Install Windows 7x64 on new computer.

[bmw96]

Hello to all.


I am wanting to install windows 7 x64 on a new computer. which ones are better for this and who has had luck doing this. Computer Models listed please. Thanks.

 

[bmw96]

Mods please move my post to appropriate section. thanks.

 

[BrainDamage]

If you want the least hassle with drivers and getting Win7 to install, I'd suggest getting a CPU which came out in 2015 or earlier and going from there on (that means pre-Kaby Lake for Intel, pre-Bristol Ridge for AMD).

After 2015 M$ started forcing CPU and GPU companies to drop official support for Win7. The majority of these components models will still work on Win7 but will need a bit of software tinkering to install and/or run.

 

[bmw96]

Thanks for reply. what i need is a laptop computer with downgrade rights to win7.

 

[SIW2]

Were you expecting another reply to the previous statement?

Why do you need one with downgrade rights? There might be some 4 or 5 yr old second hand ex-business machines around which come with win7 coa. Iirc skylake cpu machines were the last to come with downgrade rights.

 

[bmw96]

I can see that this is not going to happen. Getting win7 on a new laptop. we can close this out.