@@YuNherd weird I found it faster, ive still gone back to Win10 daily and Win7 for some of those old games that just never got an update, or i missed it
It was peak windows.. 10 and 11 still have the windows 7 control panel running in the background. lol. It's like we're still using windows 7, but with a fake facade in front of it, with a second set of settings that we never needed.
@@Britec09 Windows 7 isn't _bloated?_ WTF?! Did all that MS Office junk or games not count? If you ask me, the bloat and complexity has only gotten worse where Windows 7 might look less bloated by comparison. Even that one bloated app that Microsoft couldn't kill off fast enough had a dedicated version of Windows for it - Windows Media Center. But if you meant to say that Windows 7 was simpler, I might still disagree when compared to something like Windows 2000 or NT. Nope! Windows 7 was complicated & bloated. ...and solid!
@@WXSEDY Compared to 10 and 11.....and if you account for reliability and stability (Vista, 8 were not good) 7 and then XP/2000 were the best versions of Windows OS.
I used Windows 7 Ultimate until Jan-2024. It had all updates but no MS support for many years and had no issues whatsoever, Had AVAST on it, did cloning, Imaging backups never had problems even without MS support. Only in Jan-2024 went to Windows 10 Pro and have no plans for Windows 11 here at all.
I just retired my widows 7 about 7 months ago to be able to run newer apps like more modern video and photo software. I jest bought a 5000+ Euro PC with 128GB ram, the best of everything to have it for a long time before the hardware demand Windows 11. Intel and MS agenda is to push out new hardware demands for their data harvesting systems. Pardon my language but Hell will freeze over before I go to Windows 11.
Windows 7, 10, and 11 should all be made available and updated so people can choose which system they prefer, that is what is called a Democracy, rather than forcing unwanted features and systems on people. I wouldn't recommend using Windows 11 in 2024 and beyond.
@@Knards You have a bunch of puppets that are controlled by billionire lobbyist big corporations and big pharma . If thats what you called demoncracy .
Not used 7 in a while, referring back to your prior video Brian and for anyone who wants a smoother 24H2, chris titus tool, iso mod makes 24H2 run a lot smoother, add oosu10 and simple wall to that, it makes it run pretty well. Also guys like Brian said 7 isnt going to be the most secure but if you have special software that needs 7 then either offline or be very careful is all i can say. Yeah, done a fresh install of 11 on my dell 5040 and used the CTT version iso of 24H2 and it runs great so far, hopefully i haven't just cursed my self lol.
My wife still have a 2011 Samsung laptop with Windows 7 SP 1 still 100% working she doesn’t want to get rid of it. So i cloned it into a higher capacity ssd and upraded its ram and i must say the laptop is good enough for home work on a daily basis
Thanks for the trip down Memory Lane, Brian. 👍🏼 Windows 7 was my absolute favorite version of Windows, and I hated to see it go ... but I think you've got the right of it: unless it's being run completely offline, it really isn't safe to use anymore. Thanks again. 😊
Its very important to know the age of your Windows 7 installation media! If your disc or ISO is from before 2018, Windows Update will NOT work, whatsoever. If you have a disc or ISO from before 2018, you will need to download a few individual updates from the Microsoft Catalog. You will need the update that fixes Windows Update so it can see the correct Microsoft servers. You will also need the update for SHA-2 support. There may be a third update but I forgot but after those, Windows Update should work again. If your disc or ISO is made in 2018 or newer, these vital updates were already included. Cheers.
I would love to know what motherboard you'd recommend for a 7 build. Which newer ones can install/support 7 and what CSM has to do with it. I ask because I never had a PC with 7 and I'm interested in building one in the future just to see how it is
Thanks for this update on Windows 7 updates! Windows 7 is a perfect OS for many purposes, including legacy software, and I will continue to use it for such. But only on off-line computers. Just as I do with Windows 98.
That's why when you've done it once, clone that installation and put the clone off somewhere safe. I've done that with a Win7 vm. If I need/want a Win7 system, I just re-import the clone as a new VM. Quick startup to a known state.
