Can you put windows 7 in instead of windows 10. null

No, the laptop only comes with Windows 10 but you can purchase Windows 7 and install it yourself.

This is actually more complicated than people think. This model has the 7th gen Core i5 processor, which MS no longer supports pre-Win 10 installations or security patches on. Also, the drivers for many of the components will not jive with the 7th gen CPU, trying to run Win7. I'm like a lot of people, I LOVE Win7 and wish I could run it still, but MS is "forcing" the community to Win10 and the latest CPU gens. There are issues with Win7 drivers, inturrupts, USB, wireless, etc. when trying to run Win7 on a 7th gen CPU. Be forewarned. It takes some tweaking, if it even works, could be a headache and leave you with a very unstable laptop. Just Google up "Installing Windows 7 on 7th gen Kaby Lake CPU", or similar keyphrase. Best just to stick with the Win10 and get used to it. Download "Classic Shell for WIn10" to make it feel a little like Win7. There are other tricks online also, to make it "feel" more like Win7. just Google.

You can't do this, because there's no support and you won't be able to get updates or patches. Some companies didn't even include drivers. Ignore the dope who said you could.

I searched for win7 drivers on hp site, and didnt find any for this laptop. HP says if no drivers there, the laptop is not officially supported. I guess you can put any OS in the laptop, but wont be any good if you cant find the appropiate drivers for it to work. If someone has bought and installed win7 , please post the result cause im also stuck with this..

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No, the laptop only comes with Windows 10 but you can purchase Windows 7 and install it yourself.
Answered by CommunityAnswer 8 years ago
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This is actually more complicated than people think. This model has the 7th gen Core i5 processor, which MS no longer supports pre-Win 10 installations or security patches on. Also, the drivers for many of the components will not jive with the 7th gen CPU, trying to run Win7. I'm like a lot of people, I LOVE Win7 and wish I could run it still, but MS is "forcing" the community to Win10 and the latest CPU gens. There are issues with Win7 drivers, inturrupts, USB, wireless, etc. when trying to run Win7 on a 7th gen CPU. Be forewarned. It takes some tweaking, if it even works, could be a headache and leave you with a very unstable laptop. Just Google up "Installing Windows 7 on 7th gen Kaby Lake CPU", or similar keyphrase. Best just to stick with the Win10 and get used to it. Download "Classic Shell for WIn10" to make it feel a little like Win7. There are other tricks online also, to make it "feel" more like Win7. just Google.
Answered by Ghosty 8 years ago
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You can't do this, because there's no support and you won't be able to get updates or patches. Some companies didn't even include drivers. Ignore the dope who said you could.
Answered by Negative287 8 years ago
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I searched for win7 drivers on hp site, and didnt find any for this laptop. HP says if no drivers there, the laptop is not officially supported. I guess you can put any OS in the laptop, but wont be any good if you cant find the appropiate drivers for it to work. If someone has bought and installed win7 , please post the result cause im also stuck with this..
Answered by simsearc 8 years ago
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