What Can You Still Do With Windows 7 in 2024?

[@markusTegelane]

Windows 7 literally had a slogan "Your PC, simplified".

[@mctogo001]

Windows 11 Slogan "Your PC, oversimplified"

[@timhartherz5652]

I like to run it on older hardware in the 32bit version, tick a few checkboxes, change a few settings, get rid of the transparency/3D stuff and it will run fine on any old potato, and run most 98/2k/xp programs/drivers/hardware with little problems.

[@bryede]

Windows 10 Slogan: "Our PC, you peasant"

[@Night_Spy]

Windows 12: "Your PC, Spyware included"

[@o_o6869]

window 7 is so loveable os

[@joshreiman]

"I don't know anyone who still uses VLC" What else are we supposed to be using?

[@Espadasilenciosa]

Personally MPC-HC (well, its updated forks) have given me less issues than VLC. VLC is still a decent choice, though

[@SpinDlsc]

I use WACCUP for audio and SMPlayer for video, myself. VLC always seems to break my playlists after a while.

[@arkajyotipal6205]

PotPlayer

[@jimnor8817]

mpv palyer

[@pewdiepiezzzzz124]

mpv

[@TheDoomguy3232]

As a Windows 7 defender, I only have one thing to say: Kalimba was the best Windows pack-in song.

[@Nostalgic9080]

I love your profile pic

[@chuckintexas]

Abso-LUTELY !

[@shihainin777]

Not when Sleep away is right there

[@yoshibro6462]

I've transfered that song to every computer I've had so far.

[@imrealplays]

as a current windows 7 user, i can confirm this statement

[@StaffSergeantSigmon]

It sucks companies basically force you to make an account to view their stuff

[@Nostalgic9080]

Yea I hate having to have a Microsoft account just to use windows.

[@SC-ce3vp]

It kinda reminds me of google plus in a way

[@musicprofox]

I just miss those days, when Microsoft didn't force you to have an account to have Windows. I think, these were days before release of Windows 11 or so I guess

[@wintutorials2282]

@@Nostalgic9080yeah and if you don’t they basically force you into a corner where you can’t escape without having a Microsoft account 😂

[@Jon717]

​@@Nostalgic9080you don't need a Microsoft account for Windows. You can still easily make local accounts on setup.

[@JacksonNick-j6i]

VLC rescued people of early 2000 from the codecs hell and is still the best video player for all desktop platforms. But yet you dare to spit on the hero's face.

[@GumSkyloard]

He knows not what he speaks of, he has blasphemed our digital saviour.

[@timramich]

It's trash in 2024. It's not 2005 anymore. MPC-HC reigns.

[@JacksonNick-j6i]

@@timramich MPC-HC is more like a 2005 product than VLC. VLC has no problems at this time.

[@timramich]

@@JacksonNick-j6i If it has no problems, then why is there a bug tracker for it? Directshow filters are miles ahead of the ffmpeg ecosystem. The only thing it has going for it is that it's cross-platform.

[@grthorn3461]

Why don't you guys just double click the video and watch it? I didn't know about VLC until this comment section, I'm just curious. I always just double click the video and it always plays, I don't have VLC

[@Snackolotl]

Windows 7 was such a legendary OS. A true modern successor to Windows XP, security vulnerabilities and all.

[@courtneymertz4596]

Windows 7 is still my favorite Windows Version. I love the UI, and the other new stuff 7 brought to the table. If you still want the 7 magic, that’s what third party and Linux themes are for!

[@courtneymertz4596]

Windows 7 felt magical! It’s sad that Microsoft no longer has that Windows magic…

[@choppergirl]

Windows XP was better, however, XPx64 never caught on... as much as everyone would have liked, and that's why we grudingly upgraded to Windows 7. We lost all the names on the taskmngr bar, but eventually got use to looking at program icons only.

[@Gotz_the_iron_hand]

Classic shell is great for that.

[@Deimos_Fresh]

If only Windows 7 had a Second Edition. Same 7, but compatible with modern stuff...

[@choppergirl]

We'd all be using it. Because nobody wants to use 11, and we only use 10 because Microsoft pointed a loaded gun at motherboard manufacturers to stop creating and shipping Windows 7 drivers for their motherboards.

[@aidanhelfrich4887]

@@choppergirlI use a windows 11 laptop and I gotta say it’s not as bad as I thought it does seem a bit more hollow when compared to my childhood windows 7 days but all in all I’m fine using 11 as long as I know it’s safe and getting support and one things for sure nostalgia aside I won’t use anything older then 11 unless it’s on a offline pc with no information stored

[@extinctwarriorrace1755]

Use KDE Plasma amd customize it to be like Windows 7. Get Kubuntu and you are done. That's was my Gaming PC is running.