Windows 7 is where it truly peaked, no bullcrapwares, no A.I. and no nonsense. But if you wish to still use it now, I don't think it still support Steam and Red Dead Balls 2 though. They ended support for Windows 7. That was a shame. Even if you have a very low end system, you better install Windows 11 and make it the lightest instead of using obsolete OS from 17 years ago. 🤷🏻♀️🥴
Man, you are my SAVIOUR. My grandfather's HDD died, and after struggling to finally get the BIOS to recognize my bootable USB thumbstick (to clean install W7 on another drive I wasn't using anymore) I thought updates had become completely inaccessible. I got so desperate, I tried to create a system image from a laptop that I have with up-to-date W7, but for some mystical reason, it forced me to create that image on a network drive ?! After hours of setting that crap up, the freshly installed OS just wouldn't take it. Then I thought "who knows, Google is your friend" and here I am ! I'll definitely follow your advices regarding security, grandpa is old and could easily open the wrong mail ... btw, is Windows Defender that bad a firewall ? Anyways, thanks to you, his days won't be as terribly long, since he'll be once again able to play his favourite card games. You have all of my gratitude !!
The first thing that strikes the viewers of this video is you can't miss how much better windows 7 looks than windows 10 or 11. I myself think it looks like visually windows went backwards after 7 rather than forwards. We have more processing power than ever before an yet for some reason windows UI keeps becoming more and more 1 dimensional. One has to wonder why because that seems to defy logic.
Damn i wonder what Brian thinks reading all these nostalgia comments,damn dude Windows 7..❤ Can you do a following video of the software you may be able to use and download on windows 7?
Windows 7 and Windows 10 Have been the best os's of all time for me, Windows 11 is pretty good, But i might hang on for windows 12 tbf, Great video as always brian ! 😇
hmm, ok ! To be honest i wasn't expecting windows 7 video to come these days. Nice touche. Windows 7 was looking awesome, why did they screw the look of recent OSs.
Hey brian thanks for the info about windows 7 My favorite operating system of them all. Would you please do another video on what software to do The clone and how you do it. Thanks have a good one
If you have an app that requires Windows 7, you could run it in a VM, using for instance VirtualBox - which is free. I use this for many things, including running a copy of Win XP in which I run some apps that won't run in later versions.
Unlike Windows 10, Windows 7 has hundreds of individual updates. It will take a long time to install all Windows 7 updates. Microsoft changed it in Windows 10 with cumulative updates.
I have an old system that has Windows 7 and every now and then I still get one update. I have Avast and Malwarebytes on it and the only issue I ran into was after a while Google Chrome will stop updating because of support. I don't use for anything personal.
Why can we use all the old linux distros.. but we can't use old windows distros? I don't understand the difference and I've never gotten anyone to answer this question.
Yes but it's secure if you run it on top of linux, you could run it in VM fully functional also you can update it with opatch that sort out your vulnerabilities. Also you didn't say don't run as administrator but run as guest ,should do that anyway that will protect you from vulnerabilities. Make sure your administration password is at least 25 digits random or use a good password manager.
Secure until you open a web-browser. Then all bets are off. Click on anything dodgy and the system is owned. The biggest vulnerability is the user, followed closely by the OS being riddled with unpatched vulnerabilities.
@@jedi-mic Even if setting up a VM, you still need to take precautions to make sure that you limit the damage that could be done should someone pwn you. You need to be sure that the host machine and the rest of your network remain inaccessible from the VM. You also probably want to take a clean snapshot of the VM so that when it gets pwned, you can easily revert to a known uninfected state. You can be pretty secure on a VM but you still need to know the risks and take action to mitigate them.
I'm shure Windows 7 was a great system. I that time I still was a XP user until 2014 when support ended. I bought then a Windows 8 upgrade dvd to my system. I was glad for my XP. I had it for 9 years on my main pc. An older laptop I have I alsow had Windows xp, and that got a registry hack to think that this pc was a pos ready intallation from 2009, and that made it get updates to 2019 when support for that version ended.
