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Running Windows 7 and 10 on same HDD

Discussion in 'Windows 7' started by John Stenger, Jun 28, 2025.

  1. John Stenger

    John Stenger Registered Members

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    I have an older PC running Windows 7, as I need it to run a version of Photoshop, which I use quite often! I also have another older HP machine running Windows 10, At present I'm using both machines! I have read that you can run 2 versions of Windows on one machine, by putting them on separate partitions, and also there is another way of creating a virtual OS! I have read good and bad about both methods! So I'm wondering if anyone could tell me, if doing this is worth the effort? or am I best working with 2 separate PC's!
     
    John Stenger, Jun 28, 2025
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  3. allheart55 (Cindy E)

    allheart55 (Cindy E) Administrator Administrator

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    Computer Brand or Motherboard:
    ASUS M4A77TD AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD
    CPU:
    AMD Phenom II X6 1090T-Thuban 3.2GHz
    Memory:
    Crucial-DDR3 SDRAM 1333-8GB
    Hard Drive:
    WD Caviar Black SE HDD 640 GB - WD Caviar Black SE HDD 500 GB
    Graphics Card:
    Sapphire Radeon HD-7870 2GB
    Power Supply:
    CORSAIR CMPSU-750W
    It's called a dual boot and at this point, it's really not worth the effort.
    Windows 7 support ended in 2020 and support and updates for Win 10 end October 14th 2025.
    You are better off continuing with separate computers on unpatched Windows Operating Systems.
     
    allheart55 (Cindy E), Jun 28, 2025
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  4. John Stenger

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    @allheart55 Yes Thank You for your advice! just wondering will you and other administrators on here, be upgrading to Windows 11? because of the loss of Microsofts support? I just reloaded Windows 10 Myself!
     
    John Stenger, Jun 28, 2025
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  5. allheart55 (Cindy E)

    allheart55 (Cindy E) Administrator Administrator

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    Computer Brand or Motherboard:
    ASUS M4A77TD AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD
    CPU:
    AMD Phenom II X6 1090T-Thuban 3.2GHz
    Memory:
    Crucial-DDR3 SDRAM 1333-8GB
    Hard Drive:
    WD Caviar Black SE HDD 640 GB - WD Caviar Black SE HDD 500 GB
    Graphics Card:
    Sapphire Radeon HD-7870 2GB
    Power Supply:
    CORSAIR CMPSU-750W
    I can't speak for anyone else but I will be upgrading to Win 11.
    An unpatched device isn't really safe to run, especially if you use it for banking.
     
    allheart55 (Cindy E), Jun 30, 2025
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  6. John Stenger

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    Thanks I never thought about the Banking Issue! I may be upgrading to 11 also!
     
    John Stenger, Jun 30, 2025
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