[@Deimos_Fresh]

@@extinctwarriorrace1755, I am Ubuntu user and I like KDE Plasma, but I like how Canonical's implimentation of GNOME desktop, so it's vanilla Ubuntu for me.

[@CommissarChaotic]

I was hoping that happened but with XP. XP was just... bliss, y'know? Windows 7 is definitely the greatest I'd say, but XP was just special. Also what I dearly miss about both old OSs is that their Search functions so much better than modern Windows... I am on Win11 right now, but I have purchased StartAllBack, installed Shell by Nilesoft and it's a bit disjointed but a bit more pleasant experience since I can customise things without them being _too_ disjointed like reverting the context menus to Win10 which just doesn't fit well with Win11's aesthetics. Also, actually my point here was that I set the start menu to like Windows 10 and stuff and the search is miles better. I just hate that they introduced internet to mostly everything, I hate the accounts, I hate the ads, the bloatware, like half of the problems of modern Windows is just these. I do quick edits outside of plain trimming (which can be done in Photos, which doesnt accept opus codec in videos which explains them being silent) in fricking Windows Movie Maker. Clipchamp used to not bother me so much but they then decided to do the stupid accounts thing like its another platform, and they also dont let you export with custom resolutions and settings. I miss XP so much man but everytime I get that hit, I realise a lot of stuff dont work with XP anymore, like I downloaded an archive version of Encarta Kids so I could show it off to my siblings and maybe give them member berries if they even were conscious beings when i was able to use it and find it on school computers. FUUUUUUUUUUUTTTTTTTTTTUUUUUUUUUURRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[@radoslavdimitrov7505]

Windows XP and Windows 7 are classics

[@codezero7981]

Windows 7 became the new XP

[@baumstamp5989]

i think the easier question would be, what can you not do... i think it boils down to a handful of online games that mandate specific anti-cheat methods (core isolation, tpm, secure boot etc.) or those that exclusively want a fully fledged directx 12 implementation. and then you have some huge application suites like from adobe who just artificially put a stop to launching their software in windows 7, simply because they do not "want to support" it anymore. yet, adobe creative cloud versions 2020/2021 still work on windows 7. and these have a very very rich feature set already. so if you want to avoid using win10 or even win11 then there is not much you have to leave behind.

[@randomgamingin144p]

theres windows 10 enterprise ltsc 2021, which is a little better

[@Alexander-ix2jp]

I just use Linux

[@Lubzy]

@@Alexander-ix2jp linux is heavier on my tabletpc that i installed debloated version of win 8.1. I researched like 3 hours to find a graphics driver for it lol. probably linux couldnt get a driver for that pc thats why it was laggy.

[@thepuzzlemaster64]

From what I've tested so far. VMs and web-browsers are the two things that don't seem to run right out the box (haven't tested much though). Although, at least for VMs you can use VxKex (aka: a kernel extender) to bypass that. Not sure why web browsers don't work though. It's funny to see how there's barely anything different between Win7 all the way to Win11. I've had more problems finding compatible apps for XP than 7. Win7 just works.

[@eduardojorge9199]

eu estava com o win7 até poucos dias atras, mas minhas planilhas de trabalho pararam de atualizar com dados da internet por falta do tls1.3 no win7, instalei o win10 pró já que tinha uma licença , testei o excel 2021 e desinstalei na hora de tão ruim que fica , instalei o meu bom e velho office 2010, que ainda assim nao fica igual ao que fica no win7, comprei uma placa de video para ver se melhorava a atualização das janelas no excel, e nao ajudou em nada apesar que agora posso jogar alguns jogos legais, no win7 mesmo com o video on do processador i5 3570 as planilhas ainda são muito fluidas ainda tenho o win7 com o excel em um hd para quando preciso fazer um trabalho de planilha mais longo , e se forem perguntar, sim eu desativei todos os efeitos visuais do win10

[@snailairy]

Windows 7 was so simple. No Co-pilot, no windows account, no forcing to update, minimal bloat. So perfect.

[@andrew7720]

The skeymorphic UI of Vista and 7 still has a special space in my heart. I'd kill for such a UI in modern OSs. I just deeply dislike the modern simplistic UIs. Why not even have the choice of the 3d glass transparent effects?

[@chuckintexas]

EXACTLY _FRKN_ *RIGHT* !!

[@dcironwolf2714]

I LOVE the aero theme but sadly there is no aero in linux ; - ;

[@andrew7720]

@@dcironwolf2714 The only UI that is somewhat close is the KDE, but still it doesn't have the same feeling.

[@catriona_drummond]

There are ways to make some Linux DEs look like Aero glass, but frankly, you have to be a software engineer to understand and successfully apply them.