The main issue I have that it is kind of "impossible" o install Win10 and earlier versions on new laptop do to the hardware changes like NVMe drives that Windows do not recognize and external drivers are needed which gives the Blue Screen Of Death after installing Win10.
IF one must run W7 in 2024, use Firefox, it has less CVE's > 8 in the last 5-7y. Be sure to config Firefox for better security & use a secure DNS provider in your router, so that all devices use that DNS and not your ISP DNS. Better browser security = something like: 0. Set Browsers overall security level by 1 step. AKA not default/basic. 1. Delete cookies on exit. 2. Only use HTTPS. 3. Set your secure DNS in Windows/browser for mobile devices like laptops, phones etc. 4, Dont let the browser save your passwords etc. Rather use the BitWarden Firefox plugin etc. 5. Disable tracking. 6. Setup DNS over HTTPS/TLS etc.
I loved Windows 7, it was a very pleasant os following on from XP, but I'm happy with Windows 11 now, and I couldn't be bothered with all this effort, just to run it. How is it for installing modern apps, like Affinity Photo?
I have a windows 8 pro install cd. It should work the same I guess, or not? That would be something nice to look forward to when support runs out for windows 10.
I stopped using win7 64bit 2 weeks ago. Unfortunately modern programs both leisure and business stopped supporting it and I was missing new features I needed, and this forced me to update to that mess that win11 is. Really makes me think if the word update is the correct one for this modern mess. Gentlemen, we are living the windows ME, Vista, win8 years once again. Maybe win 12 win be good again.
I hope this works for me as i need it for games that no longer work.. i will be running this offline but i cant install anything unless i get it updated
Well my secondary PC is an old one - unfortunately all motherboard utilities support only windows 7 and cannot be even installed on windows 10 (ASUS). i7 870 and p7p55d - shame...I used to have msi motherboard for that cpu and all msi programs and utilities worked under win 10...
Who will running win 7 in 2024............Maybe you could find time to answer the questions in the comments from the video from 19/11 0:02 / 9:25 Setup Windows 11 Settings in Seconds No Software Needed
It's not worth the risk. I would only use W7 as an offline nostalgia gaming machine, or for journaling or any other offline task. At most use it for general browsing, but do not ever log in to anything that needs a password unless it's a burner RUclips account or something.
'You don't know anything' 'People say I don't know anything don't know anything' 'People might say I don't know anything are who don't know anything' Stop climbing the worm tower of prophecy to be the worm most above, man.
i love your video but there is a more easier way to do the updates by using legacy updates and it will make things much easier to update and maintain everything q
My daily driver is an i7-2600 circa 2011 with 20gig ram, a GTX1070 and windows 7. It does everything I need it to without constantly updating, rebooting on its own in the middle of my work, and without all the tracking. I routinely go 6 months without a reboot. I have never run an antivirus (but I'm very particular about what I will install). Though I admit it is getting harder to hold out on Windows 7. Brave browser no longer getting updates, which my bank complains about so I have to spoof the user agent. Finding a driver for the GTX1070 was not easy. But it will always be the best Windows ever made. They have gone way too far with newer windows. Every year it gets worse. I did try linux about 7 or 8 years ago and couldn't do it. Too many specific applications I use that I couldn't find a suitable linux replacement for.
*please do not use windows 7 outside of a vm* (only use it native if you have to) and if your going to this Britec09's advice is probs the best i've seen on youtube though (even if your safe you are running windows 7 with third party or modified updates etc, it will never be as secure as prior to EOL as zero days always exist)
I use Avast Free, in the firewall section you can block or allow individual apps, and mark individual networks as safe or not (i.e your router connection or any other networks detected by the pc & Avast), but there are no other settings than just those basic ones. It's OK for me though, I downloaded the latest version of Zone Alarm Free, they have ruined what used to be a great program, so back to using Avast.
