Solved Dual boot Windows 10 with windows 7 ?

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I have just installed Windows 7 Ultimate on my laptop, I would also like to put Windows 10 on here as
well. Although I have dual booted Linux and Windows in the past, I have no experience with dual-booting
Windows and Windows. This laptop has the UEFI bios, with GPT, I have experience with legacy bios and
MBR partitioning but UEFI is new to me. Can someone point me in the right direction? Preferably with graphical tools. I have used DiskPart in the past but crashed my machine as a result.
Thank you.
Edit: I have a windows 10 install DVD and a Windows 10 license.
 
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My Computer My Computer

Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Acer Aspire M
OS
windows 7 home premium 64 bit
Memory
6 gb
Hard Drives
250 gb ssd
Antivirus
AVG
Browser
Firefox

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
home built
OS
Multi-Boot W7_Pro_x64 W8.1_Pro_x64 W10_Pro_x64 +Linux_VMs +Chromium_VM
CPU
AMD Athlon II x4 620
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-MA785G-UD3H
Memory
6GB GSkill DDR2 800
Graphics Card(s)
AMD 4670 GPU + AMD 4200 IGP
Sound Card
on board Realtek ALC889A
Monitor(s) Displays
RCA 40" LCD TV, Insignia 32" LCD TV, HP 15" LCD monitor
Screen Resolution
1680 x 1050
Hard Drives
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB,
Samsung F3 1TB (3),
Several others - WD, Seagate, Hitachi, ...
PSU
Corsair 500 W
Case
Rosewill mid tower
Cooling
CM 90mm rifle
Keyboard
Gyration wireless, Logitech wireless, Dell USB wired
Mouse
Gyration wireless, Logitech wireless, V7 USB wired
Internet Speed
Spectrum - 100Mbps D / 10Mbps U
Antivirus
Avast, MBAM3, EMET, WinPatrol
Browser
Pale Moon, Firefox, IE
Other Info
2 multi-boot PC's
Mainly HTPC/Office/Gen purpose (no gaming).
Trendnet USB KVM.
LG DVD burner/Blue Ray Player.
Tray system for removable SATA backup drives.

Not currently OCd, under-volted.
I use Hybrid sleep, rarely re-boot or shutdown.

Hauppauge HD-PVR, Avermedia PCIe TV Tuner, Hauppauge PCI TV Tuner.
Thank you.
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Acer Aspire M
OS
windows 7 home premium 64 bit
Memory
6 gb
Hard Drives
250 gb ssd
Antivirus
AVG
Browser
Firefox
You're welcome.
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
home built
OS
Multi-Boot W7_Pro_x64 W8.1_Pro_x64 W10_Pro_x64 +Linux_VMs +Chromium_VM
CPU
AMD Athlon II x4 620
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-MA785G-UD3H
Memory
6GB GSkill DDR2 800
Graphics Card(s)
AMD 4670 GPU + AMD 4200 IGP
Sound Card
on board Realtek ALC889A
Monitor(s) Displays
RCA 40" LCD TV, Insignia 32" LCD TV, HP 15" LCD monitor
Screen Resolution
1680 x 1050
Hard Drives
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB,
Samsung F3 1TB (3),
Several others - WD, Seagate, Hitachi, ...
PSU
Corsair 500 W
Case
Rosewill mid tower
Cooling
CM 90mm rifle
Keyboard
Gyration wireless, Logitech wireless, Dell USB wired
Mouse
Gyration wireless, Logitech wireless, V7 USB wired
Internet Speed
Spectrum - 100Mbps D / 10Mbps U
Antivirus
Avast, MBAM3, EMET, WinPatrol
Browser
Pale Moon, Firefox, IE
Other Info
2 multi-boot PC's
Mainly HTPC/Office/Gen purpose (no gaming).
Trendnet USB KVM.
LG DVD burner/Blue Ray Player.
Tray system for removable SATA backup drives.

Not currently OCd, under-volted.
I use Hybrid sleep, rarely re-boot or shutdown.

Hauppauge HD-PVR, Avermedia PCIe TV Tuner, Hauppauge PCI TV Tuner.
Reading the tutorial, I see it is for installing from a USB Stick not a DVD, although there are some
common denominators, I will look for something specific to DVD media installation.

Edit: Success, after some trial and error I now have Windows 7 Ultimate and
Windows 10 Home Edition, dual booted on this laptop.
Thanks for the help.
 
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My Computer My Computer

Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Acer Aspire M
OS
windows 7 home premium 64 bit
Memory
6 gb
Hard Drives
250 gb ssd
Antivirus
AVG
Browser
Firefox
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