Will my PC Run Windows 7?

[Scott_130]

Hello
I bought an Acer GX-781 Last year with an I5 7400, 12GB Ram, GTX 970 And 1 SSD & Hard Drive. I know a lot of new systems don't support Windows 7 so I'm wondering whether this system will run it?

I get a lot of Compatibility problems in Windows 10 hence the reason I want to go back and a VM Doesn't cut it for me.

Would help if anyone knows if my system supports it.

Thanks

 

[Lutfij]

Per their support site the only drivers available for download is Windows 10. You could get to Windows 7 and end up having to do a lot of things in a reverse order but frustration is going to set in fast and you'd wish you sold the system to begin with and/or swapped it with older hardware that had official Windows 7 support.

You will need to recreate your bootable installer for Windows 7 using a tool:
http://www.asrock.com/microsite/win7install/

Then you're going to need to source drivers that are meant for your platform. I've done my search for the unit, so good luck since I can't find it and I don't trust third party sites enough to recommend it to a newcomer. I had to do the same kind of work around of 4 laptops at a friend's office, it was not a pleasant experience and I clearly stated that they revert to older hardware, if need be refurbished but newer hardware on older OS is not a healthy thing for an office, before I walked out(yes I completed the job but the experience was bitter than anything).

 

[Scott_130]

Thanks for the help. I've started using Steam In Home Streaming from my Desktop as that seems to work well.