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>What happens when new hardware is designed to prevent the installation of 7?
What new hardware? The PC I built two years ago, designed for games that came out six years ago, is still powerful enough to play the latest titles, not that I care about that anyways because...
> Or when 7 simply can't recognize it anymore due to lack of drivers?
Anon, DirectX12 is compatible with Windows 7.
EVERYTHING that has been released in recent years is compatible with Windows 7. The only reason why you
CAN'T run things on Windows 7 is because M$ literally forces companies to discontinue support of it if theu want continued access to their runtimes. Even vidya companies who managed to access DX12 runtimes for W7 were required to sign an NDA in order to use them.