My solution for 2024 windows 7 support- A VIRTUAL MACHINE INSTALLATION

[Athens]

If Steam refuses to work on windows 7 I'll simply run windows 10 or 11 in a virtual box and link the steam installation from the virtual box to my Windows 7 install.
No need to cry about it and throw a fit. The argument many windows 7 users have is their PC does everything they want fine, and they like 7.

Windows 7 has been a great unobtrusive OS and I plan to continue using it until Microsoft stops re skinning it and calling it 8-10-11-12 or whatever new OS number they want to staple to it.
Literally the only program I use that has "dropped" windows 7 has been Quickbooks and I simply run that in a VM. The same will work for Steam.
Not worried about any performance impacts. I've tested this before when windows 10 was new and this machine has plenty of power and resources headroom to make any changes not worth the effort.
The Red warning banner is offensive. I'll find a way to remove that and continue on as I have been.

[Muppet among Puppets]

引用自 Defeatist：

引用自 Crashed：

So the user necroed the thread to promote misinformation? I was already on 10 before I retired my Z77 board.

Why should I do that? I already own Win 10. These drivers look more like beta than finished product plus there are no drivers for all the components. I found on google that other Z77 users have similar issues and someone claimed that Gigabyte support told him that this motherboard wasnt made for Win 10.

As every motherboard that was made before win 10. And still that doesnt mean it wont work with 10.

[Defeatist]

引用自 Muppet among Puppets：

Maybe just needs help.
Another recommendation, sometimes it helps to install the os fresh. So after 10 was associated with the hardware already, i would try that. Best with another hard drive, to have the old install just in case. No loss possible when trying.

I installed Win 10 several times after format. I wonder if the problem happens because when I install Win 10 the hard drive protocol turns to IDE automatically while I use AHCI for Win 7. So I dont know if I install Win 10 on AHCI will solve the problem. I may try it.

[🦊Λℚ𝓤ΛƑΛᗯҜᔕ🦊]

引用自 Defeatist：

Why should I do that? I already own Win 10. These drivers look more like beta than finished product plus there are no drivers for all the components. I found on google that other Z77 users have similar issues and someone claimed that Gigabyte support told him that this motherboard wasnt made for Win 10.

Other people have claimed sometimes windows 7 drivers will work in windows 10.

[Defeatist]

引用自 🦊Λℚ𝓤ΛƑΛᗯҜᔕ🦊：

Other people have claimed sometimes windows 7 drivers will work in windows 10.

Interesting info

[Muppet among Puppets]

Let windows update drivers, and see if anything is missing.

I dont remember that i checked for win 10 drivers. And installed it once on a computer from 2009

[Eagle_of_Fire]

引用自 IceFoxX：

引用自 Eagle_of_Fire：

Way to not read the post you replied to. That's already the workaround to ensure you don't get the problem you just stated.

Not to mention the fact that hundred of users have posted workarounds for this directly in Win7 since the whole shabang debate started.

Well, you decide for a paid closed source OS, which is supplied with updates for a certain time. Then it gets a new name in the meantime (7,8,8.1,10,11).

How many hours of work do you demand from the measly contribution MS has from you? How many resources do you think are wasted on something like this?

Instead of switching to a free opensource OS in the long run. Do you make one on "stinginess is cool and if my end devices are infected and possibly end up in a botnet and help to cause damage in the millions. I don't care... free upgrade is out of the question, that's something of impertinence *cry cry cry cry*"

It's nice that insurance companies are now changing in the technology sector and it's no longer insurable. People like you are helping with this damage. People like you should be sued for damages!

How can you be so proud to be such a POS.

......

What in the nine hells are you even talking about?

[Crashed]

引用自 🦊Λℚ𝓤ΛƑΛᗯҜᔕ🦊：

引用自 Defeatist：

Why should I do that? I already own Win 10. These drivers look more like beta than finished product plus there are no drivers for all the components. I found on google that other Z77 users have similar issues and someone claimed that Gigabyte support told him that this motherboard wasnt made for Win 10.

Other people have claimed sometimes windows 7 drivers will work in windows 10.

Windows 10 (and even 11) will happily load and run WDDM 1.1 drivers.
Seeing as the Z77 generation was released around the time of Windows 8's release there should be WDDM 1.2 or 1.3 drivers which support an enhanced version of DirectX 11. You won't find WDDM 2.0 or later drivers for this generation as it doesn't support DirectX 12.

