Looking for assistance with installing Windows 7?
Looking for assistance with installing Windows 7?
Last year I set up a basic gaming rig mainly for CSGO and GTA V. The specs were: Mobi - Asus PRIME H310M-E CPU, GPU - ZOTAC GTX 1050TI, RAM - CORSAIR VENGEANCE LPX DDR4 16GB, PSU - ANTECH 500W. Now I’m using Windows 10 for a while and feel a bit frustrated. I’m aware of the security concerns but have noticed that Windows 7 doesn’t support USB 3 drivers—so I’d need a patched version or an alternative USB setup. Some people on YouTube claim to run Windows 7 with an 8th-gen CPU, but I’m having trouble installing it via USB; it only loads after Windows starts and then restarts. Could you help or suggest alternatives?
Your requirements suggest you're not needing Windows 7 and have concerns about Windows 10. Let's clarify the reasons behind that.
here's your advice: deal with windows 10, and learn how to control it. windows 10 certainly has its faults, but it's certainly a lot lighter than windows 7, driver support is A LOT better, and given the next year or so you'll notice programs either getting wonky behavior on windows 7, or outright not working anymore. (or like chrome did with windows vista: block any updates from installing). Oh, and all that tracking stuff? it's backported to windows 7. here's the quick rundown of how to make windows 10 behave: - INSTALL YOUR FREAKING UPDATES. (yes, install them. be it every one or two months, windows will take control if it realises you dont.) - either dont mess with defender (let it do its thing), disable defender outright and live dangerously, or rely on a 3rd party antivirus. - take your time to dig trough all options, it only takes 30 minutes, and you'll suddenly realise that a lot of those "fed up" issues are things you can adjust or disable. - if you insist, remove entries regarding windows update from the windows scheduler, this is an involved process that'll take you a good hour to do it right, but this basicly neuters windows update's "surprises". you'll either spend 3 hours installing an outdated OS on your actually pretty nice system, or you can spend 3 hours getting a modern OS adjusted to your liking. in short: my advice: dont be "the windows XP guy", and rather spend your time figuring out how to control the modern OS, than spening your time being stuck up with the old ways. EDIT: PS: welcome to the forum
I understand my point about using Windows 10 after two years with all updates. My boot time is just 6 seconds. I haven’t faced any problems. However, I’m tired of the same interface and unnecessary bloatware. Now I’m considering switching to Windows 10 LTSC edition. Thanks for your response and welcome!
Choose between two options for Windows 7—Windows 7 or Windows 98—and remove it if needed. You don’t need to worry about the preinstalled games.
1. Set up Windows 7 on another machine and boot from a new one. Use the PS2 mouse to connect the USB drive.
2. Purchase an affordable PCIe USB expansion card, install Windows 7 via it, and use the connected mouse to install drivers for other USB devices.
3. Create a custom installer for Windows 7; remember that no specific manufacturer tool is mentioned.
4. Keep using Windows 10 instead.