For almost 10 years, Windows 7 has been the most installed operating system on PCs around the world, only dropping to second place this year behind Windows 10 after the end of support was announced. As already explained, the end of Windows 7 is scheduled for January 14, 2020 and after that date no more security updates will be released, thus becoming an insecure system.
Why, then, you may still want to download Windows 7 to install it on your PC "> switching from Windows 7 to Windows 10 is still free, if you download and install Windows 7 on a PC and validate it with an old activation code, you can then proceed with the installation of Windows 10 without paying anything. You must also consider while the activators or loaders to pirate Windows 10 are few and dangerous to download, for Windows 7, since the activation technology is basic, this job is always been easy and simple.
The download page is //www.microsoft.com/it-it/software-download/home .
From here, choose Windows 7, enter a valid product key and then proceed to choose the installation disc to download, ' full ISO image of Windows 7 Home, Windows 7 Professional or Windows 7 Ultimate, in Italian, at 32 or 64- bit, with Service Pack 1 which can then be copied onto a USB stick or burned onto a DVD.
Always from the Microsoft site you can also download Windows 7 Enterprise .
One important thing is to check the version of Windows 7 that was purchased. The code in fact only applies to that, so you cannot think of installing Windows 7 Ultimate for free using the Windows 7 Professional license and vice versa. To identify the version of Windows 7, simply launch the Start menu, right click on Computer and read what is written in the Properties . Please note that the activation codes of the OEM versions will not work to download Windows 7 from the Microsoft download page.
Basically you can use the old TechBench website unlocked by a javascript. Even if it doesn't seem like a legitimate site, from here you can choose the version to download and proceed with the download directly from the Microsoft servers.
Alternatively, you can also use a small program that connects to Microsoft servers and allows you to download Windows 7 directly and quickly by choosing the version and language. It is Windows ISO Downloader .
After installing Windows 7 SP1, remember to update Windows 7 with Service Pack 2 which includes all the patches from 2011 to May 2016.
To do it first, you can also create the updated Windows 7 ISO with all the latest patches up to 2016
READ ALSO: How to install Windows from scratch
In addition, the DVD can be used to perform a system recovery
Keep in mind that if Windows doesn't start and doesn't start, reinstalling everything with Windows 7 is very easy. Use of Windows 7 without a license is limited to 30 days (90 days for the Enterprise version).
If you want to reinstall Windows 7 on your laptop, you can also try using the default program for restoring your computer to factory settings which means reinstalling Windows 7 from scratch with all the manufacturer's drivers in one solution.
Why, then, you may still want to download Windows 7 to install it on your PC "> switching from Windows 7 to Windows 10 is still free, if you download and install Windows 7 on a PC and validate it with an old activation code, you can then proceed with the installation of Windows 10 without paying anything. You must also consider while the activators or loaders to pirate Windows 10 are few and dangerous to download, for Windows 7, since the activation technology is basic, this job is always been easy and simple.
How to download Windows 7 for free and legally
For years Microsoft has not allowed the download of the Windows installation disc, but since Windows 10 was released this policy has changed. Not only Windows 10 therefore, but also Windows 8 and Windows 7 can be downloaded for free directly from the Microsoft site, without having to go through unreliable sites.The download page is //www.microsoft.com/it-it/software-download/home .
From here, choose Windows 7, enter a valid product key and then proceed to choose the installation disc to download, ' full ISO image of Windows 7 Home, Windows 7 Professional or Windows 7 Ultimate, in Italian, at 32 or 64- bit, with Service Pack 1 which can then be copied onto a USB stick or burned onto a DVD.
Always from the Microsoft site you can also download Windows 7 Enterprise .
Product Key
Regarding the Product Key, if Windows was purchased alone and the activation code was not included in the purchase of the PC, it can be extracted with a small tool to recover the activation code or product key from Windows 7.One important thing is to check the version of Windows 7 that was purchased. The code in fact only applies to that, so you cannot think of installing Windows 7 Ultimate for free using the Windows 7 Professional license and vice versa. To identify the version of Windows 7, simply launch the Start menu, right click on Computer and read what is written in the Properties . Please note that the activation codes of the OEM versions will not work to download Windows 7 from the Microsoft download page.
Alternative ways to download Windows 7
If you do not have a valid product key available, you can take advantage of the trick described on the page on how to obtain each Windows version for free legally .Basically you can use the old TechBench website unlocked by a javascript. Even if it doesn't seem like a legitimate site, from here you can choose the version to download and proceed with the download directly from the Microsoft servers.
Alternatively, you can also use a small program that connects to Microsoft servers and allows you to download Windows 7 directly and quickly by choosing the version and language. It is Windows ISO Downloader .
Use ISO to create the installation disc
To create the Windows installation disc or bootable USB drive, you can use a small automatic program from Microsoft called Windows 7 USB / DVD Download Tool or Rufus that I talked about in the article on How to create a USB stick to install Windows 7 .After installing Windows 7 SP1, remember to update Windows 7 with Service Pack 2 which includes all the patches from 2011 to May 2016.
To do it first, you can also create the updated Windows 7 ISO with all the latest patches up to 2016
READ ALSO: How to install Windows from scratch
Other resources
A Windows 7 installation disc can also be used, without a license, even to solve problems and errors of missing files as seen in the post Recover missing or lost files from the Windows installation CD.In addition, the DVD can be used to perform a system recovery
Keep in mind that if Windows doesn't start and doesn't start, reinstalling everything with Windows 7 is very easy. Use of Windows 7 without a license is limited to 30 days (90 days for the Enterprise version).
If you want to reinstall Windows 7 on your laptop, you can also try using the default program for restoring your computer to factory settings which means reinstalling Windows 7 from scratch with all the manufacturer's drivers in one solution.
