With the release of Windows 10, Microsoft brought the world several new features, an improved user interface, and plenty of troubles to keep us busy for weeks to come. One of the main problems that commonly occurs when a new OS is released stems from driver compatibility, as new drivers must be developed for the new operating system. To that end, Sony stated that its Sony Vaio laptops will not get new Windows 10 drivers until sometime in October.
This driver issue is often one of the greatest difficulties a new OS faces, especially for one like Windows which will be used on a diverse range of hardware. Developing these drivers takes time, and until the drivers are ready, users may face a range of problems from program instability to the entire system crashing.
Because new drivers are so important, you want to see them come out as quickly as possible, but that doesn’t look like it will happen for Sony’s Vaio laptops. Sony stated that the Vaio laptops that came pre-installed with Windows 8.1 won’t see Windows 10 driver updates until October. If your Vaio has an older OS, the problem only gets worse.
Systems that came pre-installed with Windows 8 won’t receive Windows 10 drivers until November. A date hasn’t been set for Windows 7 systems, but it will likely be some time after the Windows 8 systems.
Although some drivers, such as those for the GPU, can be updated manually as new drivers are developed, it is unlikely that all of the drivers the system needs can be obtained this way. The end result is that users of these laptops will face difficulties trying to use Windows 10 until Sony has driver updates ready.
For the time being, it is probably best if owners of these laptops avoid upgrading to Windows 10 until updates for their system have been sent out.