[@IQDivider]

Theres a fairly simple way to make both the taskbar and start menu look really close to 7's, look up "How to make windows 11 look like windows 7", it should work on 10

[@Freak80MC]

Literally everything I wanted to use was still working on WIndows 7 up until last year. Didn't have to do any weird workarounds. I really only switched to Windows 11 because steam stopped working. If you played super modern games, Windows 7 probably stopped working way earlier, but I mostly play games that are 5 to 10 years old so for me everything worked flawlessly. If Windows 7 was still supported by steam I would have no issues using it today. (And no, viruses were never an issue for me, if you are smart on the internet you have nothing to worry about even when using an old unsupported version. It's mostly just fear mongering that makes people think old unsupported versions will somehow self destruct as soon as you go to one sketchy website) I see Windows 7 like I do a classic car. If it still works for all your use cases, then it's perfectly fine and anyone trying to tell you that you are wrong for using it because "it's not modern" can screw off. Even after being on Windows 11, it literally doesn't do anything I couldn't already do in 7. The times of OS upgrades being actually meaningful are behind us, unless you use niche modern features. If a classic OS works fine for all your use cases and you protect yourself from any viruses, you have nothing to worry about and you aren't "wrong" for using it. Different tools for different people. A modern OS isn't objectively better than Windows 7. If anything, all the stupid crap they cram in now a days probably means you are better off using an older OS if you can manage.

[@neon_surf_1989]

I have an old dino gaming laptop from maybe 2012? and it's still responsive and in pretty decent condition. I only use it to watch youtube and chat on steam and it all works just fine

[@Doran-m1e]

I refuse to use win11

[@sse2cpu]

My brother uses Windows 7 still. My PC also originally came with it.

[@EymenWinnerYT]

Yeah and i use it on my old potato laptop

[@sse2cpu]

@@EymenWinnerYT Bro found me in the comments fr 💀🙏

[@EymenWinnerYT]

@@sse2cpu Yeah coz i watch tech videoz alwayz :DD

[@sse2cpu]

@@EymenWinnerYT Just like me!

[@rtr33r]

Wft internet Explorer

[@NickyPinkwood]

i really miss Windows 7, still can't believe it has some people still using to this day. i would still thank Vista for it's advancements and especially it's Aero Theme

[@chrisfromca]

I still use VLC media player all the time.

[@neddbear502]

same here. I always use VLC as my main media player.

[@Gotz_the_iron_hand]

Same, using it and MPC only.

[@Greenchrysopsaro]

Goddamnit I just upgraded from windows XP now I gotta leave Windows 7?

[@user-no2brb6t376gg]

Bro stop swearing

[@Win_7]

no u can stay

[@Greenchrysopsaro]

@@user-no2brb6t376gg When the fuck did I swear?

[@Greenchrysopsaro]

@@user-no2brb6t376gg And when the fuck did I swear?

[@Greenchrysopsaro]

@@user-no2brb6t376gg Aye? What the fuck are you talking about?

[@spoon6564]

I think there aren't too many dramatic differences to the NT kernel post Windows Vista. I think the difference between Windows 7 and Windows 10/11 are similar to what Windows 2000 was to Windows XP hence that's why many programs still tend to work Windows 7 despite being out of support for 4 years already

[@dsihacks]

Yeah honestly modern versions of Windows just feel like Vista but with UWP and tighter connection to M$. There isn't too many under the hood differences that I can think of to Win32 itself, besides software rendering dwm.exe and improved command-line.

[@KingEggGuy]

0:00 that sound brings back a ton of memories, I miss windows vista (I know it's a windows 7 video but vista and 7 both have the same startup sound)

[@minecraft__guy]

BTW if you want to enable aero theme in a VM you have to turn on 3D acceleration. Generally you can just turn it on in settings after installing VMware Tools. Just a quick heads up.

[@lillebrorsanvincent2017]

Why can’t windows 7 just still live on? Please Microsoft

[@darkprinc979]

Windows 7 represents an old business model that Microsoft has moved away from, that being the idea of selling a piece of software once and not making any more money off of it. Why keep something like that alive when they can instead continue making money off of every user by pushing ads and collecting and selling their data?

[@Galactipod]

It would have a very high cost because the underlying codebase is very different to Windows 11’s

[@kevincampbell989]

​@@darkprinc979your part right but they are working on windows 12 so they haven't given up on releasing new iterations of windows

[@spingleboygle]

windows 7 holds a very special place in my heart. it was the first computer i had. i loved the sleek, glass aero theming, and no bloatware too. im thrilled people still care about this os from simpler times

[@UmUs]

Still rocking Windows 7 on my 13 year old laptop, I only use it to listen to music, use messaging apps, and occasionally play Brawlhalla, a 2D fighting game, it still does it's job pretty well!

