Installing Windows 7 on the Surface Pro 1


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    Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021, Windows 8.1 Pro x64, Windows 7 Ultimate X64
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    Installing Windows 7 on the Surface Pro 1


    I've wondered for a while but how can I install windows 7 on the Surface Pro 1? I googled it and found something from here but the link to the Windows 7 ISO they use was removed for piracy, and I can't find anything else on how.
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    Windows 7 Pro 64-bit
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    maybe not worth.

    but if you want, can try this post

    How to install Windows 7 on a Surface Pro, or a UEFI-only

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    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP3
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    The alternative for an old Surface Pro might be to install Winux7 (aka Winux 7), free from Macrohard. A labour-of-love ‘makeover’ mod of the Linux Mint 20.3-Una OS, made to very closely resemble Windows 7.
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    Windows 11 x64
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    siliconbeaver said:
    maybe not worth.

    but if you want, can try this post

    How to install Windows 7 on a Surface Pro, or a UEFI-only


    I am the OG creator of this post
    VaniTS said:
    I've wondered for a while but how can I install windows 7 on the Surface Pro 1? I googled it and found something from here but the link to the Windows 7 ISO they use was removed for piracy, and I can't find anything else on how.
    Ok so if you're gonna install 7 on the SP1 this is basically how I did it:
    - get a Windows 10 ISO. Remove the Windows 10 install.wim and replace it with Windows 7 install.wim- get EFI files from FlashBootPro. You can get it from here: Just a moment... I’d put this in a folder on the root of the iso. Copy the EFI folder in the flashbootpro folder in the XP2ESD pack. - since u hv a Surface Pro 1 use NTLite to integrate Intel HD 4000 graphics (https://dl.driverpack.io/driverpacks...0.5161-drp.zip) USB 3.0 drivers (either can be found in XP2ESD files, or try this: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachmen...084952af41465&), there is a WiFi driver for 7 but sadly it doesn’t work :frowning: so you have to use an adapter)- boot the setup (win7 with win10 pe). Hit shift+f10, type in “setup.exe /noreboot”
    - go thru setup as normally
    - after setup closes, go back to CMD and type in diskpart. We r gonna need to make the boot partition visible to the setup. Type in these commands:
    sel dis 0
    lis vol (look for ur boot partition b/w 100-500 mb)
    sel vol (whatever number ur boot partition is)
    assign letter w
    exit
    - open notepad by typing in “notepad”. Turn on view for all files. Go to ur boot partition. Move ur BCD (should be found in EFI/Microsoft/Boot) to the root of the partition. Delete the EFI folder (make sure u don’t delete BCD).
    - go back to the folder with the FlashBootPro EFI files. Copy the EFI folder to the boot partition. Move the BCD back to the new EFI/Microsoft/Boot.
    - reboot. Setup will continue normally

    its honestly rly cool. u can also install XP and Vista on the SP1
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    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP3
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    Thanks for the workflow. The lack of a WiFi driver sounds like a bit of a drawback. I have a refurbished Surface Pro 3 as a low-cost replacement for my increasingly annoying Kindle 10" Android tablet, and I might try your workflow on it in due course - if I do I report back here on if the WiFi driver works or not with SP3.
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