No, Windows 10 1809 did not remove compatibility for older computers.
No, Windows 10 1809 did not remove compatibility for older computers.
I'm discussing this again since I really can't make it clear. I own an IBM ThinkPad X60 with a Core Duo 32-bit CPU and 3GB of RAM. I can run Linux, FreeBSD, and Windows 7 without any problems for my needs. A few months ago I even managed to boot Windows 10, but not since then. The new Windows 10 1809 ISO won't start, everything freezes at the Windows logo instead of spinning. Clearly it's an x86 version only. Old Windows 10 ISO 1803 works fine, but even upgrading to 1809 causes the same issue—last known working version for this PC is 1803. I think Windows 10 1809 might have dropped compatibility, anyone know?
What happens if you plug the laptop HDD to a PC that is BIOS based (or UEFI disabled) as the main drive of the system, then have other PC, install Windows 10 32-bit (not 64-bit), create your account, update it, wait for Windows to finish installing all the Store apps, update all apps (might as well do that). then shut i down, and lastly plug the HDD back to your laptop and turn it on. Does Windows 10 boot?
I switched from a virtual machine, but it didn’t work. Kept seeing the Windows logo again—maybe I should stick to the older version.