Multiple Questions... Win7 installs and upgrades

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I know that 7 doesn't support secure boot. Will switching secure boot/tpm and CSM on and off corrupt boot sectors (or) drives? If I install 7 on a GPT partition and then turn off CSM and turn on Secure Boot and TPM to install 10 and/or 11 on different partitions or drives, will I still be able to turn them off and boot back to 7 or 7 and a 10 dual boot? Or will the bootloader be destroyed? Right now I'm booting 7 and 10, but I just installed 7 on a different drive and did an upgrade on that one this week. They were installed with CSM. I think I might leave them and put another 7 on a drive, update to 10, then reinstall 10 with secure boot and tpm and update to 11.
Or would best bet be to reinstall 7 on ntsf and then 10 and 11 dual boot with secure boot? I have no desire to encrypt, but I am banking on the bypass hacks not working at some point in time. And it doesn't take much time to save/load bios settings. I really have no desire to move from 7, but not fond of linux and at some point in time 7 will not be supported by new browsers/software, and I'll definitely be to old to learn new systems then.
 

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If I install 7 on a GPT partition and then turn off CSM and turn on Secure Boot and TPM to install 10 and/or 11 on different partitions or drives, will I still be able to turn them off and boot back to 7 or 7 and a 10 dual boot

yes.

For win7 turn off secure boot and enable csm you can leave tpm on.

(it is possible to boot into win7 without csm, but I am too lazy to explain that)
 

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Yeah I know about 7 without CSM, but I would still have to disable secure boot so its a moot point. Would boot sections become corrupt doin this. Or would other installers try to "fix" my 7 install?
Edit: Ok, think Ill give it a shot. Getting late and I misread you answer initially.
 

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Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
AsRock
OS
Windows 7 x64
CPU
Ryzen 1600AF
Motherboard
Fatal1ty B450 Gaming K4
Memory
GSkill Flare X 2x8 3200
Graphics Card(s)
RX550
Hard Drives
Samsung Evo 970plus nvme (& 3 other SSD/HDD)
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Rosewill
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Rosewill
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CM Hyper 212
You will be fine.
 

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System One System Two

  • Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    OS
    7 X64
    CPU
    i5 8400
    Motherboard
    gigabyte b365m ds3h
    Memory
    2x8gb 3200mhz
    Hard Drives
    various
    PSU
    pure power 11 400w cm
    Case
    Coolermaster
    Cooling
    cryorig m9i
  • Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    OS
    7x64
    CPU
    g5400
    Motherboard
    ga b365m ds3h
    Memory
    8gb ddr4 2400
    PSU
    xfx pro 450w
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