Nese 7 (which similar to Windows 7) also receives security updates which pre-installed SP1 (Service Pack 1) and feature updates but, sadly is: only 64-bit supported while they dropped 32-bit so, pre-installed drivers on Nese 7 is still beta and may missing drivers. I use Nese 7 Enterprise long time since July, 2024 while they released. Plus, I use R3dfox (which similar to Mozilla Firefox) are better than Mozilla Firefox
Win 7 was the absolute diamond of all windows, excellent for gaming and mixing.
can i run the letest vsts and have them work in 2024
on win 7
I liked Windows 7. It was a solid OS. Windows 2000 was solid as well.
Windows 2000 professional was my favorite OS
@@microxptech Yeah mine too.
I actually liked Vista. To be fair, anything before 8 and 10 was good. 🤣🥲
@@rickh8380 And mine ---- 😎
The best Windows Microsoft ever released... and the last time I daily drove their OS.
seriously thinking of going back to 7, everything just worked, even folder sharing!
Linux mint is a lot more secure
Windows 11 network folder access is sluggish
@@bouncy19661 Arch is much better.
@@YuNherd either reboot the client pc or the server
@@YuNherd weird I found it faster, ive still gone back to Win10 daily and Win7 for some of those old games that just never got an update, or i missed it
The best Windows ever by far, many Linux distros are based on this simple and bloatware free UI
Linux doesn't have (very much) bloatware simply because there's no real _money_ in it. And if you think Linux is simple, think again!
Honestly miss this so much wish it was still supported for games etc
You and me both. No bloat
It was peak windows.. 10 and 11 still have the windows 7 control panel running in the background. lol. It's like we're still using windows 7, but with a fake facade in front of it, with a second set of settings that we never needed.
@@Britec09 Windows 7 isn't _bloated?_ WTF?! Did all that MS Office junk or games not count? If you ask me, the bloat and complexity has only gotten worse where Windows 7 might look less bloated by comparison. Even that one bloated app that Microsoft couldn't kill off fast enough had a dedicated version of Windows for it - Windows Media Center. But if you meant to say that Windows 7 was simpler, I might still disagree when compared to something like Windows 2000 or NT. Nope! Windows 7 was complicated & bloated. ...and solid!
Have you used UpdatePack7?
@@WXSEDY Compared to 10 and 11.....and if you account for reliability and stability (Vista, 8 were not good) 7 and then XP/2000 were the best versions of Windows OS.
I used Windows 7 Ultimate until Jan-2024. It had all updates but no MS support for many years and had no issues whatsoever, Had AVAST on it, did cloning, Imaging backups never had problems even without MS support. Only in Jan-2024 went to Windows 10 Pro and have no plans for Windows 11 here at all.
I just retired my widows 7 about 7 months ago to be able to run newer apps like more modern video and photo software.
I jest bought a 5000+ Euro PC with 128GB ram, the best of everything to have it for a long time before the hardware demand Windows 11. Intel and MS agenda is to push out new hardware demands for their data harvesting systems.
Pardon my language but Hell will freeze over before I go to Windows 11.
@@dukebfca8123 windows 10 End of support is October 2025.
Thanks Brian Windows 7 was the best OS
Linux user Now😊
Great to hear!
Windows 7, 10, and 11 should all be made available and updated so people can choose which system they prefer, that is what is called a Democracy, rather than forcing unwanted features and systems on people. I wouldn't recommend using Windows 11 in 2024 and beyond.
We dont live in a Democracy
@@johnydangerous4597 Yes we do. Democracy and republic are the same in our case
@@Knards You have a bunch of puppets that are controlled by billionire lobbyist big corporations and big pharma . If thats what you called demoncracy .
@@Knards You keep believing that lol comical it really is .
@@Knards Not with Kier Jong Un
Not used 7 in a while, referring back to your prior video Brian and for anyone who wants a smoother 24H2, chris titus tool, iso mod makes 24H2 run a lot smoother, add oosu10 and simple wall to that, it makes it run pretty well. Also guys like Brian said 7 isnt going to be the most
secure but if you have special software that needs 7 then either offline or be very careful is all i can say.
