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on a Dell G5 15 5587 (Coffee Lake)

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Aside from the WIFi adapter, does Windows 7 work decently on that machine? Considering downgrading myself and I have the same model. Mostly concerned about switching GPU and Thunderbolt 3. TIA.

Hi @anx

After a lot of effort, it mostly works well. Windows 7 itself, is blisteringly fast.
I used Macrium Reflect Rescue USB stick (Windows PE 5) to solve many of the driver problems.
Just scan the rescue media for most of the drivers. They mostly match.
I used the USB and GPU drivers from this site. They work very well.

Make sure to upgrade the SSD firmware and Bios while still on Win 10. The installers don't work on Win 7.

What still doesn't work:
- WiFi
- Bluetooth
- Audio jack does not recognize devices. So headsets on jack port don't work. USB headsets work perfectly. System Audio also works.

- I disabled Windows Hibernate functionality because my computer uses an SSD and the manufacturer (not Samsung) does not provide drivers for it.
- On rare occasions, the system (mouse, keyboard, screen...) freezes when recovering from Sleep. Also on rare occasions I get a Blue Screen error. I did not have time to investigate these, so I don't know if it's driver related or not.

Good luck!

@mosu_d I've installed Windows 7 on the machine myself.

By using @canonkong 's drivers for UHD 630, I have very few issues with sleep and hibernate. Hibernation reliably works, sleep sometimes messes up but usually works fine too.

I used the Snappy Driver Installer tool to install many of the drivers. My audio jack works but I don't think there's any hope for MaxxAudio.

You don't need a special driver for the SSD, Windows 7 will work with it just fine. Mine in particular is a different model compared to the usually offered SSDs and doesn't have a firmware update yet.

I did the BIOS in Windows 10 before installing 7.

For the Wi-Fi and bluetooth I replaced the internal card with a 7265 AC that works just fine. I've so far not gotten any Blue screens or freezes. But I should add my 7 install was updated to 2018.
Thanks for your input.

I did register, just to come and say thank you!! I spent hours on this, and your drivers have been an absolute life-saver!
Just can't thank you enough. Without your usb drivers I would still be looking at the windows install screen with tears in my eyes. You are hero of the century! Love the site too

Thanks

Thanks canonking for posting the archive download. I was able to remove several Unknown Devices from the Win7 device manager on this MSI laptop(HM370 chipset). The only unknown device remaining appears to be the "HID button over interrupt driver," but nothing I've downloaded works. If anyone has any suggestions, the hardware ID is:

ACPI\ACPI0011
*ACPI0011

Buonasera ho installato Windows 7 prof 64bit su Asus Z390-A,su Intel i9 900kf 128gb di ram,ma ho un problema con questi driver mi potete aiutare gentilmente a risolvere