Making its announcement at Computex, AMD officially removed Windows 10 support from the new Ryzen AI 300 Series platform. Ryzen AI 9HX 370 When we look at the technical specifications page, we see that only 64-bit versions of Windows 11, Ret Hat Enterprise Linux and Ubuntu are now supported.
Yes, Windows 11 is required to benefit from the potential of new artificial intelligence-supported chips. However, users who buy one of the new generation laptops do not have to benefit from the NPU. We do not know the reason for AMD’s restriction. The artificial intelligence focus of Ryzen AI chips and the support of new features in Windows 11 is probably the first reason. However, considering that there are still millions, perhaps more than 1 billion, W10 users, this move seems likely to attract a reaction.
In summary, when you buy a laptop with the last generation Ryzen AI 300 processor, you may not be able to use Windows 10. At least that’s what it looks like right now. Although it has been a long time since the release of Windows 11, there are still many Windows 10 users. There are even people who have never upgraded to Windows 11.
On the other hand, let’s note that Microsoft will not completely abandon Windows 10 support until October 2025. As a matter of fact, it is frustrating that the red team has cut Windows 10 support on its newest mobile platform.
