Windows 7 is an old operating system for which support officially ended in 2020. However, it can still be needed by old-school users and testers. Download different editions for Windows
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 It has since been superseded by Windows 8, 8.1, 10, and Windows 11, and the support for Windows 7 ended in 2020. However, even in this day and age, some people still prefer using Windows 7 for their daily tasks. It can be because they are now used to it, or for any other testing purposes.
Windows 7 ISO images are available for everyone to download. Microsoft makes the ISO files available so that users can download and clean install/update Windows without any problems.
An ISO is a single file containing all Windows installation media. The ISO file can be burned on a USB drive or a DVD drive to make it bootable. You can also extract the contents of the ISO file and install Windows from extracted files. But this limits your ability to clean install the operating system. You will only be able to install the OS without formatting the primary C drive.
Continue below to download the different editions in different bit architectures of Windows 7.
Microsoft Windows 7 Download
Windows 7 can now be downloaded using only one method, which is the direct download links. Previously, it could also be downloaded from Microsoft’s download page and some third-party software, but that has been removed since the operating system is no longer supported.
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.
Windows 7 Direct Download Links
Windows 7 Home Premium
Windows 7 Professional
Windows 7 Ultimate
Once downloaded, you can then use these images to perform a clean Windows 7 installation.
Create Bootable Windows 7 USB Drive
Creating a bootable device out of an ISO image is relatively easy. You can create a bootable USB drive as well as a DVD. However, we suggest that you create a USB drive as it is more convenient.
You can use Rufus or Ventoy to create a bootable USB flash drive using the ISO image that you have downloaded for Windows 7 in the section above. Note that unlike Windows 10 and 11, one ISO image for Windows 7 only contains one edition, therefore select your Windows 7 edition before downloading the ISO.