Windows 7 was first released on 22nd October 2009. It has since been superseded by Windows 8, 8.1, 10, and Windows 11, and the support for Windows 7 ended in 2020. According to statcounter report, Windows 7 is still used by 3.16% of the computers which depicts its relevance even after end of support.
Microsoft has pulled out all of the publicly available Windows 7 ISO images but if you still want to download Windows 7, you’ve come to the right place.
On this page, we will discuss about how to download the genuine Windows 7 ISO image, create a bootable USB drive and then install Windows 7 using the USB.
Microsoft Windows 7 Download
If you still want to download a legal copy of Windows 7, Microsoft gives users only one way to download old software. You will need to purchase a Visual Studio subscription to download any edition of Windows 7.
Windows 7 is also available for free download in public forums like archive.org. We will use these direct download links to download and verify Windows 7 ISO images.
Windows 7 can be downloaded in different editions and is available in both 32-bit and 64-bit architecture:
- Enterprise
- Home Basic
- Home Premium
- Professional
- Professional for Embedded Systems
- Starter
- Ultimate
- Ultimate for Embedded Systems
You can download these editions using the given methods below.