[@jgaming2069]

Most linux operating systems ship vlc as the default media player

[@KosmicWolf]

I haven’t seen much of that, a lot of distros just use whatever video player comes with the desktop environment

[@afcommunity11]

Windows 7 is actually still usable , only you cant install new versions of discord, OBS, other things. Steam is ending support for it but it still says “0 days”

[@magnoliy08]

all my homies pirate games

[@matthou59]

There's an extended kernel for Windows 7 which allows us to install newer versions of apps on Windows 7. It's called Windows 7 VxKex.

[@eduardojorge9199]

@@matthou59 tem tls 1.3 nele? minhas planilhas pararam de atualizar da internet , por isso tive que instalar o win10, mas nao fica tão fluidas quanto no win7

[@kyleJohn1997]

@@matthou59 I use it and it is a godsent

[@marstedt]

Along with VxKex I'm running Thorium Legacy (Chrome) and Mercury Win7 browsers. Every month there is a new version of UpdatePack7 that will update any Win7 SP1 to current security. 2024.4.10 is the last release.

[@Unique_Ruh]

I guess your system doesn't have a Video Adapter Driver, that's why the Aero and the games were not working properly.

[@j_stas5672]

Yea he dosent have drivers. You can see from cursor lagging a bit without them. He should use virtualbox addions (idk whats it called i use vmware pro)

[@Kiki79250CoC]

@@j_stas5672 According to the tiny black bar on the top, he's using VMware as well, so I wonder why he didn't installed VMware Tools on it.

[@anton_idk]

If he is using VirtualBox, he has to enable 3D effects in the video settings of VB. Then it should work.

[@NatetheNintendofan]

​@@anton_idkhe needs to also install guest edition😊

[@judeizukajr.7559]

Windows 7 is/was a terrific and the fairest operating system and many people loved it. It was released to manufacturing on July 22, 2009

[@Distnightly]

Hey I still use VLC…

[@sanmitrasalve4854]

That sound while starting the PC is absolute nostalgic

[@andreracicot4881]

If you choose to optimize your Windows. Go with Advance system care pro to avoid having latent in the sound and video card.

[@SwegySonic]

Who's watching this on Windows 7?

[@Dartiee]

Meee

[@allahuakbar2025]

me bruh never getting rid of this amazing and small OS

[@hallihallo]

Buddy do you know where I can get an ISO for Windows 7? I really want to use it too but didn't find anything

[@SwegySonic]

@@hallihallo the internet archive

[@funwithvalentino]

me, i can't really install any other OS

[@raagavendanr5383]

Just because you used the windows 7 bootup sound in the video start, you earned a sub bro.

[@RedTroPc]

Abandoning an os should be illegal It isnt a subscription. You paid for it. Why are you forcing us to upgrade our pcs AND operating systems

[@adinnugroho6544]

I remembered how excited me, when upgrading to Windows 7 after long time using Windows XP. Used it until I need to step up, I mean using Windows 10 and now 11 Windows 7, was beautiful in UI and the animations. Kinda like Glass. And the Gadgets [on Android and iOS (version 14) refer as Widget]

[@jonleibow3604]

Windows 7 was the last upgrade that actually felt like an upgrade. 8 felt like a downgrade, 8.1 and 10 felt like they were trying to fix the mistake they made with 8, and now 11 feels like another downgrade.

[@archangelmusic13]

ive been using windows 7 for years and im still using it. have had no problems.

[@malrofo]

Windows 7 does everything. Its my daily even now in 2024. That all in one preactivated iso has been beautiful

[@laza_ru_s]

I am switching to Linux very soon, but I will not forget this masterpiece

[@JandSResellers]

Have you considered Wubuntu? It gives you windows functionality without the intrusiveness of microsoft.

[@kogamaandrers6692]

I have tried to switch to Linux but I seem to get some kind of problem not being able to connect to the internet... :/

[@NatetheNintendofan]

​@@kogamaandrers6692have you tried wired or have you tried different distros

[@crazywolf-rc6je]

I get connected to the internet just fine with linux which is nice it may be your pc or internet it self ​@@kogamaandrers6692

[@crazywolf-rc6je]

I read that some people are still using windows 8.1 which is not to bad

[@Chivelfeyr]

Along with Windows XP, Windows 7 Ultimate was another one that I really enjoyed using. Like XP, it was very stable and it was also the final version of Windows to officially support the Windows Classic Theme with Gradient Title Bars and all. Thank you for these videos. I love watching these and reminiscing about how I used my computer (games I had played, music I was listening to at the time, and software I was using) during the time that these old OSes were new. Skyrim, Call of Duty: Black Ops II, Fallout 3, and Fallout: New Vegas were some of the first games I was playing during my first few years of running Windows 7.

[@fennecRBX]

Supermium is gonna be your best bet for browsers, it's a fork of modern chrome that works on XP and up.

