Windows 7 on newer machines

Discussion in 'Windows 7' started by gordo999, Sep 18, 2023.

  1. siliconbeaver

    siliconbeaver MDL Senior Member

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    home-built computer can run upto 12th gen CPU per people.
    manufactured PC not so lucky. my HP i5-9500 (HP 800 G4/G5) can run Windows 7 but Dell i5-9500 (Dell 7070) wouldn't. no matter what I have tried. install ok but failed at re-boot.
     
  2. Zero Slash

    Zero Slash MDL Novice

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    #82 Zero Slash, Jan 1, 2025
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    Mine is fully functional minus any USB or Ethernet on an MSI B760 board. Anyone have any solutions for me? My keyboard is PS/2 so that works fine, but NONE of my USB ports work (2 or 3, doesn't matter) and my ethernet doesn't work.

    Not sure where to get anything like this.
     
  3. Lt_RasGer

    Lt_RasGer MDL Novice

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  4. samsonite5

    samsonite5 MDL Novice

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    #85 samsonite5, Feb 15, 2025
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    I was wondering, what is the most modern Intel motherboard that Windows 7 (64-bit,SP1) can run now, in 2025?

    I thought the cutoff point was Z590 for 11th Gen Intel CPUs, since 12th Gen Intel CPUs introduced P/E cores, which Windows 7 wouldn't understand? Is this true? Or can it still use them in some limited fashion? Does Windows 7 run on a Z690 motherboard with a 12th Gen Intel CPU with P/E cores?

    Well, I searched the forum, and found a few mentions about running Windows 7 on Z690 and Z790 motherboards. But details on driver compatibility seem sketchy. I think I will stick with Z590 for now.
     
  5. StratoString

    StratoString MDL Novice

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    Need help with Win7 x64 USB/NVMe drivers for B760 + i7-14700F

    Hello everyone!
    I successfully migrated my existing Windows 7 x64 installation (on a SATA SSD) to a new platform:
    • MB: ASUS PRIME B760-PLUS D4
    • CPU: Intel Core i7-14700F
    The system boots fine up to the desktop, but I have no working USB ports, so the mouse and keyboard are dead.
    Could someone please share live download links for working modified USB 3.0/3.1 and NVMe drivers compatible with Intel 700-series chipsets / Raptor Lake? I need to integrate them into my offline system.
    Thank you in advance!
     
  6. Muffin Top

    Muffin Top MDL Member

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    Simplix integrated USB 3 and NVMe drivers. Their USB 3 drivers are working for me (I haven't tried their NVMe drivers).
     
  7. StratoString

    StratoString MDL Novice

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    Thanks, I know that. But I can't find these drivers anywhere to download. That's why I wrote this post. By the way, what chipset do you have? I was talking about the B760. Do you still have a working download link?
     
  8. ILikeTechnology

    ILikeTechnology MDL Novice

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    #89 ILikeTechnology, Jun 3, 2026
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  9. shhnedo

    shhnedo MDL Guru

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    You shouldn't be linking that. It's a homebrew image and not allowed here.

    @StratoString simplix uses this usb driver stack and the above mentioned NVMe KBs(either them for boot.wim/winre.wim or the big convenience rollup for install.wim, as it contains them and replaces over 100 older updates).
     
  10. ILikeTechnology

    ILikeTechnology MDL Novice

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    My apologieso_O Will edit this
     
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  11. Muffin Top

    Muffin Top MDL Member

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    I think it's a Q270 with 6th gen processor (the last gen that supported legacy boot, they say).

    I'm now remembering back to a year ago, when I set this up, and I've realized that I had to download a USB driver stack linked in this forum, and it worked well. I was having difficulty with the USB 3 drivers working after Simplix, so using the separate link in this forum worked better.
     
  12. shhnedo

    shhnedo MDL Guru

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    @Muffin Top H310M-HDV + i3-8100 boots windows 7 with enabled CSM without issues. Even 32-bit. Although the H310 chipset is likely a rebadge of some older chipset.
     
  13. zXeKrup

    zXeKrup MDL Novice

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    Hey guys can anyone help me install uefi win 7 ultimate on my acer spire e15 series, (574G), the one with the 920M nvidia gpu, its getting hard, and i think its drivers are causing the freeze, can anyone help me where tk find them, i need specifically the chipset, usb 3.0, no need for nvme since i use a classic hdd on ahci