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PC Drivers & Software

Anonymous
Not applicable
‎11-03-2021 05:50 AM

I miss my Windows 7

Win 7 wasn't just the best operating system for me. I only installed it once and then it ran without any problems. With Windows 10 I already had to do new installations on 2 different computers. And Win 11 is probably not that special either, my CPU Threadripper 1900X is not in the list anyway.

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vialli100
Forerunner
‎11-03-2021 06:18 AM

Things move forward and with more threats online software has to evolve..

Windows 7 was an excellent OS, Win 10 better and so far Win 11 for me is faster and more responsive..

I have had all versions of Windows since 3.1 and have enjoyed every one in there own ways, I have enjoyed the sometimes hard work to get things up and running properly too..

AMD Ryzen 9 9900x, Asus Prime X 9070, Asus Crosshair X870E Hero, 64gb Kingston DDR5 6000, Samsung 980pro 1tb NVME, Samsung 970 EVO Plus 1tb NVME, DC Silent Loop 3 420mm, Antec Titanium 1000w.
hitbm47
Forerunner
‎11-03-2021 07:57 AM

You can still use Windows 7. It is just not receiving security updates I think.

But from what I understand, Windows 8.1 has extended support until 10 January 2023 (which I think refers to security updates as well) and it was very similar in stability to Windows 7 from my experience.

The only problem is you miss DirectX12 and although Nvidia still supports graphics drivers for Windows 8.1, AMD dropped Radeon driver support at 17.7.1; which is ironically the last time DirectX9 Unreal Engine 3 games performed very well with low IPC CPUs and Radeon GPUs.

Some people have success using Windows 7 radeon drivers on Windows 8.1.

Kind regards

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