[Defeatist]

引用自 Crashed：

Windows 10 (and even 11) will happily load and run WDDM 1.1 drivers.
Seeing as the Z77 generation was released around the time of Windows 8's release there should be WDDM 1.2 or 1.3 drivers which support an enhanced version of DirectX 11. You won't find WDDM 2.0 or later drivers for this generation as it doesn't support DirectX 12.

True! After long search I found out that not even my cpu support DirectX 12 and I realised that my system was collapsing when I was playing a game on DirectX 12. Thanks for the support.

[Crashed]

引用自 Defeatist：

引用自 Crashed：

Windows 10 (and even 11) will happily load and run WDDM 1.1 drivers.
Seeing as the Z77 generation was released around the time of Windows 8's release there should be WDDM 1.2 or 1.3 drivers which support an enhanced version of DirectX 11. You won't find WDDM 2.0 or later drivers for this generation as it doesn't support DirectX 12.

True! After long search I found out that not even my cpu support DirectX 12 and I realised that my system was collapsing when I was playing a game on DirectX 12. Thanks for the support.

If you have a dedicated GPU make sure to plug the monitor into that and not your motherboard.

[Defeatist]

引用自 Crashed：

引用自 Defeatist：

True! After long search I found out that not even my cpu support DirectX 12 and I realised that my system was collapsing when I was playing a game on DirectX 12. Thanks for the support.

If you have a dedicated GPU make sure to plug the monitor into that and not your motherboard.

I have always plugged my monitor in the GPU (RX 580) which does support DirectX 12. So if gpu support DirectX 12 isnt necessary CPU support it too?

[Eisdrache]

I've been a long time Windows user, but after 1 year of Windows 10, it annoyed me so much that I switched to Ubuntu Mate in 2019.
I still had Windows 10 as dual-boot, but dumped it completely in 2021, since I didn't use it any more. For the few occasions where I need Windows, I use a VM.

[Defeatist]

引用自 Eisdrache：

I've been a long time Windows user, but after 1 year of Windows 10, it annoyed me so much that I switched to Ubuntu Mate in 2019.
I still had Windows 10 as dual-boot, but dumped it completely in 2021, since I didn't use it any more. For the few occasions where I need Windows, I use a VM.

Yes but what games actually work in Ubuntu?

[IceFoxX]

引用自 Defeatist：

引用自 Eisdrache：

I've been a long time Windows user, but after 1 year of Windows 10, it annoyed me so much that I switched to Ubuntu Mate in 2019.
I still had Windows 10 as dual-boot, but dumped it completely in 2021, since I didn't use it any more. For the few occasions where I need Windows, I use a VM.

Yes but what games actually work in Ubuntu?

could start nearby my whole library (ubisoft,epic,origin). (But always inform about the publisher... like Blizzard and Destiny 2... possible playing under linux without any problems anyway blizzard give a ♥♥♥♥ and will ban this players
but valve heavily pushes linux support with proton etc

[Crashed]

引用自 Defeatist：

引用自 Crashed：

If you have a dedicated GPU make sure to plug the monitor into that and not your motherboard.

I have always plugged my monitor in the GPU (RX 580) which does support DirectX 12. So if gpu support DirectX 12 isnt necessary CPU support it too?

That should be fine normally, but if for some reason the game insists on using the incompatible integrated graphics, simply disable it if you have no displays attached to the motherboard outputs.

[Eisdrache]

引用自 Defeatist：

引用自 Eisdrache：

I've been a long time Windows user, but after 1 year of Windows 10, it annoyed me so much that I switched to Ubuntu Mate in 2019.
I still had Windows 10 as dual-boot, but dumped it completely in 2021, since I didn't use it any more. For the few occasions where I need Windows, I use a VM.

Yes but what games actually work in Ubuntu?

The only game I stopped playing was Fortnite, because AntiCheat kicks you out after 5 min playing in Linux. At first, I booted Windows just for Fortnite, but it was too annoying over time, so I found other stuff to play.
Most games run fine in Linux, only some Anti-Cheat games have trouble, if the Devs dont enable Linux-Support for their Anti-Cheat.

https://www.protondb.com/