Yeah, done a fresh install of 11 on my dell 5040 and used the CTT version iso of 24H2 and it runs great so far, hopefully i haven't just cursed my self lol.
It's not just about smoothness, it's also about the looks and features. I must say Windows 10 and Windows 7 win in those.
My wife still have a 2011 Samsung laptop with Windows 7 SP 1 still 100% working she doesn’t want to get rid of it. So i cloned it into a higher capacity ssd and upraded its ram and i must say the laptop is good enough for home work on a daily basis
Thanks for the trip down Memory Lane, Brian. 👍🏼
Windows 7 was my absolute favorite version of Windows, and I hated to see it go ... but I think you've got the right of it: unless it's being run completely offline, it really isn't safe to use anymore.
Thanks again. 😊
Thanks for sharing!
Did you ever try UpdatePack7? Lots of updates this year (2024).
Best Windows ever ! Stable as rock !
Its very important to know the age of your Windows 7 installation media! If your disc or ISO is from before 2018, Windows Update will NOT work, whatsoever. If you have a disc or ISO from before 2018, you will need to download a few individual updates from the Microsoft Catalog. You will need the update that fixes Windows Update so it can see the correct Microsoft servers. You will also need the update for SHA-2 support. There may be a third update but I forgot but after those, Windows Update should work again. If your disc or ISO is made in 2018 or newer, these vital updates were already included.
Cheers.
Isn't these the ones mentioned by Britec here?
To get windows update started.
@Drottninggatan2017 Service Pack 1 is a single large update but old versions of install media with SP1 may not have the other vital updates either.
Brian did not install SP1 as he already had it as part of his ISO. He then installed KB 3102810 which is what you are attempting to talk about.
I liked Win 7 when it was around, now on 10, will go to 11 next year sometime.
Loved WinXP, loved Win7, now my favourite Windows is Linux Mint
Excellent video. The steps have worked for me exactly as shown in the video. Thanks.
I would love to know what motherboard you'd recommend for a 7 build. Which newer ones can install/support 7 and what CSM has to do with it. I ask because I never had a PC with 7 and I'm interested in building one in the future just to see how it is
I would just run it as a VM rather than on bare metal. Finding drivers to support recent hardware is likely to be an exercise in madness.
Thanks for this update on Windows 7 updates! Windows 7 is a perfect OS for many purposes, including legacy software, and I will continue to use it for such. But only on off-line computers. Just as I do with Windows 98.
Wow, Trip down memory lane, Sure don't miss those 172 updates and numerous restarts😎😎😎😎
Loads more as well
That's why when you've done it once, clone that installation and put the clone off somewhere safe.
I've done that with a Win7 vm. If I need/want a Win7 system, I just re-import the clone as a new VM. Quick startup to a known state.
You kidding? Im doing this to many machines at work already so thats nothing 😂😂
My every Day OS ..❤
Same
Windows 7 is where it truly peaked, no bullcrapwares, no A.I. and no nonsense. But if you wish to still use it now, I don't think it still support Steam and Red Dead Balls 2 though. They ended support for Windows 7. That was a shame. Even if you have a very low end system, you better install Windows 11 and make it the lightest instead of using obsolete OS from 17 years ago. 🤷🏻♀️🥴
Man, you are my SAVIOUR. My grandfather's HDD died, and after struggling to finally get the BIOS to recognize my bootable USB thumbstick (to clean install W7 on another drive I wasn't using anymore) I thought updates had become completely inaccessible.
I got so desperate, I tried to create a system image from a laptop that I have with up-to-date W7, but for some mystical reason, it forced me to create that image on a network drive ?! After hours of setting that crap up, the freshly installed OS just wouldn't take it.
Then I thought "who knows, Google is your friend" and here I am !
