Windows 8 laptop question

[WarWeeny]

So, i am busy trading my gaming PC for a gaming laptop.

 

The laptop offered was installed with windows 8 (maybe 8.1 not sure) and was upgraded to 10 later.

 

Now i loathe windows 8 and 10 respectively, so i want to install a clean copy of windows 7 on to it.

Now my question is, since it was pre-installed with windows 8, can i safely install windows 7 on it, without getting any major driver issues? (the i7 4720Q has windows 7 drivers, as does the Nvidia card - so that shouldn't be a problem)

 

If someone has experience in this field, that would be great :).

[Bittenfleax]

It should be okay. Windows 7 is still used a lot and drivers are plentyfull for it. What laptop model is it?

 

However, I recommend Windows 8.1 (or 10 but I am still using 8.1). Even if it is Windows 8, you can upgrade to 8.1 for free.

[WarWeeny]

2 minutes ago, Bittenfleax said:

It should be okay. Windows 7 is still used a lot and drivers are plentyfull for it. What laptop model is it?

 

However, I recommend Windows 8.1 (or 10 but I am still using 8.1). Even if it is Windows 8, you can upgrade to 8.1 for free.

it is a Lenovo IdeaPad Y50-70-59444967

 

I simply do not like windows 8, or 8.1 for that matter, it brings more bad than good to many programs i use as well.

[papapoi]

unfortunately every laptop would be different, i have done it on a few laptops with no problems, try going to youtube and putting the laptop model and windows 7 and see if any vids come up. eventually though it will download the update and nag u to install windows 10.

[WarWeeny]

Just now, papapoi said:

unfortunately every laptop would be different, i have done it on a few laptops with no problems, try going to youtube and putting the laptop model and windows 7 and see if any vids come up. eventually though it will download the update and nag u to install windows 10.

i always disable windows update, since it brings more garbage than usefull stuff, only thing i update is the windows defender - so i won't be nagged by windows 10

[papapoi]

yea, just avoid these and you should be good, and i know that u probably know to change to legacy boot in the bios to install windows 7, but in case you didnt 
• KB971033 -x86-the x64 (Update for Windows Activation Technologies checking)
• KB2952664 -x86-the x64 (System Update compatibility for migration to Windows 10)
• KB2977759 -x86-the x64 (Diagnostics compatibility issues for upgrading to Windows 10)
• KB3021917 -x86-the x64 (diagnostics and telemetry systems to upgrade to Windows 10)
• KB3035583 -x86-the x64 (Update sets "Get Windows 10" application)
• KB3068708 -x86-the x64 (Update to improve the quality of diagnostics and telemetry)
• KB3075249 -x86-the x64 (Update adds a point telemetry consent.exe file)
• KB3080149 -x86-the x64 (Update for CEIP program and diagnostic telemetry)
• KB3081954 -x86-the x64 (Update to improve the working folders and telemetry)
• KB3123862 -x86-the x64 (Opportunity to upgrade to Windows 10)

[Brennan Price]

TBH, I would stick with using Win 10 because I stayed with using win 7 for ages after 10 came out. Then my drivers got all messed up so I eventually went straight for 10.

[WarWeeny]

25 minutes ago, Brennan_Price said:

TBH, I would stick with using Win 10 because I stayed with using win 7 for ages after 10 came out. Then my drivers got all messed up so I eventually went straight for 10.

my pc works fine with windows 7, even with updated drivers, so it was probably your pc acting up.

[Brennan Price]

5 minutes ago, WarWeeny said:

my pc works fine with windows 7, even with updated drivers, so it was probably your pc acting up.

What I'm saying is that my PC worked absolutely fine for about 6 months. After getting a new GPU, it messed up completely. So even if your laptop works fine now, it could go to town later in the game.