[@omnitone]

the github page gave me 404. is there a safe mirror?

[@_M_643]

MyPal is another alternative that is based on PaleMoon, which is Firefox It's mainly made for XP, but it'll probably work on 7 as well.

[@omnitone]

@@_M_643 ty, imma try it.

[@omnitone]

@@_M_643 will firefox plugins like ublock work in mypal?

[@omnitone]

@@_M_643 mypal didn't work with ublock but palemoon did. on win7 specifically, is there any reason to use mypal over palemoon, palemoon is working really well so far, better than firefox esr.

[@Boss-rm7wr]

15 years of Windows 7 (2009-2024)

[@Scudmaster11]

I know so many that still use VLC ... i still use it and its great.. it also allows getting audio out of video and conversion between formats basically

[@uruhasaiko]

I really want my Windows 11 to look like Windows 7

[@FluffyPuppyKasey]

You can do that using Revert8Plus. It works best on Windows 10 though

[@poseidon3032]

I did a build in 2008. There was no Windows 7 at the time. I installed Vista Home Premium Edition. I didn't have any issues on a Dual-coreAMD Athlon CPU. So even when Windows 7 came out, I didn't feel the need to upgrade. Upgraded to a 4-core Phenom II in 2010 and used Vista on through til 2013 when it went out of support. 5 years. Then I upgraded to 7 because I had to. Like the Media Center aspect of Vista.

[@MrHans818]

I use Windows 7 everyday and is watching this on this youtube clip.

[@brianschumacher8956]

I use windows 7 on my 17 year old Acer laptop and it runs great. It's not my main system, but it works for watching DVDs, listening to music and office work.

[@notanimufailzone]

VLC rocks. Why doesn't anyone use it?

[@BigDrewski1000]

I use it myself in Windows 11

[@AlbiDartanan]

i use it too on all Win systems ...

[@CommissarChaotic]

I like foobar2000, but VLC can generally play most common media, but foobar2000 is for audio, so I got MPC-HC or Media Player Classic which is part of K-Lite Codec Pack which is kinda like foobar2000 but for videos. I was planning to use just the default Windows Media Player too but it didn't support opus codec. I already converted most of my media files into m4a or aac or whatever and not opus but I already like MPC-HC at this point but at least I can trim videos quickly with Photos which also wouldn't work with anything opus in it which explained the silence when I tried to trim things before.

[@bonkmaykr]

Everyone and their grandma uses it except for me, what do you mean lol

[@soham5174]

I use vlc Mainly for changing audio (in dual audio movies)

[@natemasterson7274]

with aero not working, you essentially were right about hardware acceleration. it will work when you install the driver, or install a newer gpu that will support it (though this isn't the case with your system specifically).

[@ZoeyTheChicken]

I still have.2 PCs running Windows 7, and I even use one as my daily driver. One has a i5-2400, and the other Core 2 Duo E8500. Windows 7 never dies.

[@EymenWinnerYT]

Old programs are running very fast on Windows 7 on my old computer. Also i still play Chess Titans, Purble Place and using Media Center. Also i downloaded 3D Pinball, which is originally came with Windows XP, and i also play Minecraft Alpha/Beta/Classic on it, and it is working very well, except windows 11. But it has low FPS, because graphics card are like **TRACTOR**.

[@JoseLucasd]

I wonder how the actual fuck is Minecraft alpha lagging on ur pc. A gma 3100 can run this at like, 40fps.

[@EymenWinnerYT]

@@JoseLucasd That's because my old laptop has 358MB GPU.

[@LeafClownver]

I used Windows 7 professional from 2013 all the way to 2021 (Maybe 2022... My memory is fuzzy). I stopped using it due to a problem I had with my laptop, which couldn't be fixed if I didn't have a specific disk. Plus, we didn't pick it up from the place we left it, so now it's completely lost. =( Seeing this video really awoke a lot of good memories and nostalgia. =]

[@g-ed0818]

This is the best version of windows, the simplicity,ease of use, no bloatwares,auto updates with optional functions, great performance straight to the point no BS that's why i'm still using it...

[@thedaburashitman3971]

Thunderbird, OnlyOffice, 360 Total Security, SeaMonkey, Pale Moon, Avast etc also supported

[@jmtradbr]

I still know people daily driving a Windows XP machine to this day.

[@Jason-Skywalker]

That beginning sound hit me with so much nostalgia I almost cried

[@mrvomit101]

I can tell you that if Windows 7 was still supported, more than 2 thirds of the pc market would run it.

[@Женя-я2г5х]

3:45 its not switting cus you dont have the vmtools cus aero needs 3d acceleration and VMware tools or drivers (vntools installs drivers)

[@kiillabytez]

I still use Firefox and VLC. Glad to meet you.

