Dual boot win 11 64 bit and win 7 64 bit

[Bazza778]

Hey I have a HP Laptop that I would like to dual boot windows 11 and windows 7 from the same drive.

I have partitioned the drive and used Rufus 3,20 to create a bootable windows 7 usb drive.
I restart my laptop and depending on which version of windows 7 i try to install one of two things happens.
1. Windows 7 loads the files before the choose your language screen appears and then freezes at starting setup.
2, Windows 7 goes through its setup process, asks to restart and then freezes at the starting windows screen after restarting. In both cases I can use my laptops keyboard but can not use the mouse pad.
Any advice please.

Processor AMD Ryzen 5 4500U with Radeon Graphics 2.38 GHz
Installed RAM 8.00 GB (7.36 GB usable)
Device ID 7E606C80-95F0-45CC-9B44-A987F39021A4
Product ID 00325-82042-74878-AAOEM
System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor
Pen and touch No pen or touch input is available for this display

Edition Windows 11 Home
Version 22H2
Installed on ‎09/‎10/‎2022
OS build 22621.674
Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.22634.1000.0

Thanks in advance

Barry

 

[Megahertz07]

Welcome to the Forum

Win 7 isn't compatible with secure boot and fast boot (BIOS settings) that is required to normal Win 11 install but not to run it. So you have to disable secure boot and fast boot.

New (related to Win 7) computers require drivers that isn't on Win 7 installation files. You have to add them to your Win 7 installation files.

Update your Win 7 installation media

Windows 7 on B550 With Ryzen 5 CPU

 

[Bazza778]

Thank you for your help and advice Megahertz07 I will give this a try and get back to you.

 

[Megahertz07]

To install win 7 on a laptop is a bigger challenge as they are made and set to work with Win 10/11.
SIW2 is the expert on installing win 7 on an unsupported hardware.

 

[Bazza778]

Hi [FONT=&quot]Megahertz07[/FONT]

I have followed the instructions given. I ran 7UPv64I.zip program as admin from C: drive, I did not use Simplix. The program added drivers and updates and then finnished. I went to the folder that i had extracted the Windows 7 installation files and used Poweriso to create an iso file. I used Rufus 3,20 to create a bootable USB, I disabled secure boot in the Bios, I could not find fast boot in the Bios. I restarted my laptop and windows 7 loaded the files/drivers it needs to start setup but Windows 7 hung at the starting windows screen.

Processor AMD Ryzen 5 4500U with Radeon Graphics 2.38 GHz
Installed RAM 8.00 GB (7.36 GB usable)
Device ID 7E606C80-95F0-45CC-9B44-A987F39021A4
Product ID 00325-82042-74878-AAOEM
System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor
Pen and touch No pen or touch input is available for this display

Edition Windows 11 Home
Version 22H2
Installed on ‎09/‎10/‎2022
OS build 22621.674
Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.22634.1000.0

Thanks in advance

Barry

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Hi Megahertz07

I have followed the instructions given. I ran 7UPv64I.zip program as admin from C: drive, I did not use Simplix. The program added drivers and updates and then finnished. I went to the folder that i had extracted the Windows 7 installation files and used Poweriso to create an iso file. I used Rufus 3,20 to create a bootable USB, I disabled secure boot in the Bios, I could not find fast boot in the Bios. I restarted my laptop and windows 7 loaded the files/drivers it needs to start setup but Windows 7 hung at the starting windows screen.

Processor AMD Ryzen 5 4500U with Radeon Graphics 2.38 GHz
Installed RAM 8.00 GB (7.36 GB usable)
Device ID 7E606C80-95F0-45CC-9B44-A987F39021A4
Product ID 00325-82042-74878-AAOEM
System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor
Pen and touch No pen or touch input is available for this display

Edition Windows 11 Home
Version 22H2
Installed on ‎09/‎10/‎2022
OS build 22621.674
Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.22634.1000.0

Thanks in advance

Barry

 

[Megahertz07]

Witch drivers did you add?

 

[Bazza778]

I am not Sure, just the drivers the program found from win 7. I assumed the program had its own drivers to add to win 7 to make it work on my laptop.

 

[SIW2]

Post #3 at the beginning of this thread: Update your Win 7 installation media

For AMD Ryzen cpu and motherboards by canonkong:
Win-x-Ryzen-driver

since the canonkong Pure drivers for mainboards and CPUs include usb3, delete the uxhci and uasp drivers from the 7UP drivers folder and use canonkongs driverpack instead.

I dont know which of the two canonkong apu video drivers is best for your system. I would try the Pure drivers for Ryzen APU Video driver 21.11.1