As you can see below, some Bay Trail devices have already hit the same “End of Interactive Support” problem.Ĭlick to enlarge. Bay Trail used Ivy Bridge-class graphics, but one of Microsoft’s stated reasons for killing product support for Clover Trail was that the devices were no longer supported by Intel. Merrifield and Moorefield both launched prior to Windows 10 and also used PowerVR for graphics (G6430 in this case). Bay Trail devices began shipping in 2013 and mostly ran Windows 8.1 as well. What’s less clear is how Microsoft will handle this issue with other SoCs. (If you own an Atom, you can check to see if it’s a Clover Trail CPU here.) Microsoft will still provide security updates through January 2023, meaning no users will be dumped off the bandwagon early, at least as far as security is concerned. Where does this leave Clover Trail, Other Atom Devices?Ĭlover Trail owners will be limited to version 1607 (Anniversary Update) of Windows 10. A support note from Acer indicated it was working with Microsoft to add compatibility for these chips, but The Verge appears to have dumped cold water all over that claim. Intel used PowerVR Series 5XT drivers for Clover Trail and Clover Trail+, and apparently either Intel or Imagination Technologies (or both) aren’t planning to update them any time soon. Microsoft later issued an updated statement that included the following: “A device may not be able to receive updates if the device hardware is incompatible, lacking current drivers, or otherwise outside of the Original Equipment Manufacturer’s (OEM) support period.”Īccording to ZDNet’s Ed Bott, there’s some evidence that this is a GPU driver issue. When Terry Myerson first made his claim about updating for the supported lifetime of the device, it confused rather than clarified the situation.
Microsoft has pledged to continue offering security fixes for Clover Trail devices that upgraded to Windows 10 through 2023, according to The Verge, but that these products will receive no new features or non-security updates. Clover Trail got the previous Anniversary Update (1607), but can’t install the Creators Update (1703). Under the new Windows-as-a-service model, Microsoft only supports previous versions of its operating system for 18 months. Under the 5+5 update system, a Clover Trail owner who stayed with Windows 8.1 would receive feature updates through 2018 and security updates through 2023. Devices like the Samsung ATIV were some of the first Clover Trail products.Ĭlover Trail systems were sold from 2012 to 2015, typically with Windows 8.0 or 8.1 installed.
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