 15 3000 Series (3510, 3520)

Precision 17 7000 Series (7710, 7720)

Precision Tower 3000 Series (3420)

Precision Tower 3000 Series (3620)

Precision All-in-One (5720)

Vostro 24 5000 Series (5450)

Vostro Desktop 3000 Series (3650, 3660, 3667)

Vostro Desktop 3000 Series (3653)

Vostro Desktop 3000 Series (3250, 3267, 3967)

Vostro 14 5000 Series (5459, 5568)

Vostro 14 3000 Series (3459, 3468)

Vostro 15 3000 Series (3559, 3568)

Inspiron 17 7000 Series (5759)

Inspiron 14 5000 Series (5457)

Inspiron 14 5000 Series (5459, 5568)

Inspiron 15 5000 Series (5557)

Inspiron 15 5000 Series (5559)

Inspiron 14 3000 Series (3459)

Inspiron 14 3000 Series (3467)

Inspiron 15 3000 Series (3559)

Inspiron 15 3000 Series (3567)

Inspiron 20 3000 Series All-in-One (3059)

Inspiron Desktop 3000 Series (3250)

Inspiron Desktop 3000 Series (3650)

Inspiron 24 7000 Series All-in-One (7459)

Inspiron 24 5000 Series All-in-One (5459)

Inspiron 24 3000 Series All-in-One (3459)

Inspiron 24 3000 Series All-in-One (3263)

XPS 15 (9550)

XPS 13 (9350)

XPS 8900

Alienware X51 R3

Alienware 13 R2

Alienware 15 R2

Alienware 17 R3

Embedded Box PC 5000

 


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Latitude 7370, Latitude 7414 Rugged, Latitude 3470, Latitude 3570, Latitude 7202 Rugged Tablet, Latitude E5270, Latitude E5470, Latitude E7470

Last Published Date

21 Feb 2021

Version

3

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