You ccan download a Dell Windows 7 Pro Skylake Reinstallation .iso using the Dell OS Recovery Tool and use this to Downgrade from Windows 10 Pro OEM to Windows 7 Pro OEM:
But bear in mind it's a short-term downgrade-- support for Windows 7 (including security updates) cease in January, 2020 - just under 15 months from now.
In addition to the above, unless your system was purchased with Windows 10 installed and a Windows 7 downgrade, then it will not have a Windows 7 license, and even if you would be willing to buy a license for an OS that will stop receiving updates in just over a year, you may have trouble finding someone still selling licenses, at least legitimate licenses. Downgrade rights are NOT Included with every Windows license. They have to be explicitly granted, usually to enterprises and occasionally to OEMs who want to offer that at the time the system is shipped.
You may also want to consult your internal financial people. My guess is that they have a design lifecycle for hardware - probably three years -- meaning they may not be willing to allow Windows 7 on hardware where the OS becomes obsolete less than halfway through that lifecycle.
In addition to the above, unless your system was purchased with Windows 10 installed and a Windows 7 downgrade, then it will not have a Windows 7 license, and even if you would be willing to buy a license for an OS that will stop receiving updates in just over a year, you may have trouble finding someone still selling licenses, at least legitimate licenses. Downgrade rights are NOT Included with every Windows license. They have to be explicitly granted, usually to enterprises and occasionally to OEMs who want to offer that at the time the system is shipped.
Now this is confusing. I always thought that ALL Windows Professional editions came with a dwongrade right, regardless if it' 10 8 or 7 ???
In addition to the above, unless your system was purchased with Windows 10 installed and a Windows 7 downgrade, then it will not have a Windows 7 license, and even if you would be willing to buy a license for an OS that will stop receiving updates in just over a year, you may have trouble finding someone still selling licenses, at least legitimate licenses. Downgrade rights are NOT Included with every Windows license. They have to be explicitly granted, usually to enterprises and occasionally to OEMs who want to offer that at the time the system is shipped.
Now this is confusing. I always thought that ALL Windows Professional editions came with a dwongrade right, regardless if it' 10 8 or 7 ???
Can sombody please clarify ?
No, that's not correct. The link below is Microsoft's own document about this, indicating that commercial and OEM licenses can include downgrade rights (but to refer to the OEM License Terms), but retail (FPP) licenses do not. If your system's build doesn't specifically say it came with "Windows 10 Pro with Windows 7 Professional downgrade", then your particular system's OEM license terms don't include downgrade rights
All Windows 8 Pro OEM, Windows 8.1 Pro OEM and WIndows 10 Pro OEM Licenses* come with OEM Downgrade rights and their UEFI BIOS contains a SLIC version of 2.1 which works with Windows 7 Pro OEM Activation. The Dell Windows 7 Pro Skylake Reinstallation .iso will activate when installed on the system you listed. * However not all new hardware has driver support for Windows 7. As mentioned bu ejn63 - Windows 7 will reach end of extended support very soon.
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You ccan download a Dell Windows 7 Pro Skylake Reinstallation .iso using the Dell OS Recovery Tool and use this to Downgrade from Windows 10 Pro OEM to Windows 7 Pro OEM:
http://dellwindowsreinstallationguide.com/download-dell-skylake-windows-7/
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October 17th, 2018 04:00
But bear in mind it's a short-term downgrade-- support for Windows 7 (including security updates) cease in January, 2020 - just under 15 months from now.
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In addition to the above, unless your system was purchased with Windows 10 installed and a Windows 7 downgrade, then it will not have a Windows 7 license, and even if you would be willing to buy a license for an OS that will stop receiving updates in just over a year, you may have trouble finding someone still selling licenses, at least legitimate licenses. Downgrade rights are NOT Included with every Windows license. They have to be explicitly granted, usually to enterprises and occasionally to OEMs who want to offer that at the time the system is shipped.
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October 18th, 2018 06:00
You may also want to consult your internal financial people. My guess is that they have a design lifecycle for hardware - probably three years -- meaning they may not be willing to allow Windows 7 on hardware where the OS becomes obsolete less than halfway through that lifecycle.
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Now this is confusing. I always thought that ALL Windows Professional editions came with a dwongrade right, regardless if it' 10 8 or 7 ???
Can sombody please clarify ?
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October 18th, 2018 06:00
No, that's not correct. The link below is Microsoft's own document about this, indicating that commercial and OEM licenses can include downgrade rights (but to refer to the OEM License Terms), but retail (FPP) licenses do not. If your system's build doesn't specifically say it came with "Windows 10 Pro with Windows 7 Professional downgrade", then your particular system's OEM license terms don't include downgrade rights
http://download.microsoft.com/download/6/8/9/68964284-864d-4a6d-aed9-f2c1f8f23e14/Downgrade_Rights.pdf
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October 18th, 2018 13:00