Hi @spectrum36 welcome to this free user to user Alienware laptop discussion forum. This is not Dell Support.
Support for Alienware m15 Ryzen Edition R5 Drivers & Downloads says Dell drivers are available for Windows 10, 64-Bit and Windows 11 operating systems.
After 10 years, support for Windows 7 ended on 14 January 2020. Many people are now using Windows 10/11. If you need to use Windows 7, you can create a Windows 7 virtual machine within Windows 10/11. A virtual machine (VM) is the virtualization/emulation of a computer system. Virtual machines are based on computer architectures and provide the functionality of a physical computer. If you want to run a different OS within the current operating system, creating a VM is a good choice. Hyper-V, VirtualBox, VMware, etc. will create a Windows 7 virtual machine.
Hi @spectrum36 Dell laptops have retained the boot option to install and use different operating systems, including Windows 7. Dell SupportAssist application can be installed in Windows 7.
ejn63
10 Elder
•
30.7K Posts
0
April 22nd, 2022 15:00
Legacy mode began disappearing from new systems around 2015 -- the very last systems to support legacy boot were built in 2020.
Your system has no legacy mode, nor will it run Windows 7 at all.
crimsom
7 Technologist
•
6.1K Posts
0
April 22nd, 2022 23:00
Hi @spectrum36 welcome to this free user to user Alienware laptop discussion forum. This is not Dell Support.
Support for Alienware m15 Ryzen Edition R5 Drivers & Downloads says Dell drivers are available for Windows 10, 64-Bit and Windows 11 operating systems.
After 10 years, support for Windows 7 ended on 14 January 2020. Many people are now using Windows 10/11. If you need to use Windows 7, you can create a Windows 7 virtual machine within Windows 10/11. A virtual machine (VM) is the virtualization/emulation of a computer system. Virtual machines are based on computer architectures and provide the functionality of a physical computer. If you want to run a different OS within the current operating system, creating a VM is a good choice. Hyper-V, VirtualBox, VMware, etc. will create a Windows 7 virtual machine.
crimsom
7 Technologist
•
6.1K Posts
0
April 23rd, 2022 01:00
Hi @spectrum36 Dell laptops have retained the boot option to install and use different operating systems, including Windows 7. Dell SupportAssist application can be installed in Windows 7.