I'll definitely follow your advices regarding security, grandpa is old and could easily open the wrong mail ... btw, is Windows Defender that bad a firewall ?
Anyways, thanks to you, his days won't be as terribly long, since he'll be once again able to play his favourite card games. You have all of my gratitude !!
The first thing that strikes the viewers of this video is you can't miss how much better windows 7 looks than windows 10 or 11. I myself think it looks like visually windows went backwards after 7 rather than forwards. We have more processing power than ever before an yet for some reason windows UI keeps becoming more and more 1 dimensional. One has to wonder why because that seems to defy logic.
Damn i wonder what Brian thinks reading all these nostalgia comments,damn dude Windows 7..❤ Can you do a following video of the software you may be able to use and download on windows 7?
Cheers Britec. If you have an old network printer you'll probably need to enable 'Printer Services' in simplewall.
Thanks
Windows 7 and Windows 10 Have been the best os's of all time for me, Windows 11 is pretty good, But i might hang on for windows 12 tbf, Great video as always brian ! 😇
hmm, ok ! To be honest i wasn't expecting windows 7 video to come these days.
Nice touche.
Windows 7 was looking awesome, why did they screw the look of recent OSs.
Thanks
Brilliant job mate ! Thank You.
No problem 👍
I thought I had accidentally clicked on an old video somehow. Had to do a double-take😃
Just got a gaming PC...
And I do not wish to touch Windows 11 a.k.a. Disasterdows 11...
choose your version and go with it
@@Britec09
I also plan to install GhostBSD...
Maybe side by side with Windows 10 for gaming.
Hey brian thanks for the info about windows 7 My favorite operating system of them all. Would you please do another video on what software to do The clone and how you do it. Thanks have a good one
If you have an app that requires Windows 7, you could run it in a VM, using for instance VirtualBox - which is free. I use this for many things, including running a copy of Win XP in which I run some apps that won't run in later versions.
Unlike Windows 10, Windows 7 has hundreds of individual updates. It will take a long time to install all Windows 7 updates. Microsoft changed it in Windows 10 with cumulative updates.
This took way over an 1 hour to update
I have an old system that has Windows 7 and every now and then I still get one update. I have Avast and Malwarebytes on it and the only issue I ran into was after a while Google Chrome will stop updating because of support. I don't use for anything personal.
me too..i have a w10 machine for banking and other secure needs
Why can we use all the old linux distros.. but we can't use old windows distros? I don't understand the difference and I've never gotten anyone to answer this question.
It's 2024 and we're still seeing videos about Windows 7. This OS is timeless
I miss Windows 7, maybe not the security of it all but I still miss it.
On 1 computer i now work on Windows xp
I do miss that OS
Yes but it's secure if you run it on top of linux, you could run it in VM fully functional
also you can update it with opatch that sort out your vulnerabilities.
Also you didn't say don't run as administrator but run as guest ,should do that anyway that will protect you from vulnerabilities.
Make sure your administration password is at least 25 digits random or use a good password manager.
Secure until you open a web-browser. Then all bets are off. Click on anything dodgy and the system is owned. The biggest vulnerability is the user, followed closely by the OS being riddled with unpatched vulnerabilities.
@@dingokidneys yeah but they would only own the VM Windows 7 not the Machine
@@jedi-mic Even if setting up a VM, you still need to take precautions to make sure that you limit the damage that could be done should someone pwn you. You need to be sure that the host machine and the rest of your network remain inaccessible from the VM. You also probably want to take a clean snapshot of the VM so that when it gets pwned, you can easily revert to a known uninfected state.
You can be pretty secure on a VM but you still need to know the risks and take action to mitigate them.
I'm shure Windows 7 was a great system. I that time I still was a XP user until 2014 when support ended. I bought then a Windows 8 upgrade dvd to my system. I was glad for my XP.
I had it for 9 years on my main pc. An older laptop I have I alsow had Windows xp, and that got a registry hack to think that this pc was a pos ready intallation from 2009, and that made it get updates to 2019 when support for that version ended.
