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Dell XPS 13 9360 Windows 7 installation
I would like to install Win7 on a XPS 13 9360 (no Win10 due to company policies), but it seems like a I'm heading into a road of torment. I see some people have partly succeeded with downgrading the XPS 13 9650, do anyone have some tips and tricks for downgrading the 9360?
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November 30th, 2016 05:00
Hi Super5-56,
Thank you for reaching us here. Unfortunately, the XPS 9360 has not been launched with Windows 7 version. The drivers are not available for Windows 7 on our Dell support page.
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November 30th, 2016 06:00
The 9350 uses a Skylake CPU and chipset -- these do have limited support for Windows 7 (Microsoft removed the ability to install 7 from USB but it can be added back with a custom image and drivers). Dell has support for this:
www.dell.com/.../SLN300564
The 9360 uses Kaby Lake CPUs and chipset -- there is no support on these for anything older than Windows 10, period.
You really have two options:
If you MUST have Windows 7, return the system for a 9350.
If you need the 9360, you must convince the powers that be of the need to abandon Windows 7 and upgrade.
The latter is preferable, given that Skylake is the last Intel platform on which Windows 7 will run - meaning you'll soon have no choices in new systems that are capable of meeting your company's existing policies.
Windows 7 is on borrowed time with new systems -- it's basically dead and awaiting burial.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/3112663/software/microsoft-made-em-do-it-the-latest-kaby-lake-zen-chips-will-support-only-windows-10.html