USB 3.0 Driver for 570-p026 on Windows 7

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi:

Since you are not trying to install W7 on a nvme drive, I don't think you need either of those, and can skip the steps pertaining to those hotfixes.

Not creating the hotfix folder and not running this command.

dism /Image:C:\temp\mount /Add-Package /PackagePath:c:\temp\hotfix

[Syntaxium]

Should I force install unsigned drivers for boot-critical errors?

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Yes.

Also make sure that you go into the BIOS, enable legacy mode, and disable secure boot.

W7 is not compatible with secure boot.

[Syntaxium]

What would secure boot affect?

[Syntaxium]

If you didn't know, I am doing dual boot with both Windows 7 and 10.

[Paul_Tikkanen]

W7 absolutely won't work with secure boot enabled.

That is all I know.

You can run W10 with secure boot disabled.

[Syntaxium]

But would Windows 10 still work normally with the 3 partitions active on the harddrive?

[Paul_Tikkanen]

It should.

You're just going to have to find out and see.

[Syntaxium]

https://superuser.com/questions/1220150/if-i-switch-my-laptop-from-uefi-bios-to-legacy-bios-does-it-...
is this true?

[Paul_Tikkanen]

In some circumstances changing the setting may cause the PC not to boot up, but in most cases, it doesn't.

For example, you cannot install a non-HP video card in a HP PC that comes with W8 or newer without enabling legacy mode and disabling secure boot.

See this link for more info...

https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c03653200/