Windows 10: Is Windows-10 is preventing we from using Windows-7 on my PC?

Discus and support Is Windows-10 is preventing we from using Windows-7 on my PC? in Windows 10 Support to solve the problem; Member W7 Installation Diskette REFUSES to recognise W7 Disk Drive. I normally run Windows-7 Pro on my HP8300 PC using a 4TB GPT formatted disk... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Support' started by Mike Lynch, Sep 15, 2019.

  1. Is Windows-10 is preventing we from using Windows-7 on my PC?


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    W7 Installation Diskette REFUSES to recognise W7 Disk Drive.

    I normally run Windows-7 Pro on my HP8300 PC using a 4TB GPT formatted disk drive.
    It worked great.
    I un-cabled the drive.
    I then cabled a 160GB MBR formatted disk drive.
    I installed Windows-10 on the 160GB MBR formatted disk drive.
    It also worked great.
    I then un-cabled the Windows-10 disk drive and re-cabled the Windows-7 Pro disk drive.
    Windows-7 Pro would not boot!
    I used my Windows-7 Pro Installed Diskette to attempt to repair the Windows-7 Pro disk drive.
    My Windows-7 Pro Diskette 'claims' the Diskette cannot repair the disk drive that is cabled because it is a different version of Windows?
    Is there some way that Windows-10 'takes over' a PC and prevents it being used for anything else?

    :)
     
    Mike Lynch, Sep 15, 2019
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  2. Ahhzz Win User

    Windows 10 Tweaks

    Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

    Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

    • Open a new Explorer window.
    • Click View in the ribbon.
    • Click Options.
    • Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
    • Click OK


    credit to Lifehacker.
     
    Ahhzz, Sep 15, 2019
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  3. Installing Windows 10 using Windows 7 key

    Nope, you need to install Windows 10 first and make sure the Windows 7 key is transferred to your Windows account after you've installed Windows 10 (not quite sure how that works). I missed the last step and I could not activate Windows 10 after a re-install... Microsoft seem to have done everything they can to make it a PITA. Also, it's technically too late to do this now anyhow, as the upgrade offer has expired. But KMSPico works quite well...

    As for getting rid of Windows, delete the Windows folder.
     
    TheLostSwede, Sep 15, 2019
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  4. Is Windows-10 is preventing we from using Windows-7 on my PC?

    Windows 10 Snipping Tool on Windows 7

    All it is is one extra step beyond what is native to windows 10. Yes, technically it would be easier to have the functionality of print built in to the Windows 7 version, but you just have to save it ,and right click on it ,and print.

    As far as getting the windows 10 version into windows7. I know there was a way to get the old winpaint, so maybe there's a way to get the snipping tool into 10, I don't know.

    im curious if i could compress, and upload the application to this post? 7zip doesnt seem to be allowed
     
    jboydgolfer, Sep 15, 2019
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