[@BranVlogz]

14:39 Already better than my Windows 10 PC from 2014. Reinstalled Steam after deleting it due to it saying “Steam Webhelper not responding” and still showed that message

[@Over0w0MeAmTheHotel]

Windows 7 just looks so nice with it’s detailed icons :)

[@fauzulazim2993]

I have always used dual boot Windows since Windows 8 Windows 7 and Windows 8 Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 Windows 7 and Windows 10 And now... Windows 7 and Windows 11 All versions of Windows since Windows 8 are just to get a taste of what it's like to use the latest version of Windows, but until now none has been as beautiful as Windows 7

[@d0x253]

i would still use Windows 7 to this day , but one thing I'm afraid of is security risks etc, so yeah

[@ItsJustJer]

I mean... Just download some antivirus and you are good to go.. Unless you are using a modern one.

[@alexmc3214]

If you have a PC good enough for Windows 11 it is not worth it, but that is not the case you can use Simplix update pack, This is in the mydigitallife forum, install all the updates, even those that are paid until April 2024 and you could also install an antivirus like Kaspersky free edition

[@marstedt]

All my Win7 PCs get the latest security pack from Simplix (UpdatePack7). Last release was 2024.4.10. One download gives you everything you need from SP1 to today.

[@GugureSux]

7 is unironically more secure than 10 and up. Not only because it does not have such gaping backdoors and integrated spyware MS itself implemented, but because the pro-criminals don't give a crap about it no more. It's also arguably the last MS operating system that's 100% "offline" desktop OS.

[@ItsJustJer]

@@GugureSux Ironically, it runs faster than 10 on my laptop.

[@الغازى-ذ2ج]

What can you do on Windows 7 : Every Great thing (Gaming, Productivity, Editing) But no longer support garbage, This is for Windows 10 and 11 and more junk Microsoft will make and many people will follow...

[@AnItalianGuyOnYT]

I'd recommend supermium. it's basically chrome but adapted for xp and newer, and has options to ake it fit in better with 7

[@michaelhagin713]

The reasons you are having problems with the displaying of windows in Windows 7 in your VM. Is because you did not turn on 3D Acceleration. To do this goto the Virtual Machine Settings for the VM. Then select Display in the left menu. And then on the right side place a checkmark in the box for Accelerate 3D graphics. Once you do that you can then use Areo Effects, and you won't have any more problems when dragging windows around. And quite possibly most of the games/applications will work fine.

[@Alex2001646]

I took a break from my computer for a bit, went from Windows 10 to Manjaro i3wm, now Windows feels weird to use in comparison lol

[@azuretheharmony]

I still use Windows 7 on my Alienware X51 R2. The OS itself and the Aero Glass will always hold a special place in my heart. Also still using VLC for both my main Win11 rig and my X51 :)

[@smesui1799]

Love Windows 7 and XP. Even Windows 98SE ( SE = Second Edition ). The best ... love them all.

[@escanorfootball08]

Hey guys, about the brave browser, there is a version which you could find that supports windows 7, it's actually better to install the 32 bit version to make sure it's supported as 64bit machines can run both 32 & 64 bit programs.

[@jedclampett4215]

I use Windows 7 64-bit with Office 2010 pro plus, VLC player and a bunch of other proggies I like that won't work on Window 10. It's my daily driver. Works fine. I have Windows 10 and Windows 11 machines, but, I use Windows 7 (and Macbook Pro) the most. I don't leave my computers on overnight, so, whenever I need to use the Win 10 or Win 11 machine(s), I have to wait until all the updates are installed. What a freakin' pain that is! I hadn't used my Win10 machine in about 2 months, so, it took over 40 minutes to install all the updates so I could use it. Jeez...

[@chuckintexas]

My 2nd system has Win-7 with MS-Office 2010 home and student . DEAD _STEADY_ . FAR more useable than Libre Office , altho that's what I have on my Win-10 unit . Good progr . , but I _PREFER_ the MS-Office . Progs. just ran _better_ back then .

[@jedclampett4215]

@@chuckintexas I agree, I’d rather use MS Office, too. I actually prefer Office 2010 over 2021 and 365. I don’t need all the extra garbage, whistles & bells and group collaboration stuff. And, one of my complaints about MS is that every time they come out with a new version of Office, ya have a learning curve and level of frustration trying to learn how to use it. If they want to add new features (that most home users will never use), fine, just quit changing the general look & feel of the program and how to do certain tasks. I really don’t care for the bland, but busy, look of Office 2021 and 365, or Windows 11 for that matter. I’ll keep using Win7 & Office 2010 as long as I can…

[@Joshwoakes]

I'm still using Windows 7 and 8 on some of my laptops and desktop computers mainly because they can't be upgraded or I simply just prefer not to upgrade them. In fact one of my laptops is even triple booted with Windows 7, XP and Ubuntu (Linux). However I am in the process of trying to upgrade one of laptops of mine that is still running Windows 8 (specifically the original version, not 8.1) to Windows 10 by doing a clean install and then manually installing drivers after Windows 10 installation finishes. Anyway... I wanted to say, I am one of the people who still use VLC as an alternative to Windows Media Player. Mainly because it's something I have always used as an alternative and not only that, from my experience it's often more reliable compared to Microsoft's Windows Media Player (or Windows Media Player Legacy as it's now called in Windows 11).

