The Cozy Win7 Thread

[Nosteru]

Hello Again Fellow Community!

This Thread is about Win7. You can free talk anything about that OS.
Be technical issues you need help, the future and past of the OS, some fun story you want to share, your opinion about it, your advice, useful apps and such.

This is the place for everyone interrested or against Win7.

Just please be polite and try to respect eachother.

To Moderators: On this forum OFF-Topic comments are allowed for polite and healthy discussion.

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[AmaiAmai]

Publicado originalmente por 🦊Λℚ𝓤ΛƑΛᗯҜᔕ🦊:

Publicado originalmente por Trout:

11 is rotten to the core, i'd rather use 10 while iot ltsc is still supported. there's another option too but i'm not gonna be that guy anymore

I used Windows 11 for about 2 years and I finally had enough of the 💩. Specifically CoPilot being force-installed on me (even though I had updates hard disabled, seriously how the heck did they do that?). Recently about December of last year I went back to Windows 10 and disabled updates there. I'm very, very happy now.

If you use an EDU version or Enterprise , I think that the copilot doesn't install. For other versions, not too sure.

But with Windows 12 coming , Microsoft will be pushing that AI stuff hard

And they will probably enforce it on Win 11 for as many people as they can.

[🦊Λℚ𝓤ΛƑΛᗯҜᔕ🦊]

Publicado originalmente por Nosteru:

On NOES! Always Update to latest, most recent Windows because on older windows not all your games and apps will work and you have no drivers for many hardwares. Also DO NOT disable Updates because your PC get infected as soon you connect to internet. /s

This was so high ball I cant resist to hit it down. :P

There is a program called WSUS offline updater that allows us to download all KB packs for all windows updates that microsoft ever published and it creates an installer for them. I'm scared to paste links in here because I got banned for linking to wikipedia once (damn moderators). Just search google for WSUS offline, it's the first one. I have all windows 10 updates downloaded and stored on my file server. I just run all of them then disable windows update on the computer and manually re-run WSUS to look for updated KB packs once a month. This way I can get updates but on my terms, NOT when Microshaft wants me to update.

[andreasaspenberg575]

i just got warned for doing so but, i learned my lesson. i will look it up some day, when i want to try it.

[GigaCars]

Publicado originalmente por 🦊Λℚ𝓤ΛƑΛᗯҜᔕ🦊:

I'm scared to paste links in here because I got banned for linking to wikipedia once (damn moderators).

ok, ik mods can go very corrupt but holy, that's just ridiculous

either it was applied by a mod who didn't even know wikipedia exists and thought it was a bypassed virus link, the wikipedia page you linked probably mentioned something that breaks Steam ToS or they made a mistake

i'm aware i'm taking a risk at a warning or ban here, i'm fine with it, i don't post here much anyway so it doesn't seem to matter much

[andreasaspenberg575]

warrning is only scary but, i will never post any more links here myself. moderators tends to get a bit overzealous some times. trials of mana is one game that runs in windows 7 and without steam but, its save location is changed based on wether or not you run it through steam. final fantasy 10 also runs without steam and its save location is unchanged. final fantasy 9 also runs without steam but, only if steam is not installed.

[Master.Constructor]

Publicado originalmente por AD:

So, I just realized this thread has been going on for over a year. How is everyone doing? How usable is Win7 in 2025? Asking out of curiosity.

Doing OK but could always be better! I use Win7 exclusively at work, home and office and have been since ~2009. Currently running 7 PCs on Win7 updated to 2025.2.12 running a mix of apps like Libre Office, Firefox, r3dfox, Supermium, Steam, etc.

Looking forward to Win10 being discontinued and possibly getting the same aftermarket support that Win7 did.

[Master.Constructor]

Publicado originalmente por AmaiAmai:

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But with Windows 12 coming , Microsoft will be pushing that AI stuff hard

And they will probably enforce it on Win 11 for as many people as they can.

This. So much of this I can hardly bear it. Fun Tymes Again!

[andreasaspenberg575]

considering how unpopular windows 11 was, windows 12 is likely to downplay the functions of windows 11 somewhat. certain updated versions of windows 11 have gone away from the trusted platform module requirement.

[Takohashi]

Publicado originalmente por Master.Constructor:

Looking forward to Win10 being discontinued and possibly getting the same aftermarket support that Win7 did.

You don't want to receive updates in Win10 and wait until its support ends, so that you can then update it from dubious sources.
L - Logic.

Publicado originalmente por Master.Constructor:

running a mix of apps like Libre Office

Please accept my condolences.

[MonkehMaster]

not installed 24h2 yet as I'm waiting and watching for it's issues to be fixed, but is that were they are supposedly force installing copilot?

cause since I completely removed it, I haven't seen any installation shinanigins.

that said, seems lots of hate for 11, but I havet found anything to hate about it, especially with it cleaned and setup, aside from development bugs and having to bypass all its requirements and so far it's run fine on "unsupported" hardware, due to tpm 1.2, cpu not on list, but meets popcnt.

win 10 on the other hand, in my experience was a dumpster fire of problems, that funnily enough were never fixed and lasted long into support ending soon.

[r.linder]

A family friend is still using an old Dell Inspiron laptop with a Core 2 Duo running Windows Vista after all these years, goes to show that people really don't care and will run whatever they're comfortable and satisfied with. It shipped with Vista.

[andreasaspenberg575]

i some times use an intel core 2 duo with vista myself. though it is not my main system. it is too slow for most of my games. though i got final fantasy 9 and evll defenders running well on it however.

[Nikonos]

Publicado originalmente por r.linder:

A family friend is still using an old Dell Inspiron laptop with a Core 2 Duo running Windows Vista after all these years, goes to show that people really don't care and will run whatever they're comfortable and satisfied with. It shipped with Vista.

He's right. So much time-loss in life can be avoided with proper tools.

[Nikonos]

Publicado originalmente por MonkehMaster:

seems lots of hate for 11, but I havet found anything to hate about it, especially with it cleaned and setup, aside from development bugs and having to bypass all its requirements and so far it's run fine on "unsupported" hardware, due to tpm 1.2, cpu not on list, but meets popcnt.

win 10 on the other hand, in my experience was a dumpster fire of problems, that funnily enough were never fixed and lasted long into support ending soon.

No hate for debloated 10/11 here, but the User Interface is really bad... and fugly.
Functions are hidden behind new unnecessary sub- and sub-sub-menu's, options split in illogical separate windows, tons of unnecessary options presented as important and unavoidable.

When you look at the user interface Windows 7 is a huge improvement over 10/11.
All the new UI's do is stealing you time and demanding your attention (and serving ads now).

In my view an OS should almost be non-present, in the service of the programs I run.

[andreasaspenberg575]

you can get a windows 7 like start menu in windows 10 by installing vistart. it is free.