Windows 7 installation help for Intel Skylake and Kaby Lake laptops

While I also would prefer Windows 7 laptop with the most recent GPU, eg. Nvidia GTX1650-1660ti, I’ve found this quality laptop from Asus with Amd Ryzen 7 3750H processor. I still searching how good is this CPU, but wounder if AMD more Windows 7 compatibel than Intel 8th and 9th gen?

 

There are a couple of threads mentioning the 3750H:

http://forum.notebookreview.com/search/22575351/?q=3750H&o=relevance

Probably best to strike up discussions on that CPU there. AMD has gotten better about supporting Windows 7 "unofficially" with drivers, but it's going to be an issue to resolve machine by machine, also with Windows 8.1 support at some point.

Good luck

 

Very interesting laptop indeed.

It may work, I've found a guide, which I have re-worked how to mod the Ryzen mobile Windows 10 driver to Windows 7.

1) Download the Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.4.3 Optional Driver
2) Run the downloaded file and give the location to extract files
3) Go to Packages\Drivers\Display\WT6A_INF
4) Open U0341662.inf in notepad (F4 in Total Commander)
5) Find this section [ATI.Mfg.NTamd64.10.0]
6) Copy content of this section
7) Find section [ATI.Mfg.NTamd64.6.1]
8) Paste everything to this section
9) Save file
10) Either try to run the installer or just Install drivers via Device Manager and select folder where you have modified U0341662.inf file

I think I'll buy a cheaper Dell Ryzen laptop to do some tests and if the modded driver working I might buy the mentioned ASUS laptop too.

 

Any news if the process working?

 

I will buy something. A cheap Dell, or straight that mentioned super Asus.

 

Or a cheap refurb Thinkpad T series with W7 native drivers. Haha...

 

So i had that cheap AMD Ryzen dell laptop, and actually i have installed Windows 7 on it, but I have got blue screen time to time and every time when i tried to install the AMD GPU. It is some short of acpi issue as i reading other forums, not even the desktop APUs working with Windows 7.
Otherwise non APUs, but Ryzen processors up to the newest Matisse 3rd Gen Ryzen, they do work with Windows 7!

I 'fixed' Windows 7 USB support for Matisse / Ryzen 3000 on X370 / X470

It means, there is still life for Windows 7!
And because exist a few wonderful mini ITX motherboards and sleek house like Fractal design node 202, I decided to sell my laptops and use instead a custom build mini PC with the most recent AMD and Nvidia hardware, a 27” Asus 144hz IPS monitor and of course Windows 7. What a dream combination, I could newer find it in a laptop! And I think I won’t even miss the laptop’s portability, since if I travel I take Ipad anyway...

All right, so because now only few of you interested to use Windows 7 and not even working with the newest laptops, these thread can be closed! Thanks for visiting!

 

Keep up this topic, look at how many views! Windows 7 is still viable, even gets directX 12 support.
Post some screenshots of your new Ryzen PC, I m curious how is that perform, though i am also interested in mini ITX systems.

 

So I bump up this topic, because I was in trouble integrating how to integrating nvme driver and slipstream updates into my Win7 iso file. Good I remembered I wrote it to somewhere . It is a very good complete guide .

 

Thank you Atom Ant
I still use Windows 7 on all my computers and was really grateful for all the information I found here.
I don't think Windows 10 has still reached the same level of information/customization available (not to mention telemetry etc)

I still feel more free with Windows 7.

Only disappointment that I couldn't get the touchpad to work, because of that new touchpad technology (change for change's sake imo) that, alas, windows 7 has no drivers for. (I think I was on kabylake)

 

I am glad you are still on Windows 7 . I also think it is still the best OS and when it is drivered down, quicker and looks so better than Win10. And even the newest games like Red Read Redemption 2 runs awesome, so still absolutely usable operating system .
To bad there is still no driver for your touchpad. Have you checked this forum?
I find there very interesting Win 7 drivers, for integrating them into my ISO. I want to use an Renior APU with Windows 7 and very curious if i will be able to make it...

 

I much prefer Windows 7 to Windows 10 for general use, but gaming performance on all games I've tested is consistently a few percentage points faster on Windows 10 (identical driver versions), and D3D12on7 games like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare don't work properly on 7.

 

Hi I followed the guide and successfully installed windows 7 on my Kaby Lake. Now I’m installing the drivers. Here are the problems:

Sounds/recording devices/playback devices panel keep crashing when pressed.

Bluetooth Driver: installed successfully and can devices but never connect, always with driver issues of the devices

 

I would try IObit driver booster to see if the software will find different driver versions and if so, try them.

 

That one didn’t work . I’m trying the Windows 7 Image updater by the Polish guy now. My only problem left is just the drivers.

 

Hello, everyone!

I tried installing Windows7 on a Razer Blade 15 with an Intel Core i7-9750H-Coffe Lake H processor.

Tried a lot of options, but the system ends up hanging on the logo. Tried an image from @Atak_Snajpera (thanks for the image!), it works,

system starts installing, but restarts and hangs on the logo as well. In BIOS I enabled Legacy, CSM, and more, but it doesn't work.

Most likely installation is blocked by Coffe Lake H

 

try to disable HD audio, Ethernet and bluetooth in bios. i recently use @atak_Snaipera tools to install on 10400 processors. and it works.

 

Did you manage to make the touchpad work? Is it an asus?