[@TheG.O.A.T.minecraft]

I'm still using Windows 7 and I'm very happy

[@RunfisherRS]

You can turn aero on if you install VMware Tools 11.0.6 or older. Newer versions of VMware tools do not support aero. I usually put the 32 and 64 bit versions in a ISO file. With Tools 11.0.6 you also get 3D acceleration and DX11 support. Same story for Vista too. I have an iso with most things i use for VMware

[@AmtrakP42-u5n]

This is so cool, I wonder when I’ll have a Windows Computer.

[@randomgamingin144p]

i mean you can just go to the recycling centre to steal a "windows computer" or you could ask people around in your area for one (doesn't matter if it works or not, as long as most of it works)

[@Alex2001646]

lol fuck that get a Linux computer

[@TheG.O.A.T.minecraft]

4:18 you don't have vmware tools installed install vmware tools on every os you install on vmaware

[@ArapuniWizard]

New Win versions are only created to make a new product for the software company! When 7 was new, it was touted as being the best operating system ever created, and a few years later they don't support it and new programs won't run on it. You will find that there are often just a line or two of code to prevent the program running on win 7, online nerds will tell you how to work around this sabotage!

[@marstedt]

Just installed UpdatePack7 2024.6.12 on a few systems (as I do every month). So far so good.

[@Espadasilenciosa]

Chrome (and by extension all Chrome-based browsers like Opera) dropped support in January 2023. The only mainstream browser that still support W7 is Firefox (ESR version): Firefox ESR 115 will get security updates until September 2024, but not new features.

[@konnorj6442]

Again not exactly chromium based browsers can be compiled as w7 compatible essolynwith just a single flag change why the lazy jackasses failed to continue offering such is something many have yelled st them for since there is zero valid reason to not offer such

[@darkprinc979]

@@konnorj6442 If that's true then it's probably less laziness and more an intentional effort to push people onto new operating systems. There is a fair bit of disdain out there for people that want to stick to an older os for any reason, because you are basically seen as hindering progress. As an example, not too long ago I was looking through the forum posts for the latest release of a piece of software and some random user just threw out there that Windows 7 support should be removed. They didn't even specify a reason why, just threw it out there to poke at people still using Windows 7.

[@davidvelazquez9473]

I use both 7 and 10 on my ThinkPad, 10 for a touch of modern, and 7 to use Media Center to record TV, because I don't know what Microsoft was thinking when they discontinued Media Center from Windows 10 onwards...

[@kraftwerklover69]

I still use Windows 7 on my second PC. Can’t use it on my main PC since manufacturer only has Windows 11 drivers :(

[@radoslavdimitrov7505]

9:08 now the algorithm does not give you random video popups but asks you to search first

[@joewalker4199]

they had extended security updates til late 2023 you can download from the site

[@radoslavdimitrov7505]

13:22 I have used Shortcut once, this video editor was slower than Adobe Premiere and Windows Movie Maker when processing long videos. Windows Movie Maker could take hours, Shortcut could take days

[@cheebadigga4092]

Even XP had builtin spyware lol just saying. By the way x86-64 as a software package means 64bit (meaning the version of LibreOffice you've installed is the 64bit one), x64 is just an abbreviation of x86-64. x86 alone as a software package means 32bit. x86 as an instruction set includes 64bit extensions since AMD put those in their Athlon 64 CPU.

[@chuckintexas]

YUP ! W-XP-32 , W-7/64 👍. I still have all 3 - W-XP, W-7 , W-10 . I _REFUSE_ to move to W-11 .

[@atulhostvideos]

Windows 7 was the last version of Windows I used, I tried 8 and 10 in a virtual machine where main host was Debian Linux. Today Linux is everywhere,most stats showing Windows market share is some sort of manipulated numbers. Linux is growing by a large scale.

[@happyatheists9361]

To me xp,vista,7 is my childhood and still beautiful then modern design

[@19mitch54]

Not really modern programs but I use Windows 7 to drive CNC machinery with Mach 3 through a parallel port. The Mach 3 control program loves Windows 7 and is prone to hiccups in newer operating systems. The parallel port has enough one-bit lines to drive stepper motors on three axes with feedback from limit switches. etc.

