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Windows 7 should work fine, the main issue is finding the drivers for them, as the manufacturers might not be making them for 7 anymore. You could always use a site like the Win-Raid forums for help on that though. Forum - Win-Raid Forum (Drivers - Firmware - Modding)
The integrated GPU on coffee lake will not work on win7, but that's not an issue as long as you use a video card.
The USB 3 ports on a z370 will not work on win7 unless you go through some gyrations. Here is a link on how to do it.
How to install Windows 7 on Coffee Lake PC (Z370 chipset MB - Asus Maximus X Hero) - Overclock.net - An Overclocking Community
windows update will not work on win7 with coffee lake by default, but you can get around that using the wufuc tool
GitHub - zeffy/wufuc: Disables the "Unsupported Hardware" message in Windows Update, and allows you to continue installing updates on Windows 7 and 8.1 systems with Intel Kaby Lake, AMD Ryzen, or other unsupported processors.
well that's just great, looks like i'm doomed to use win 10 and have to deal with this forced v-sync issue that makes my 144hz/60hz dual monitor setup not work well.
edit: actually, i followed the first link and saw that it's for ASUS Maximus X Hero. I'm on an HP Pavilion Power 580-199ng. Do the instructions work for any model or is it only for the maximus?
Move into the future guys....I have W10 on another machine and it's really not that hard to get used to....I'm beginning to like it more then my W7 machine..
If you keep Windows 7 after the expiration date you are asking for trouble.....
If you have some programs that you really need to run on W7 and don't need internet then keep it for that and cut the cable.
Pretend it's a new version of LOL...You'll learn it quick enough.
I am not that familiar with sync but I have read there are ways to disable it in W10...Google it and see what you find if you haven't already.