How can I modify a Windows 7 32 bit ISO to install in UEFI mode?
If not, how can I boot a 64 bit win 7 on my tablets 32 bit UEFI?
No; Your device came with Windows 8+ because only Windows 8+ supports a 32-Bit UEFI kernel. While your processor supports the 64-bit extension, Windows 7 32-bit cannot run on your device.
Only Windows 8+ supports booting a 64-bit operating system from a 32-bit UEFI kernel. What you want is not possible. I suggest using Windows 10 instead.
Is there any way I can modify a 32-bit win 7 iso to boot on 32-bit UEFI only systems like one can with Linux isos and a bootia32.efi?
No.
Q: Can Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows Server 2008 read, write, and boot from GPT disks?
A: Booting is only supported for 64-bit editions on UEFI-based systems.
Source: Answers about Windows disk support
Anyway I can remove the 64-bit system files on my iso/USB and replace them with the ones from the 32 bit while preserving the 64-bit EFI booting?
No
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Updated on September 18, 2022Comments
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devicemodder over 1 year
Long story short, I have a Windows 10 tablet that's running 32-bit Windows 10. I'd like to install 32-bit Windows 7, but the tablet's BIOS is UEFI only and doesn't have legacy/CSM boot options.
Is there any way I can modify a 32-bit Windows 7 ISO to boot on 32-bit UEFI only systems like one can do with Linux ISOs and
bootia32.efi
?If not, how can I boot a 64-bit Windows 7 on my tablet's 32-bit UEFI?
Tablet specs:
Insignia NS-P08W7100C
- Intel ATOM CPU
- 2GB RAM
- 32GM EMMC
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Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams almost 6 years
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phuclv almost 6 yearsif you really need to use Windows 7 you can run it in a virtual machine
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devicemodder almost 6 yearsI only have 2 gigs of ram and a VM would be too slow in this tablet. That's why I want to get 32 bit 7 running natively... even if it means trying to Frankenstein a bootable windows iso.
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tvdo almost 6 yearsYou could possibly-maybe get this working with a different bootloader (maybe GRUB?) to chainload into Windows. Maybe.
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devicemodder almost 6 yearsI was starting to think the same, cant find any tutorials online and dont know enough about grub to do it without.
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Damon almost 6 yearsShim bootloader?
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Ramhound almost 6 years@phuclv I quoted Microsoft, not Wikipedia, so citation of Wikipedia isn’t necessary. Your comment is confusing.