Brought many fond memories 😊
what also can sometimes help with protection is bitlocker drive encryption
Great vid!
But the question remains: where to get a clean Windows 7 iso file to install it
You should have a disc.
Oh, I could mention many places, but I won't! Btw I live in Thailand.. 😋
@@johnjacobsen4003 Exactly. If we mention those sources, they might get taken down
Wow, service packs, that takes me back to my NT 3.51 and 4 days. 👍
me to
Thanks!
No problem!
I thought we had gone through some sort of time warp?
Have a good weekend Brian.
Requested video, you to mate
u could also use LegacyUpdate as a way to install Windows 7 Updates
Yeah, I know.
you are my hero Brian....W7 will never die
it would be convenient if someone came up with a window7 cloak that could be used by installing on Linux Mint
At 10:31, UNCHECK TCP/(Iv6)
The main issue I have that it is kind of "impossible" o install Win10 and earlier versions on new laptop do to the hardware changes like NVMe drives that Windows do not recognize and external drivers are needed which gives the Blue Screen Of Death after installing Win10.
awsome video I was wondering if you could make a video on how to replace corrupt files manually in windows both online/offline (RE) :)
Still have one machine running 7 and it’s been problem free , but yeah , you need anti virus and firewall.
You would be crazy not to, but its fast and smooth
@@Britec09 I loathe them ( ms )
Zone Alarm free firewall. Install it and within the app you can get the A/V free. All I use
That W7 update server has been slow since the day w7 was released ... that's one thing about W7 that i dont miss.
IF one must run W7 in 2024, use Firefox, it has less CVE's > 8 in the last 5-7y. Be sure to config Firefox for better security & use a secure DNS provider in your router, so that all devices use that DNS and not your ISP DNS.
Better browser security = something like:
0. Set Browsers overall security level by 1 step. AKA not default/basic.
1. Delete cookies on exit.
2. Only use HTTPS.
3. Set your secure DNS in Windows/browser for mobile devices like laptops, phones etc.
4, Dont let the browser save your passwords etc. Rather use the BitWarden Firefox plugin etc.
5. Disable tracking.
6. Setup DNS over HTTPS/TLS etc.
A big part of me would love to go back but I would settle for a version of Linux that's a good approximation.
I like Win 7 & XP for the ease of use, fair stability, and it's overall look and performance!
hey britec how did you get windows update to work without using external update patches or windows update restored.
what is good in performance vs 11
I loved Windows 7, it was a very pleasant os following on from XP, but I'm happy with Windows 11 now, and I couldn't be bothered with all this effort, just to run it. How is it for installing modern apps, like Affinity Photo?
what if ill fresh install windows 7 just to use the windows 7 license key then upgrade to 10 ? is it possible to this date?
Wich one build version donu use of win7?
I have a windows 8 pro install cd. It should work the same I guess, or not? That would be something nice to look forward to when support runs out for windows 10.
Please keep Win 7 available for updates. Tx
Forgot to ask what equipment specs you used?
I stopped using win7 64bit 2 weeks ago. Unfortunately modern programs both leisure and business stopped supporting it and I was missing new features I needed, and this forced me to update to that mess that win11 is. Really makes me think if the word update is the correct one for this modern mess. Gentlemen, we are living the windows ME, Vista, win8 years once again. Maybe win 12 win be good again.
I still have my Windows Vista Home installation Disc and I upgraded to Windows 7 for free back then but don't remember how exactly I upgraded?
I hope this works for me as i need it for games that no longer work.. i will be running this offline but i cant install anything unless i get it updated
hi good day how about modern games???? can i play games on that os?
How do you activate WIN 7 as that is my only worried?
Does it work if you just download a cracked 2024 version of 7 pro/ult?
Well my secondary PC is an old one - unfortunately all motherboard utilities support only windows 7 and cannot be even installed on windows 10 (ASUS). i7 870 and p7p55d - shame...I used to have msi motherboard for that cpu and all msi programs and utilities worked under win 10...
