downgrade from windows 10 to windows 7

[rudike]

hallo, i bought an laptop notebook 15-ab158nb with windows 10 installed

i like windows7 more ( i am used to it) and like to downgrade to windows 7

i search the support site of hp and  they have only drivers for windows 10

does anyone have tried this with succes

thank you

rudi

[CashNTango]

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@rudike wrote:

hallo, i bought an laptop notebook 15-ab158nb with windows 10 installed

i like windows7 more ( i am used to it) and like to downgrade to windows 7

i search the support site of hp and  they have only drivers for windows 10

does anyone have tried this with succes

thank you

rudi

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For that option you need to contact HP support email and ask them some can and some have no option to downgrade. If this is a newer laptop like yours then your options to downgrade most likely don't exists.

[rudike]

thank you, i will contact them and hope for positiv result

kind regards

[rudike]

i contacted hp help support and according to them all drivers are build in in windows 7 so it should work with this laptop

thank you

[CashNTango]

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@rudike wrote:

i contacted hp help support and according to them all drivers are build in in windows 7 so it should work with this laptop

thank you

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Not sure where they told you that but searching the model page site of your model number only list Windows 10 drivers for it.

http://support.hp.com/us-en/drivers/selfservice/HP-Pavilion-15-Notebook-PC-series/8499302/model/1116...

[rudike]

yes , i saw that too, and thats why i posted this question

but helpdesk told me all tbe drivers are included in windows 7

i am going to give it a try and if it is not working i’ll put windows 10 back on it

i will let you know the result

kind regards

rudi

[CashNTango]

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@rudike wrote:

yes , i saw that too, and thats why i posted this question

but helpdesk told me all tbe drivers are included in windows 7

i am going to give it a try and if it is not working i’ll put windows 10 back on it

i will let you know the result

kind regards

rudi

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That is strange why they would even say that when their own HP driver site would only have Windows 10 drivers for it. I would ask them to look at it based on your Model number and confirm that.

[lasvegaswireman · Accepted solution]

Before modifying or changing anything, please create your personal HP Recovery Media.

You will need a fresh copy of Windows 7 64-bit with a Microsoft COA and an unused/valid 25 digit Microsoft PID key. Windows 7 DVDs may not work correctly on UEFI based systems, therefore you may need to create a FAT32 UEFI USB Windows 7 installation stick for Windows 7 to install properly.

You will need to DISABLE "Secure Boot" and ENABLE "Legacy Support" in the "BIOS Secure Boot configuration" on the settings page similar to what is shown below, before you can attempt to install Windows 7;

After saving the changes, the computer may request that you confirm the changes... Accept the changes by typing the four digit code and pressing the "ENTER" key.

After Windows 7 is installed you will need to install all the required drivers before it will be fully functional. Most of the Windows 7 drivers on the HP Pavilion Notebook - 15z-ab000 CTO - software and driver page should work on your computer. Please don't use any BIOS or Firmware from this page.

Please post (just the text) the Windows Device Manager's "Hardware Ids" for all remaining missing and/or unknown devices, as shown in the example below and we can direct you to the proper drivers;

If you have any further questions, please don't hesitate to ask.

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[rudike]

hello,

thanks for the extended explenations

the recovery dvd’s are made

since this is my first uefi computer i had some dificulties with installing another os

but i come to the point of disabeling uefi

i have an dvd with windows 7   

i’ll give it a try with the dvd and if this dont work i will prepare a stick with windows 7

i need to do resaerch about making an uefi stick  hihi

will keep you informed about the progress later this week

kindly regards

rudi

[rudike]

hello provost,

windows 7 is installed, now i need to load the drivers and install them

going to try the page you advised (about 10 drivers missing)

keep you informed about the progres,  it may take a few days

but will post the result

thanks again

rudi