Moin have Windows 10 on my laptop. I don't like everything and want to download Windows 7 again. I don't have a CD but the Windows 7 product key on the back. Can I download it from the Internet and use the product key? The laptop is several years old.
You can use the same key.
The key is still valid for Windows 7. But the question is whether it makes sense. Because there's no longer any support from Microsoft for Windows 7, and programs will increasingly run poorly or not at all. With IE, for example, you will keep getting error messages.
I advise against a downgrade, as Microsoft completely stopped support for Windows 7 at the beginning of the year. The operating system is no longer supplied with updates and security patches. Still, here are two links.
https://winfuture.de/...,2662.html
https://winfuture.de/...,3291.html
I'll make it short:
https://www.microsoft.com/...d/windows7
https://support.microsoft.com/...c3b507420d
So yes, you can download Windows 7, install it and activate it with your key. The key is still valid for Windows 7. This also applies if you have activated your Windows 10 with it. However, you are exposing yourself to many risks because Windows 7 is no longer supported by MS.
Microsoft no longer provides a download for OEM versions preinstalled by the manufacturer. Not that anyone is still wondering why your link might not work. So just write as a supplement.
Just tried it again and you're right. Thanks for the hint, that was new to me. But it was more than a year ago that I last downloaded Windows 7 with an OEM key and it was still working. So thanks again for the hint.
Not a thing and since I myself stood there for a moment like an ox in front of the mountain, I just wanted to pass it on. I keep deploying the latest images, so I often mess around with Windows 7.
Oh, by the way, the reason is: that the manufacturer is the support contact person himself. There you should buy the recovery media for expensive money. Stop for the DAU who can be talked about.
Here's a tip from me: https://www.giga.de/...-so-gehts/
This gives you the Windows 7 theme for Windows 10.
