Missing Driver when downgrading from W10 to W7Pro?  

You should be able to get win 7 drivers from the motherboard/ laptop manufacturer site.

Nobody can give any other advice, because you haven't told us the laptop machine and model.

my laptop

HP only has Windows 10 drivers for this model. Some hardware may not have drivers, even drivers from some other source, available for Win 7 and thus not all devices/ports will work.


Best option is to leave it with Win 10 for full capability.

Drivers have to come from the manufacturer and any more they only go with 10. So unless you can write your own your best bet on new devices is to downgrade to 10.

You can go with Linux.

I'm 81 but accepted Win 10. Managing "change" is required. But, I'm a retired Computer and electronics techie.

I seriously doubt that you will be able to find all the needed drivers.

I also work the Dell forums and have seen similar issues with users that wanted to install Win 7 on a new Dell so its not just a HP issue.

Mike Lynch said:

For me, W10 just doesn't do it.
I am 74, used XP and W7 since they came out.
My mind and needs are not in tune with W8, W8.1 or 10.
I prefer a Flip Phone vs. a Smart Phone.
Any recommendations on 'potential' places or ways to get any Drivers would be appreciated.

You could try SDI, it is pretty good. Snappy Driver Installer - Install and Update Drivers for Free

Check in device manager or under msinfo32>components>problem devices to get the ID for your network device.

You can export the ID as a text file. Then on a working machine, search the net for that ID.

Example:





Then search fot the pnp id on the net

e.g. the problem device in the screenshots above:

PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1E22&SUBSYS_50011458&REV_04\3&11583659&0&FB