[@ItsJustJer]

I mean, i was watching this currently on my Retro Gaming PC (Pentium 4 computer running Windows XP)

[@mchenrynick]

I've moved to Linux now, but ran the current versions of Audacity, GIMP, and Kdenlive on Windows 7 early this year.

[@blukat9903]

0:00 bro you can't give me goosebumps like that

[@ferna2294]

Run Firefox... mostly. The other day I had to install Win 7 in a customer´s machine. It was no high end hardware (4th gen ddr3 I5, 8GB RAM and a SATA SSD)... it boots INSTANTLY. It was so satisfying to work on that computer... I got Firefox ESR to browse the web kinda safer, and AVG as the AV since MSE has been out of date since forever.

[@chaitanyapathak7860]

I still own a windows 7 laptop from 2011. I ve installed a avast antivirus free version and opera browser both of which still supported windows 7. I'm using this laptop for retro gaming and browsing only. I don't store any private data in this laptop anymore nor I use any login in opera browser, and I ve not faced any security issue using this laptop. I think it will last another 10 years 😂

[@jungmen]

Opera can be ran in WIndows 7, but it has no more updates/support for months now. I have a Windows 7 machine and a Windows 11 pro machine. both running Opera

[@portfoliocollection8072]

i have a core 2 duo 2gb ver old like 16 years old hp laptop laying around in my home. i myself use a macbook air m1. but i always keep that hp laptop running to download big files. like 30/40/50gb files. It runs windows 7 32 bit and seems working fine for me. internet speed works like my other modern devices. and sometime I play some retro 90s or early 2000s games on it with a cheap controller. still works like a charm!

[@hega5honda]

this channel is so underrated you deserve more subs

[@Nostalgic9080]

I appreciate that thanks!

[@hega5honda]

@@Nostalgic9080 no problem, looking forward to the content in the future

[@chuckintexas]

@@Nostalgic9080 - He's RIGHT 👍! I _really_ enjoyed your narration style and the PERFFFFECT balance of music under the narration . Seriously : WELL done !

[@hega5honda]

@@chuckintexas agreed

[@kairon156]

imagine running something as cool as VR Chat through windows 7. Also with the support for 10 ending soon I'm going to see if my comp can support win7 and just run anti virus/malware software on it. Linux is another option I've been feeling like doing as well. What options other than VLC are just as simple and reliable to use?

[@uniqueprogressive9908]

"vlc for the 2 people who still use that" lmao what? I find VLC extremely useful for video conversion, streaming and playing fringe media formats

[@edi9487]

People don't realise that using Windows 7 will not make your pc catch fire because of how many viruses u will get, i used Windows 7 till u couldn't play fortnite/valorant on it, matter of fact, i didnt even used an up to date Windows 7, i used one from 2014 without all the updates and stuff, no antivirus, no defender, no firewall, only to play games i had on steam/epic and even pirate some games, and guess what, i didn't had any viruses or malware of some kind, because if u don't have the brain of an ape that clicks on every green pop-up button and don't use sketchy site to download games there is no reason to use an antivirus or an up to date OS, just have a functioning brain and an ad blocker and u're good to go.

[@EloyKraYT]

0:14 basically me, but my PC doesn't even support Windows 8 or 8.1

[@deltacsgo_]

impossible

[@AgayaOrtega]

why are you using celeron cpu or something cpu from 1995?

[@Clyde6790pYoutube]

I run Windows 7 on modern hardware natively and I can say it would've been faster than 10 except for the downside of losing apps

[@mister_catfish_gentlefish]

I used to use it untill 1 month ago i got windows 10... im missing windows 7 ive lived with it my whole life

[@aidanhelfrich4887]

Sadly you’ll have to upgrade again soon windows 10 support is ending in a year and any PC older then 2018 can’t support windows 11

[@extinctwarriorrace1755]

Get Kubuntu and tinker it to be like W7.

[@mister_catfish_gentlefish]

@@extinctwarriorrace1755 sadly im sharing my laptop with my sister and she barely accepted windows 10

[@mister_catfish_gentlefish]

@@aidanhelfrich4887 i know but my laptop is trash even if i do a custom os itll be a bad expiernce my hdd is failing i cant buy an ssd because ive got no money and my ram sucks if you wanna know more about my laptop just research about the model *RV420-SO2*

[@chuckintexas]

@@extinctwarriorrace1755 - Yeah , for the look and feel 👍 , but to be able to use the old compatible software ... .

[@RobloxianX]

even with only official supported parts, you can still spec Windows 7 with an i9-9980XE, an RTX 3090 Ti, and 128GB of DDR4-4266mhz RAM, limited by the X299 chipset. You could go even higher with unsupported parts, for example the i9-14900KS and R9 7950X3D both work fine on Windows 7. Only issue is that nobody has made drivers for the RTX 40 series for Windows 7.