Im using windows 10 ltsc and im happy that im not forced to go to Windows 11
Who will running win 7 in 2024............Maybe you could find time to answer the questions in the comments from the video from 19/11
0:02 / 9:25
Setup Windows 11 Settings in Seconds No Software Needed
Windoww 7 doesn't support modern hardware, how did you installed it on ryzen 7 7700x, i also want to install, pls tell
It's not worth the risk. I would only use W7 as an offline nostalgia gaming machine, or for journaling or any other offline task.
At most use it for general browsing, but do not ever log in to anything that needs a password unless it's a burner RUclips account or something.
'You don't know anything'
'People say I don't know anything don't know anything'
'People might say I don't know anything are who don't know anything'
Stop climbing the worm tower of prophecy to be the worm most above, man.
did MAGIX VEGAS Pro 14.0 Runs Windows 7?
i have win 7 ultimate brittech dont have all the updates
and what about drivers?
I would recommend work stations or professional grade laptops. Dell, HP, and Lenovo all have drivers for these systems available.
i love your video but there is a more easier way to do the updates by using legacy updates and it will make things much easier to update and maintain everything q
UpdatePack7 can do all your Windows 7 updates in one EXE.
My daily driver is an i7-2600 circa 2011 with 20gig ram, a GTX1070 and windows 7. It does everything I need it to without constantly updating, rebooting on its own in the middle of my work, and without all the tracking. I routinely go 6 months without a reboot. I have never run an antivirus (but I'm very particular about what I will install). Though I admit it is getting harder to hold out on Windows 7. Brave browser no longer getting updates, which my bank complains about so I have to spoof the user agent. Finding a driver for the GTX1070 was not easy. But it will always be the best Windows ever made. They have gone way too far with newer windows. Every year it gets worse. I did try linux about 7 or 8 years ago and couldn't do it. Too many specific applications I use that I couldn't find a suitable linux replacement for.
*please do not use windows 7 outside of a vm* (only use it native if you have to) and if your going to this Britec09's advice is probs the best i've seen on youtube though
(even if your safe you are running windows 7 with third party or modified updates etc, it will never be as secure as prior to EOL as zero days always exist)
Where can I find this iso?
do you have any solution to run Skype on this Windows 7
I have tried but it shows an error code 80072EE2...what to do ?
i'm looking for clean windows 7 iso file.
Buy discs pretty cheap if you want to stay safe or check hash of ISO
Windows 7 looks so old now. I can remember Windows 7 updates taking almost forever to download & install.
They still do
You could have used WIndows 7 64 bit in order for you to fully use your 16 GB RAM.
Win 98 , Win 2000, Win XP, Win 7 where the best in my book more so Win XP pro and Win 7 pro where top
Why doesn't someone with the know-how mod security updates for 10 and make them work on 7? Wouldn't hurt my feelings one bit.
anyone know how to install onedrive on windows 7?
Avast has a firewall !
What on the free version?
Simple Firewall
@@Britec09 Yes I have it on Windows 7 and Windows 10 !
I use Avast Free, in the firewall section you can block or allow individual apps, and mark individual networks as safe or not (i.e your router connection or any other networks detected by the pc & Avast), but there are no other settings than just those basic ones. It's OK for me though, I downloaded the latest version of Zone Alarm Free, they have ruined what used to be a great program, so back to using Avast.
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Install in windows 11
Vm ware windows 7
Windows 7 is not safe, don't recommend to people who do not know nothing about windows
Nese 7 (which similar to Windows 7) also receives security updates which pre-installed SP1 (Service Pack 1) and feature updates but, sadly is: only 64-bit supported while they dropped 32-bit so, pre-installed drivers on Nese 7 is still beta and may missing drivers. I use Nese 7 Enterprise long time since July, 2024 while they released. Plus, I use R3dfox (which similar to Mozilla Firefox) are better than Mozilla Firefox
Updates are useless, it dont get dx12